Limitations in Law Enforcement on Tourism Resource Protection

The amount of environmental sanitation has cleaned the landscape and kept the tourist environment clean. For example, in Nghe An, some localities such as Vinh city, Cua Lo town, Dien Thanh (Dien Chau), Quynh Phuong (Quynh Luu), Kim Lien relic site (Nam Dan) ... have issued and implemented well regulations on environmental protection, built many models of mass participation in environmental protection in wards and communes, mobilized people not to dump garbage and waste on the streets and public places, established garbage collection teams in residential areas, and carried out well the general environmental sanitation work to ensure that no garbage is left on roads, residential areas, public areas and along the beach. 100% of tourist attractions in the province are equipped with trash bins and signs to raise tourists' awareness of environmental protection and strictly implement regulations of local authorities, and regularly clean tourist areas. In particular, in Vinh city and Cua Lo town, 100% of restaurants, hotels, and business kiosks carry out garbage collection at the collection point from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. every day. In other key tourist areas in the province, garbage collection teams have been established and environmental sanitation work has been carried out quite well (reaching 75-80%), with no garbage left on roads and tourist spots such as Kim Lien relic site, Hoang Thi Loan tomb relic site, Ho Chi Minh square, Quyet mountain center area, Cua Lo beach, Lu beach [36];...

Sixth, the cooperation between localities and private tourism businesses in the conservation and exploitation of heritage values ​​is a trend that has brought about many results and has been supported by the community in recent times. Quang Binh and Ninh Binh are two localities possessing many rare heritages and the cooperation between localities and private businesses is on the right track, achieving high efficiency in the protection of tourism resources. Mr. Nguyen Cao Tan, Deputy Director of the Management Board of Trang An Scenic Landscape ComplexAn affirmed:

The management board always determines the management of tourism activities.The calendar within the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is meaningful.important in preserving, embellishing and promoting the values ​​ofheritage. Therefore, close coordination with local authoritieslocalities and tourism businesses to ensure good activitiesTourism is a key task of the Management Board of the archipelago.Trang An scenic spot [39].

In this combination, the enterprise will be responsible for investment.infrastructure, full authority in organizing tourist routes, transporting visitorsThis means that businesses need to protect their resources well.tourism resources to bring tourists high quality tourism products.But besides that, the locality also has its own unit under the Committee.Provincial people directly supervise all infrastructure investment, construction and organization work.function, the line inside the heritage. This ensures that if any encroachment occursAny legacy from the business side will be detected and prevented promptly.

2.2.2 Limitations in law enforcement on tourism resource protection

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Vietnam is a country with rich and diverse tourism resources, from human tourism resources to natural tourism resources such as: Ha Long Bay, Ho Dynasty Citadel, Ca Tru, Hoi An ancient town, Trang An, ... These tourism resources have contributed significantly to introducing the beauty of our homeland to friends around the world. At the same time, they also create conditions to promote economic and social development. However, if people only know how to exploit and use tourism resources without protecting and preserving them, the resources will gradually fade away. In response to the urgent needs of reality, the Vietnam Tourism Law was issued in 2005 to protect and develop the country's tourism resources. The implementation of legal regulations on the protection of tourism resources

Tourism in some localities has achieved positive results. However, there are still many limitations and shortcomings.

Limitations in Law Enforcement on Tourism Resource Protection

2.2.2.1. Limitations in implementing legal regulations on protecting tourism resources in some localities

The biggest limitation in implementing the legal regulations on tourism resource protection in localities is that the protection of tourism resources has only stopped at the responsibility of the State and has not become a concern of the whole community and tourism enterprises. The common situation is that factories and enterprises still discharge waste directly into the environment, causing environmental pollution in general and pollution, negatively affecting tourism resources, affecting the development of tourism in the country. Some typical cases are according to Decision No. 64/2003/QD-TTg dated April 22, 2003 of the Prime Minister, Ninh Binh province has 8 establishments causing serious environmental pollution that must be thoroughly handled in the fields of construction materials, fertilizer production, chemicals or agricultural processing; in Binh Thuan province, waste from the mainland flows into the sea through seven large rivers and is washed ashore by waves, polluting beaches and tourist areas. In particular, in Phan Thiet Bay, waste from Ca Ty River and Cai River flows out and stagnates for a long time with many types of household, production and seafood processing waste. Thuan An Beach is gradually becoming a large "garbage dump". Along the beach, there are many types of waste, from plastic bags, packaging, cake and candy wrappers, fruit peels, milk cartons... The waste has seriously polluted the coast, leaving a bad impression on tourists visiting;... In some traditional craft villages in Hanoi, people are not yet aware of environmental protection, do not comply with legal regulations on environmental protection in craft villages (vi

violating the prohibitions in the 2005 Tourism Law, the 2012 Water Resources Law, the 2005 and 2014 Environmental Protection Laws, etc.). According to environmental monitoring

Air quality in 46 craft villages in Hanoi, nearly 98% of craft villages have at least one air quality indicator exceeding the permitted standard; 100% of craft villages have at least one wastewater analysis indicator exceeding the standard. The environmental pollution in craft villages is on the rise. In craft villages processing agricultural products and food, surface water in many places has COD, BOD5, NH4+, and Coliform levels that exceed the standard by dozens to hundreds of times. Surface water in textile and dyeing craft villages is also heavily polluted. Notably, in Van Ha and Lien Ha wood craft villages, the content of volatile organic substances is 3 to 5 times higher than the permitted standard, the temperature in Bat Trang pottery village is 1.5 to 30 degrees Celsius higher than the surrounding area; the noise in Xuan Phuong and Duc Tu craft villages is 3 to 4 times higher than the permitted standard [32].

In Nha Trang, currently some natural resources in Nha Trang Bay are rapidly declining and clearly affecting the environment. Natural coral reefs are gradually disappearing while natural recovery is taking place too slowly, in some places they are even gone. Previously, seaweed was considered the most abundant resource and could be found anywhere in Nha Trang Bay. People only collected the amount of mature seaweed drifting ashore to sell, but in recent years, the massive exploitation of seaweed in an destructive manner has caused this resource to decrease rapidly and alarmingly. Some other resources have also decreased significantly such as seagrass, sea turtles, etc. On the other hand, the main source of waste is from household waste, domestic wastewater and wastewater from companies and factories located in the city through sewers, rainwater and then concentrated in two large rivers (Cai River and Tac River), then discharged directly into Nha Trang Bay. Besides, waste from aquaculture and tourism activities also directly affect the environment of Nha Trang Bay [35].

From the above situation, we can see that the enforcement of laws on tourism resource protection is still ineffective in some localities. Localities still

unable to manage and implement properly according to legal regulations on protecting tourism resources.

2.2.2.2. Limitations in implementing activities to manage and protect tourism resources and handle violations in exploiting tourism resources

The management and protection of tourism resources as well as the handling of violations in the exploitation of tourism resources have not been thoroughly implemented in some localities. The management of tourism resources is still loose, lacking responsibility in protecting and enhancing tourism resources. There is no close coordination between central and local agencies in protecting tourism resources. The quality of activities of state management agencies on tourism is still limited, and there are no clear sanctions for violations. Regulations are currently being issued by many agencies with little attention to the benefits of environmental protection. In addition, the enforcement of regulations on environmental protection in the tourism sector is not strict and is not carried out by independent departments and agencies, without links with other sectors. Inspection and assessment activities in the protection and handling of violations of tourism resources are not carried out regularly. There are many agencies responsible for implementation but lack of coordination leading to low efficiency. The management of tourism environment has not met practical requirements leading to encroachment, risking depletion of natural and human resources. Districts, cities, towns and tourism units and enterprises do not have a team of staff trained in the field of environment, so it is very difficult to manage and protect the tourism environment.

2.2.2.3. Limitations on people's awareness in protecting tourism resources

Nowadays, the situation of tourists going to tourist destinations and littering, causing loss of landscape and environmental pollution is quite common. Given the situation,

The tourism industry must have specific measures to prevent this, otherwise it will leave a bad image in the eyes of international tourists and affect the living environment.

People are not aware of protecting tourism resources, do not recognize the importance of protecting tourism resources, making it difficult to repair, preserve and develop. Resources and the environment are declining due to unreasonable exploitation and use, and the impacts of natural disasters are increasing, occurring in many regions and localities across the country.

Many resources have the potential to be exploited but due to being neglected, forgotten and destroyed, they are still left open. Therefore, the authorities need to have specific solutions to raise people's awareness and responsibility in protecting tourism resources. Only then can tourism resources be preserved and developed. This is also an urgent issue that needs attention in the process of building and developing this smokeless industry.

2.2.3. Causes of shortcomings and limitations in protecting tourism resources

In addition to the causes of shortcomings in the legal regulations on tourism resource protection in Vietnam as analyzed above, the inadequacies and limitations in protecting tourism resources also originate from the following causes:

Firstly, propaganda and education work to raise awareness of protecting tourism resources for people is still limited.

Propaganda work to raise people's awareness in protecting tourism resources has been carried out but the results are still limited. Besides those who strictly follow the law and try to preserve and protect tourism resources, there are still many people who do not follow the law and still destroy resources.

Currently, the propaganda and education of people about the role of tourism resources in the socio-economic development of the country and the value of

It has only been propagated and popularized in meetings, conferences or somewhat mentioned through mass media such as newspapers, radio, internet, etc. but there is no emphasis, no specific and extensive propaganda measures to all classes of people. On the other hand, not everyone attends meetings or everyone regularly accesses the internet or listens to propaganda information about protecting tourism resources. From this reality, people do not have high awareness in protecting and developing resources. Therefore, a part of the people have violated and destroyed resources such as: littering in relic sites, scenic spots, dumping wastewater directly into rivers, lakes, causing unsanitary conditions, polluting resources, etc.

Because of not realizing the importance of tourism resources, some people have continuously damaged it. This is the reason why our country's tourism resources are gradually being lost and depleted.

Second, the work of checking, inspecting and supervising the protection of tourism resources has not been carried out regularly.

State management of tourism is not really strict and still has many shortcomings. Planning and implementation of tourism development planning are slow. The exploitation and use of tourism resources are inspected and monitored, but the quality of inspection and monitoring is not good in some localities. The current frequency of reporting does not meet the requirements for immediate handling of violations in the protection of tourism resources. On the other hand, the quality of human resources in the management, protection and handling of violations is still weak. Key departments and branches often lack human resources, are not fully trained and do not have enough authority to monitor and handle problems effectively. Awareness of the role and sustainable development of tourism by the community and authorities at all levels, especially businesses, has not kept up with the requirements of integration. Most tourism businesses are small and medium-sized, with limited capacity.

Management is still weak. Management of tourism resources is still inadequate. The decentralization of sectors in the management of tourism environment is not really clear, leading to inconsistency and overlap in monitoring, inspection and administrative sanctions in the environmental field.

Third, the growth rate of service tourism types.

The rapid increase in the number of tourist areas and tourist service establishments has narrowed the area of ​​natural land, especially agricultural land, leading to a reduction in wetland area, deforestation for soil causing erosion, leaching... Developing tourism in coastal areas with traffic systems, hotels, golf courses... is also one of the reasons for increasing the demand for sand mining, reducing the area of ​​coastal protection forests leading to the risk of coastal erosion, causing sand flying phenomena and other forms of land degradation. Domestic waste in tourist areas is swept daily and collected in public trash bins for treatment, however, littering still occurs in many places around some tourist attractions. In coastal tourist areas, waste washed ashore by waves and discharged by businesses has not been thoroughly collected, spoiling the beauty of the tourist space.

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