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The transition towards a more sustainable energy supply becomes relevant in the face of a critical climate scenario. Since the 1970s, there has been concern among academics, governments and non-governmental organisations about the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The tourism sector is not exempt from these challenges, and for this reason, this paper aims to analyse the situation of tourism in the context of energy transition, in order to identify the challenges for its decarbonisation. In order to achieve this, this exploratory-descriptive study is based on secondary sources of information from specialised literature, statistical and regulatory documents. The results show that academic-scientific studies have gradually increased in recent years, detecting socio-cultural, economic-financial, political-regulatory, technical and environmental challenges that each of the components of the tourism sector must face for a transition to a low-carbon economy. However, it is necessary to deepen the analyses from holistic approaches that critically address energy appropriation in the tourism sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For decades, as result of the social and environmental traits that characterize them, the islands have been object of great anthropological and touristic interest. This article, more than focusing on the island's identity, analyses how the inhabitants of the indigenous reserve of Gunayala (Atlantic coast of Panama) have built their territoriality in relation to the sea, establishing an effective control over its resources and exploitation regulations for certain areas and species. Within the framework of this analysis we highlight the recent conflicts of this indigenous society with an increasing number of cruisers that break the reserve's regulations by practicing leisure activities in the Guna territorial waters. As well as describing the sailors that arrive in the region and documenting their survival strategies, the paper aims to explain the response of the Guna authorities to the non-compliance with their laws. This case shows the extent to which tourism can present territorial problems for the indigenous peoples, especially in those spaces where the national legislation does not recognize their specific rights nor does it offer the necessary resources to defend them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]