Preserving Paradise

Post summary

Abel Talisman National Park has worked great in its maintenance. It is New Zealand smallest, sunniest national park approximately 22,350ha recognized for the crystalline waters coupled with Gold-line beaches. The 20182019 season saw more than 350,000 parks at there with only 100,000 less a year earlier (Doan & Taledano, 2018). However local complain of summer influx pressuring truck facilities and the environment.  The 850-capacity Totanarui campground becomes noisy in January. The DoC has adequate monitoring of its toilet waste on the other hand. 

Solid waste compiled at the site

Abel Tasman has a park management plan seeded surprisingly, even with the 2007 hit of financial crisis. The use of visitors was majorly unregulated before this time, and then there was an uncontrolled use of commercial water taxis and Kayak operators at the park. The Park Foreshow was gazette to be managed by Doc-Tasman District Council Committee aimed at improving the visitor experience. It allocated five bays as access points to water-based tourism operations (Hawkins et al., 2016).

Around the Park

The taxi passengers picked or dropped pay 1.15 across the strip for funding track upgrades, beach replacements pest controls new toilet blocks among others with remaining fees going into the “consolidated fund”.  A debate of proposed increase to 3.82 per head with more transparency in visitor inflow statistics to manage visitor flow is in place.  Two private conversations, Birdsong and Project Janszoon is in mind with some channeled donations heading there. 

Reflection

Sustainability is a core issue in the development of the contemporary global economy. The measures placed by Tasman management to conserve the environment and maintain a healthy environment is a vital contribution to sustainable developments (Wearing et al., 2018). However, sustainability in the tourism centre, in my opinion, goes beyond the management of waste and structuring of the park and contribution to the funds (Green., 2017). Sustainability ought to be included in every activity undertaken by the organization. The usage of resources ought to be under strict control with measures put in place to curb the noise and control influx and flow of tourists in the paradise.

Sustainable transport systems

Pollution is a vital issue in terms of sustainability practices. The major problem the whole globe faces as future species face extinction due to the acts of the current generation are as a result of the industrial activities and the transport sector. Increase usage of truck facilities, taxis and scenic cruises increase the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and pose a threat to the earth by expediting the action of climate change (Lawton., 2018). Further, noise pollution causes considerable harm to the surrounding communities and increase their vulnerability to the effects of these actions. The actions of the park to reduce concrete waste production are, therefore not enough to curb the issue of pollution and ensure sustainability. More effort is needed if the organization is to prioritize sustainability and put pollution behind the rear of the future. 

Besides the measures put in place by the organization to ensure sustainability, they can increase their efforts to make sure there is a more sustainable environment.  One, they can control the number of visitors to the park (Valery & Paoloni, 2017). Controlling the visitors may seem like a strain to the profitability of the organization; on the other hand, it ensures the long term stability and continuing. The strain in the resources can be reduced through proper scheduling of the customers to provide a balance at all times between the resources and the visitors. Secondly, more energy-saving and non-fuel consuming modes of transport and production methods can be used. The management of the park can ensure the modes of transport, and other recreational facilities used to consume clean energy that provides sustainable environmental usage and emissions (Cotterel et al., 2018). The care for the immediate environment, coupled with the protection of the wildlife, should remain a priority at the tourism attraction than making profits. The management can also ensure sustainability by ensuring more productive and profitable activities that can contribute positively to the environment like cultural activities, among others.

Overcrowded beach

Corporate social responsibility is a significant issue covered by the Abel Tasman Park, which defines a big step in sustainability practices. The step involved contribution to the fund in my view makes the park have a more positive view in the face of the society. However, the park can even do more by promoting other activities within the society that can be of great benefits to the people or themselves. The activities are such as ensuring clean water production or engaging in pollution free environment as in cases such as reducing noise pollution.

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