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! 'I«'. Oftke ! BAJA CALIFORNIA SCU-W-73-001 c. 3 PROCEEDINGS Fevtvt iver t-lhsl INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ON THE REIATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOURISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT ! 'i«'. OFTkE ! BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA iiE Co-Sponsored By: Travel Industry for the Environment Commission of the Californias University of Southern Caiifornia, Sea Grant Program Governor of the State of Baja California JX Governor of the Territory of l Baja California Coordinating Commission for the Integral Developmentof the Peninsula of Baja California This work is a result of research sponsored by NOAAOffice of Sea Grant, Department of Commerce, under Grant ¹ 04-3-158-45 to the University of Southern California. The U.S. Government is authorized to produce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copy- right notation that may appear hereon. ~Ld-8 73-crl c~ PROCEEDINGS FROIN THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOURISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT Co-Sponsored B Travel fndust Commission University of Sea Grant P Governor of t Governor of t Baja Califo Coordinating Developmen Baja Califo Freshwater lake in palm groves. San Ignacio - Photo Courtesy of William Cory, AAA of Southern California! PART I ENGLISH PREFACE At the invitation of Governor Milton Castellanos of the State of Baja California, Governor Felix Agramont Cota of the Territory af Baja Cali fornia, and Attorney Mari o Casco, Director General of the Coordinating Commission for the Integral Deve'lopment of the Peninsula of Baja Califor- nia, the Travel Industry for the Environment, the Commission of the Californias, and the Sea Grant Program of the Uni- versity of Southern California attended a meeting to discuss the relationship between tourism and the environment. It took only initial exploratory discussions to quickly deter- mine the viability of such a program and steps were promptly taken to formalize the proposed meeting into the First In- ternational Conference on the Relationship between Tourism and the Environment in the Baja California Peninsula. The entities referred to above agreed to jointly sponsor such a conference. Thereupon the following coordin- ators were designated and each gave freely of his time, energy and expertise to make this a successful conference: Mr. Roberto de 'Ia Madrid, Director of Tourism of the State of Baja California; Mr. Car los Riva Palacio, Director of Planning and Economic Promotion of the Territory of Baja California; Mr. Gonzalo Bautista Zavala, Director of the Border Industries Program of CODIBAC; Mr. Geoffrey Clark, Deputy Director of the Commission of the Californias; Mr. Ronald Linsky, Director of the Sea Grant Program of the lJniversity of Southern California; Mr. Robert Bates, Execu- tive Secretary of Travel Industry for the Environment, and Dr. Arthur M. Feldman, Special Representative of the Com- mission of the Cal ifornias, and a Director of T. I.E . was appointed General Coordinator and Presiding Officer. Each sponsor not only participated to the fullest degree but also invited leading authorities to take an active part in the Conference. Thus, one hundred and fifty Mexican and North American prestigious participants repre- senting federal and state governments, universities, and interested environmental societies gathered for the three day conference, A day and a half were spent on general discussions and then seven small working groups were creat- ed to formulate recommendations and suggestions, respective to their areas of specialization and interest. Although each working group had an initial sphere of interest, some of their conclusions centered on the communality of interests concerning specific problem areas. For example, the need for a comprehensive survey of environ- mental resources was cited, as was the general preoccupa- tion with an uncontrolled influx of tourists in areas which represented not only potential difficulties for the well- being of the visitors, but also the need to protect the natural and cultural resources of the Peninsula. In fulfillment of the Mexican policy to involve young people in determining the future of their country, about thirty students from the School of Tourism of the Autonomous University of 8aja California were guests of the Conference. Their interest and participation as well as their contributions to the working groups' discussions earned them well-deserved praise from the other Conference participants. In recognition of the contributions made by the par- ticipantss of the Conference in regard to defining attain- able goals for maintaining a viable equilibrium between the developmental processes generated by tourism and the pre- servation of the environment, Director General Casco in his concluding remarks at the closing session of the Conference stated that the Mexican Federal Highways and Pub'lic Works Departments as well as other interested federal, state and territorial agencies, would begin work immediately to in- tegrate many of' the Conference recommendations into a Baja California Peninsula Master Plan. He revealed that ongoing Peninsular planning efforts would fully involve both stu- dents and facul ty of the School of Touri sm, He al so an- nounced the designation of a prominent Mexican anthropolo- gist and an architect to formulate plans for a new museum in Tijuana which would be dedicated exclusively to the culture of the Peninsula. He said that these actions al- ready initiated were the most tangible way of thanking the conferencees from both sides of the border for their par- ticipation and contributions to the Conference. He con- cluded by promising that the other Conference recommenda- tionss would recei ve detailed study by interested authori ti es of the Federal Government and that on his return to Mexico City, he would give President Echevarria a report of the Conference and its findings. Thus, this official's prompt initiation of steps to implement at least three of the Conference's recommendations reinforced the impression of the partici pants that their contributions were not only well received but were consider- ed worthy of action by the Mexican Government. The spirit of good neighborliness and cooperation which existed throughout the entire Conference brought forth commitments to continue such contacts in the future. The site of the Conference at the coastal resort Plaza Santa Maria, near Ensenada, was conducive to concentration on the problems of the Peninsula and helped to generate a warm feeling of Mexican hospitality. Arthur W. Feldman General Coordinator TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I ENGLISH! ~Pa e Preface i-iii Introduction. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1-2 Opening Remarks By: Governor Nil ton Castel I anos Everado. 3-6 Addresses Delivered By: Lic. Mario Casco 7-8 Paul Gibson. 9-10 Fernando Sepulveda Amore 11-16 Roberto de la Madri d 17-22 Carl os Ri va Pal ac io. 23-24 Working Group Recommenda tions Culture and Recreat ion 27-28 Environment. 29 Land and Water Management. 30-31 Resources. 32 Tourism, 33-34 Publ ic Information 35-36 Lega1. 37-38 Appendix Conference Agenda. 41-42 Conference Particip ants. 43-47 INTROOUCTION It is very significant that before the approaching take-off of the Baja California Peninsula through the com- pletion of the Transpeninsul ar Highway, an artery vital for such development, Man has decided to reflect on all the con- sequences that the natural displacement of travelers can bring along with material benefits. Consequently, facing the prospects of development of this strategic area of Mexico, concern has arisen for that element which is the most important part of the pro- cess; Man. The holding of the First International Conference on the Relationship between Tourism and the Environment of this Peninsula is of the greatest consequence because of its implications for the future considering that two nations, one with rich experience in the effects left behind by the industrial era and the other, concerned with preserving its most precious values, its moral and physical environment, have gathered in representation of the true meaning of joint international cooperation, to propose suggestions that will permit the preservation of the equilibrium of the environ- ment in development. In the holding of this meeting of great humanistic value, the Mexican idea of viewing tourism as a modality for human solidarity in action has been strengthened and amplified. The following themes were throughly analyzed: Tourism, Cu1ture and Recreation, Public Information, Legal Matters, Land and Water Management, and Environment. Included in this report is the product of the ef- forts and the work of distinguished North Americans and Mexicans, who in this epoch of the Peninsula of Baja Cali- fornia, have contributed their experiences, leaving a written record of thei r firm willingness to achieve a de- velopment that has as its objective a more meaningful evo- lution of the human species and human nature and not a mere mutilated development that will sadden our present vision of the future of our children. -2- OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY GOVERNOR MILTON CASTELLANOS EVERARDO AT THE INITIAL SESSION OF THE BAJA CONFERENCE Having had little experience in speaking to the North American public, we have noted that in general a joke is used at the beginning in order to break the ice. Follow- ing this custom, I wish to tell you about the meetings which we have held with North Americans who visited Baja Califor- nia. In general their objections to the Transpeninsular Highway's facilitating tourism was that too many North Ameri- cans would come. The Federal Government has brought to realization one of the projects that the Baja Californians have desired for a long ti me. We are aware that this project will pro- voke problems concerning the contamination of the environ- ment. Trying to forsee these, we have passed strict legis- lation in regard to the establishment of such types of de- velopment as tourism. However, aside from these develop- menta'I regulations, it is also necessary using all of the communications media, to seek the cooperation of North Amer- icann tourists who not only make use of these touri stic centers but who also remain in trailers or campers in the Peninsula of Baja California.
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