However, while growing tourist numbers are bringing economic opportunities and employment to local populations, helping to promote these little-known regions of the world, they have also brought challenges with them: How to ensure that local communities fully benefit from the development of tourism and that growth in tourism helps to preserve and sustain the natural and cultural riches of these regions, rather than putting them in danger?

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"Noh Mul had been one of the ancient monuments with the greatest tourism development potential in northern Belize, " the association said.

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Clearly, if we invest in the manufacturing industries and the development of our financial sectors, then maybe we could do away with tourism as a major source of foreign currency?

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At a national level, agreements have been made with the Ministry of Tourism to include climate change aspects, as well as integrated coastal management, in its strategy development.

UNESCO: Biodiversity Initiative