Sustainable Tourism Law

498 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LAW Another possible action is to elaborate plans through a participatory process that ensures that all stakeholders, especially local communities, indigenous peoples, women, and disadvantaged groups can influence how tourism is developed and managed. This effective participation of different groups in the decision making process is important to reinforce how all stakeholders can benefit from tourism policy and trade. Cooperation and collaboration among government bodies is another point worthy of attention. Expanding the dialogue with more authorities is necessary, especially between agents responsible for tourism, finance and trade and those responsible for culture, conservation and environment on the same country and among countries. This new context produces new flows of communications among agencies that up until then had distant or nearly inexistent relationships. Governments and IOs are also encouraged to support national plans to implement the sustainable tourism development goals and to provide funding and incentives for tourism-related public infrastructures that mitigate social and environmental impacts 29 . These actions demonstrate the importance of a governmental change of behaviour, with sustainable development and tourism policies acquiring new standards for effectiveness and excellence. In terms of heritage, the Charter suggests the integration of cultural and natural heritage conservation into tourism planning, paying special attention to the intangible heritage. Jointly, the use of the UNESCO designed sites as a reference to foster a harmonious integration between tourism and cultural and natural heritage is indicated. iii.2.2. Local Communities and Destinations These stakeholders are calling to action in diverse aspects. The first one is based on participation. In this aspect, the indications are to ensure that all stakeholders participate on the tourism governance of destinations and empower local communities and indigenous people to facilitate their effective participation in planning and developing tourism 30 . 29 KALTENBORN, Markus. Social rights and international development: global legal standards for the post-2015 development agenda . Heidelberg: Springer, 2015. p. 105-110. 30 MOWFORTH, Martin; MUNT, Ian. Tourism and sustainability: development, globalisation and new tourism in the Third World . 4. ed. London: Routledge, 2016. p. 228-232.