Eco-Tourism Developments and Value Chains

Eco-tourism
Photo by Economic Development Board (EDB)
Back to Search
Eco-Tourism Developments and Value Chains
Eco-Tourism Developments and Value Chains
Select for Comparison
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Services
Hospitality and Recreation
Business Model Description

Construct and operate hotels and resorts with eco-tourism practices relying on local value chains, including organic food, agri-tech, reduced energy usage and improved waste circularity. Diversify tourism operations around cultural and natural offerings with links to local communities and in areas such as domaine-inland natural leisure parks, reserves for coral and mangrove protection, endemic forests and bird sanctuaries.

Expected Impact

Enhance the participation of communities and local providers and suppliers in tourism value generation, and reduce environmental harm caused by the industry.

How is this information gathered?
Updated: 5 Sep, 2022 Date of Production: 1 Sep, 2022
Mauritius
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
USD 13 million total return per annum
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
USD 100 million - USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 1 million - USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) Life on Land (SDG 15)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11) No Poverty (SDG 1) Life Below Water (SDG 14)

Expand all

Print

Sector Sources
  • 1) Republic of Mauritius. 2021. Budget Speech 2021-2022, Better Together. https://budgetmof.govmu.org/Documents/2021_22budgetspeech_english.pdf. 2) H. Pébarthe-Désiré. 2015. Les acteurs touristiques mauriciens à la conquête de nouveaux Suds. https://www.cairn.info/revue-autrepart-2015-4-page-161.htm?contenu=resume. 3) SUS-ISLAND. Making Mauritius a Leading and Sustainable Island Destination. https://www.cscp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sus-Island_brochure.pdf. 4) Ministry of Tourism. 2020. Annual Report on Performance for Financial Year 2019/21. https://tourism.govmu.org/Documents/publication/APF%20201920.pdf. 5) Republic of Mauritius. 2019. Budget speech 2019-2020, Embracing a brighter future together as a nation. https://www.edbmauritius.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/2019_20budgetspeech.pdf. 6) IMF. 2021. Mauritius: Consultation – Press Release, Staff Report and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritius. https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2021/06/28/Mauritius-2021-Article-IV-Consultation-Press-Release-Staff-Report-and-Statement-by-the-461296. 7) Ministry of Tourism. 2018. Strategic Plan 2018-2021, Adapting to the Changing Global Environment. https://trade.mymauritius.travel/sites/default/files/pdf/STRATEGIC-Plan-2018-2021.pdf. 8) World Bank Group. 2015. Systematic Country Diagnosis. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/766511467997634206/pdf/92703-CAS-P151720-Box391496B-PUBLIC-SecM2015-0219-IFC-SecM2015-0099-MIGA-SecM2015-0056.pdf. 9) I. Gaddis and M. Ranzani. 2020. Fostering Labor Force Participation among Mauritian Women, Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence. https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/704641592550122964/pdf/Fostering-Labor-Force-Participation-among-Mauritian-Women-Quantitative-and-Qualitative-Evidence.pdf. 10) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2019. Voluntary National Review Report of Mauritius 2019. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/23462Mauritius_VNR_Report_2019.pdf. 11) Republic of Mauritius. 2013. Maurice Île Durable, Policy, Strategy and Action Plan. http://mid.govmu.org/portal/sites/mid/file/full%20report%20midpolicy.pdf. 12) UNEP. 2020. Sustainable Agriculture in Africa, Focus on Organic Agriculture. https://www.switchtogreen.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Sustainable-Agriculture-in-Africa_Focus-on-Organic-Agriculture.pdf.
IOA Sources
  • 13) Utopies/Attitude Group. 2019. Movement for a Positive impact, Tourism in support of local & sustainable development in Mauritius. https://positiveimpact.mu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/POSITIVE-REPORT-EN-WEB-3.pdf. 14) OpenJaw Québec. 14 November 2019. Attitude Hotels poursuit sa croissance à Maurice. https://openjaw.com/quebec/2019/11/14/attitude-hotels-poursuit-sa-croissance-a-maurice/. 15) Francois Leguat Reserve Rodrigues. https://www.francoisleguatreserve.com. 16) Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels. 2020. Développement durable : Beachcomber Resorts & Hôtels se fixe l'objectif Zéro Plastique. https://www.beachcomber-hotels.com/fr//news/details/410/sustainable-development-beachcomber-resorts-and-hotels-sets-the-target-of-achieving-zero-plastic-waste/1. 17) UNDP stakeholder consultation conducted with a prominent private hotel group on November 19, 2021. 18) Soenarto, Rahmawati, A.R. Suprapti,R. Handayani, and P. Sudira. 2019. Green Entrepreneurship Development Strategy Based On Local Characteristic To Support Eco-Tourism Continuous. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335035112_Green_Entrepreneurship_Development_Strategy_Based_On_Local_Characteristic_To_Support_Eco-Tourism_Continuous. 19) Republic of Mauritius. November 2020. Statistics in Mauritius, A gender Approach, 2018. https://gender.govmu.org/Documents/2020/Statistics%20in%20Mauritius%20A%20Gender%20Approach%20Year%202018.pdf. 20) World Bank Group. 2018. Mauritius: Earnings Mobility and Inequality of Opportunity in the Labor Market. https://www.npccmauritius.org/images/download/56.pdf. 21) UNCTAD. May 13, 2020. COVID-19 puts women working in SIDS tourism industry at risk. https://unctad.org/fr/node/2415. 22) World Bank Group. June 25, 2015. Mauritius, Systematic Country Diagnostic. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23110?locale-attribute=fr. 23) Mauritius Standards Bureau. 2019. Overview of MS 165:2019: Sustainable Tourism. https://msb.intnet.mu/Pages/Sustainable-Tourism.aspx. 24) Ministry of Tourism and Leisure. 2014. Together Towards a Greener and a More Sustainable Tourism Industry. http://www.tourismauthority.mu/userfiles/file/tourismauthority/eco-label/Ministry_of_Tourism_A5_Brochure.pdf. 25) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. SDG Indicator Database. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/unsdg. 26) President of the Republic of Mauritius. 2020. Government Programme 2020-2024, Towards an Inclusive, High-income and Green Mauritius, Forging ahead. http://www.govmu.org/English//DOCUMENTS/GOVT%20PROGRAMME%202020-2024.PDF. 27) Republic of Mauritius. October 2021. Final updated Nationally Determined Contribution. https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/ndcstaging/PublishedDocuments/Mauritius%20First/Final%20Updated%20NDC%20for%20the%20Republic%20of%20Mauritius%2001%20October%202021.docx. 28) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2020. Government Programme 2020-2024, Towards an Inclusive, High Income and Green Mauritius, Forging Ahead Together, Address by the President of the Republic of Mauritius. https://foreign.govmu.org/Documents/2020%20-%20migrated%20data/Gov%20Program%2020-24/govt-programme-2020-2024.pdf. 29) President of the Republic of Mauritius. 2015. The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015, Act No.9 of 2015. https://www.mra.mu/download/FinanceAct2015.pdf. 30) President of the Republic of Mauritius. 1975. Non-Citizens (Property Restriction) Act, Act No.22 of 1975. https://www.edbmauritius.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Non%20-%20Citizen%20%28Property%20Restriction%29%20Act%20-%205.5.21.pdf. 31) The President of the Republic of Mauritius. 2011. The Excise (Amendment) Act 2011, Act No.19 of 2011. http://www.tourismauthority.mu/userfiles/file/tourismauthority/legislation/acts/Excise%20Amendment%20Act%202011.pdf. 32) The President of the Republic of Mauritius. The Environmental Protection Act 2002, Act No.19 of 2002. http://www.tourismauthority.mu/userfiles/file/tourismauthority/legislation/acts/Mauritius_Environment_Protection_Act_2002.pdf. 33) EDB Mauritius. 2020. Mauritius Real Estate & Tourism. https://www.edbmauritius.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/brochure_hpd.pdf. 34) UNEP. 2019. Action Plan for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in Mauritius. https://tourism.govmu.org/Documents/Downloads/Action%20Plan%20for%20low%20carbon%20and%20resource%20efficient%20accommodation%20in%20mauritius.pdf#search=zero%20emission%20lagoon%202030. 35) Republic of Mauritius. 2012. National Climate Change Adaptation Policy Framework for the Republic of Mauritius. https://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/sites/default/files/downloads/policy-database/MAURITIUS%29%20National%20Climate%20Change%20Adaptation%20Policy%20Framework%20for%20the%20Republic%20of%20Mauritius.pdf. 36) Ministry of Agro-Industry and Fisheries. 2006. National Forestry Policy. https://forestry.govmu.org/Documents/National%20Forestry%20Policy.pdf#search=ecotourism. 37) Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity, and Environment and Sustainable Development. 2016. Greening the Economy Country Implementation Plan, Switch Africa Green. https://environment.govmu.org/Documents/Country%20Implementation%20Plan.pdf#search=national%20tourism%20development%20plan%20for%20mauritius%20and%20rodrigues. 38) SME Mauritius Ltd. https://smemu.org/technology-and-innovation-scheme-tinns/. 39) UNWTO World Tourism Organization. 2014. Tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Building a more sustainable future for the people of Islands. https://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284416257. 40) UNDP stakeholder consultation conducted with a public tourism authority on October 20, 2021. 41) Aseto, Joshua and Luis Esquivel. Sustainable Island Mauritius. Community Development A practical guide for hoteliers and tour operators in Mauritius. 42) Protected Endemic Santuaries. Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary (RTREBS). http://pes.govmu.org/pes-sites/rivulet-terre-rouge-estuary-bird-sanctuary-rtrebs/. 43) US Forest Service and Mauritius National Parks and Conservation/Forestry Services. 2008. A New Vision for Sustainable Ecotourism in Mauritius. https://rmportal.net/framelib/USFS_Sustainable_Ecotourism_in_Mauritius_FINAL_trip_report.pdf. 44) Protected Endemic Santuaries. Vallee de Ferney. http://pes.govmu.org/pes-sites/vallee-de-ferney/. 45) Visit Today. Vallee de Ferney. https://visit.today/mauritius/en/about/vallee-de-ferney-133. 46) Unwind Mauritius. Chazal Ecotourism. https://www.unwindmauritius.com/tour/chazal-ecotourism/. 47) Government of Mauritius. 2022. Budget Speech 2022-2023. https://budgetmof.govmu.org/documents/2022_23budgetspeech_english.pdf.