Sustainable Tourism Law

638 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LAW Another plan by the European Union, the “Raw Materials” initiative proposed an integrated strategy to face the different challenges related to the access to raw materials 36 . The UNEP International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management 37 and the new legislation about the trade of seeds and plants have been preparing ways to help prevent the loss of biodiversity. The new Waste Framework Directive 38 lays down essential targets for the recycling of waste until 2020: 50% for household waste recycling and 70% for waste originating from construction and demolition. Objective 5 39 – Public Health The strategic approach by the European Union regarding health - White Paper Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013 40 - includes a global strategy to improve the sustainability and quality of life of the European citizens. Objective 6 41 – Social inclusion, demography and migration The demographic evolution reveals that the active population in the European Union will start decreasing after 2013. Moreover, it will decrease to around 39 million people (12%) by 2050, being comparable to 2008. Exploring the demographic potential and raising the employment rates are the most significant challenges faced by the European Union. Objective 7 42 –Global poverty and the challenges of a sustainable development The European Union reversed, in 2008, the decreasing trend of the Official Development Assistance registered in 2007, recording as well a positive evolution concerning many other indicators such as trade globalization, sustainable development financing and the overall resource management. 36 COM (2008) 699: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – The raw materials initiative: meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe {SEC(2008) 2741} 37 http:/ /whttp://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/. Was set up in 2007 to develop holistic approaches to the management of global resources. 38 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, OJ L 312, 22.11.2008. 39 “To promote good public health on equal conditions and improve protection against health threats”. 40 COM (2007) 630 final, Brussels, 23.10.2007. 41 “To create a socially inclusive society by taking into account solidarity between and within generations and to secure and increase the quality of life of citizens as a precondition for lasting individual well-being”. 42 “To actively promote sustainable development worldwide and ensure that the European Union’s internal and external policies are consistent with global sustainable development and its international commitments”.