IIPT Peace Park Project i Pu'er Sun River National Park

Kinas turistkammerformand, Peter Wong, sagde: ”Pu'er Sun River National Park er det perfekte sted for den første IIPT International Peace Park i Kina, da det er en national model af den“ vilde skønhed i naturen ”, der dækker et område på 216 kvadratkilometer med et bredt udvalg af planter og 812 arter af vilde dyr. In er også en model for mennesker i harmoni med naturen, der viser den lokale kultur hos de forskellige etniske mennesker i regionen. ”

From top to bottom: Start of the Peace Park Dedication; China Chamber of Tourism Chairman Peter Wong giving his address followed by Louis D’Amore address (feature photo)

I sin Peace Park-dedikationstale sagde IIPT-grundlægger og præsident Louis D'Amore: ”Det er virkelig en ære at være her sammen med dig i dag, da vi dedikerer denne IIPT International Peace Park - den første i Kina, kun få dage før FN Den Internationale Fredsdag, den 21. september - og til støtte for FN's mål for bæredygtig udvikling 16, der opfordrer til fredelige - inklusive og retfærdige samfund. Når vi indvier denne park, begynder vi også, hvad jeg er sikker på, vil være et vigtigt og frugtbart forhold mellem China Chamber of Tourism og International Institute for Peace through Tourism; et forhold, der vil bringe flere fredsparker i Kina og bidrage til visionen om, at turisme bliver verdens første globale fredsindustri - og troen på, at enhver rejsende potentielt er en ambassadør for fred. ”

Pu'er Sun River National Park fokuserer på temaet "naturens vilde skønhed" i kombination med den lokale kultur og menneskets harmoni med naturen. Ved at drive profitteringsprojekter i parken er det i stand til effektivt at give bæredygtig beskyttelse af dyrebare og unikke natur- og kulturressourcer. Pu'er Sun River National Park fungerer også som en skovøkologisk systemvidenskabelig uddannelsesbase; Flora og Fauna Rescue Base; og global turistattraktion for besøgende at opleve naturen og Pu'er-kulturen.

The IIPT Global Peace Parks project has a goal of 2,000 Peace Parks circling the earth by 11 November 2018 – the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I. The four year commemoration of the World War I Centenary, with its theme of “No More War” – has been supported by IIPT since its launch in 2014.

IIPT is proud to have United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) as a partner in its global campaign. UCLG is the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government with a global network of cities, local and regional governments representing 70% of the world population. UCLG goals include contributing to the achievement of the SDG’s, Paris Agreement, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and New Urban Agenda for Sustainable Urban Development.

The Global Peace Parks Project builds on the success of IIPT’s 1992 “Peace Parks across Canada” Project commemorating Canada’s 125th birthday as a nation. IIPT conceived and implemented “Peace Parks across Canada” which resulted in 350 Peace Parks being dedicated by cities and towns from St. John’s, Newfoundland on the shores of the Atlantic, across five time zones to Victoria, British Colombia on the shores of the Pacific.

The Peace Parks were all dedicated on October 8, 1992 as a National Peace Keeping Monument was being unveiled in Ottawa and 5,000 Peacekeepers passing in review. Each park was dedicated with a ‘bosco sacro’ – a peace grove of 12 trees, symbolic of Canada’s 10 Provinces and 2 Territories, as a link to one another, and a symbol of hope for the future. Of the more than 25,000 Canada 125 Projects, Peace Parks across Canada was said to be the most significant.

IIPT International Peace Parks have since been dedicated as a legacy of each IIPT International Conferences and Global Summits. Notable IIPT International Peace Parks include Bethany Beyond the Jordan, site of Christ’s baptism as a legacy of the Amman Summit, 2000; Victoria Falls, as a legacy of the IIPT 5th African Conference, 2011, subsequently re-dedicated as the featured event on Opening Day of the UNWTO 20th General Assembly 2013, co-hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe; and Medellin, Colombia, dedicated on Opening Day of the UNWTO 21st General Assembly. Photo is Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, first President of Zambia and UNWTO Secretary General, Dr. Taleb Rifai, planting the first of six olive trees during the re-dedication of the IIPT International Peace Park, Opening Day of the UNWTO 20. Generalforsamling.

About China Chamber of Tourism

The China Chamber of Tourism was formed in 2002 to include all sectors of the travel and tourism industry and related industries throughout China. It is based on a concept of “Pan Tourism” with the belief that tourism as a bond could connect and lead industries to develop co-operatively. Its core beliefs are “tourism is peace” and that world tourism calls for world peace; tourism is culture and the improvement of life quality. China Chamber of Tourism has achieved fruitful co-operation with UNWTO, WTTC, PATA – and now IIPT – enhancing the co-operation and exchange of Chinese and tourism enterprises of other nations.