The carrying capacity of natural, social and cultural environments is often exceeded with the addition of tourist demands,
creating conflict between community groups and tourists (UNCSD 1999b).
Reconciling conflicting resource use is not easy.
It involves identifying and resolving potential or actual conflicts between tourism and other activities over resource use at an early stage.
It is very important to involve all stakeholders (especially the local community) in the development of sound plans,
policies and strategies where different interests can complement each other within a balanced programme for sustainable tourism development.
Also important is to provide the and enforcement capacity organisational required for the effective implementation of these strategies (UNEP 2001).