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Figure 11.1
Travel and tourism contributions to GDP in relation to the Human
Development Index for SIDs and LDCs
Notes: SIDs: Small Island Developing States, LDCs: Least Developed Countries.
recently, the UNEP (2011) has been promoting the potential poverty reduc-
tion benefits of tourism as part of its green economy strategy, suggesting
that 'When tourism-related income grows with a substantial reorienta-
tion in favour of the poor, poverty can be reduced' (UNEP, 2011: 424; see
Chapter 4). Tourism can also support international transport and business
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