Problem overview:

     Awareness and visions: The cycle of tourism development followed by environmental decline and economic catastrophe is now well understood in the tourism industry.

     Integrating stakeholders: Tourism demands environmental considerations. Consequently, there has been a successful marriage between government, the private sector, and environment throughout the South Pacific to manage the preserve the environment.

     Meeting information requirements: The tourism industry has integrated environmental assessment to make sure that tourism projects will not affect the environment. Also, assessments to evaluate service quality in order to improve performance.

Background in summary:

     Environmental, economical and social assessment in the tourism industry: The South Pacific tourism industry was the first to publish a comprehensive regional environmental strategy, which includes EIAs as a mandatory step for any major tourist development. The information is current and incorporates environmental impacts and considerations of social and economic issues.

     Even the tourists get involved in the policy-making process: In most countries, visitors are asked to fill out cards on arrival, and sometimes on departure, describing why they came to visit and sometimes what they liked about their visit and what they didn't like. These data are accumulated and analyzed by the national statistics office and by the regional tourism organizations.

     Information sharing among the institutions involved in the industry: The survey gets processed and the information is passed on to professionals in the industry, the public sector and the local tourist industry associations to find out their problems and successes and to help them improve their performance. In general, where tourism is sought in the Pacific islands, people seem to work together between these areas; co-operating well for what they perceive as a common benefit.

Peer Review Committee Good practice rating: (1 for the best, 5 for the lowest score)
Sustainability		Efficiency
2	Improvement in either the environment of economic condition with no harm to the other.	2	Cost efficient.
2	Sustainable over time (not one-off)	Process
Adaptability		2	Participation of the community
3	Location adaptability (can the project be done in other places?)	2	Participation of resource owners/users
3	Socio-cultural adaptability.	2	Partnerships between various actors (Governments, NGO, Academia, Private)
3	Level of development adaptability.	2	Degree of coordination and cooperation between government departments.
2	Style of government adaptability.	2	Ability to attract political interest/support
2	Degree of decentralization adaptability.	-	Procedures for feedback and review.
Comments on this example:       Tourism is a money-generating alternative for the country without having to invest much. The best way is to try their best to maintain the natural condition. People around the area will also make income from service job and money generated from tourism should be put under its on budget to manage and maintain the parks Sustainability of the project:      Awareness and visions: Tourism is one form of development. Facilities need to be constructed in order to accommodate the tourists, such as, resorts, roads, transportation services, water and electricity supply etc. There are also problems of pollution management, for example, water discharge from hotels, garbage, air pollution from motor vehicles and so on. That is why, EIA is also necessary when it come to tourism projects, so that problems that could occur would be realized ahead of time and counter measures could be formulated. Adaptability of the project to other situations:       Tourism is an integrative element between economic policy and environment in all tourist-oriented countries. Process of decision making and implementation:      Integrating stakeholders:      Meeting information requirements: Cost efficiency: