In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly defined the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and with it the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are 17 goals and 169 targets by which states, civil society and the private sector can be guided and measure their contributions to sustainable development by 2030.
Tourism can contribute directly and indirectly to all the goals, but more specifically to goals 8, 12 and 14, which are related to inclusive and sustainable economic development, sustainable consumption and production and the sustainable use of the oceans and marine resources.
