Estrategia Argentina 2030 Valoremos Los Alimentos "Con menos pérdidas y desperdicio de alimentos, hacia un sistema agroalimentario sostenible"

La Estrategia tiene el propósito de coordinar, proponer e implementar acciones y políticas públicas, a los efectos de la prevención y la reducción de las Pérdidas y Desperdicios de Alimentos en la Argentina, creando valor para el sistema agroalimentario y la sociedad en su conjunto.
Se sustenta en la Ley Nacional 27.454, los logros y el conocimiento adquirido, y se hace hincapié en aquellas áreas que necesitan mayores esfuerzos sobre todo en las cadenas agroalimentarias más representativas.

Led by: Ministerio de Agricultura Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación

Implemented in: Latin America / Caribbean, Argentina

Adaptation to climate change in the tourism sector (ADAPTUR)

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is supporting the tourism sector in adapting to climate change. The aim is to reduce the business risks of tourism companies and protect their natural capital (such as beaches, reefs, rainforests, and biodiversity) and ecosystem services (water supply, protection against hurricanes, floods, landslides, etc.).

Led by: Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Implemented in: Latin America / Caribbean, Mexico

Sustainable Tourism

Resources from IUCN Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group to support a sustainable recovery from COVID-19

Members of IUCN TAPAS network have been very active throughout 2020 and produced a variety of resources to support a responsible recovery from COVID-19, especially with regards to protected area management and nature conservation

Led by: IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist (TAPAS) Group

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism

Economic and environmental impacts of extending the durability of electrical and electronic equipment

There have been growing indications that the lifespan and useful life of electric and electronic appliances. A longer lifespan and useful life for the four product groups investigated in this study (smartphones, laptops, washing machines, televisions) mean total savings of almost four million tonnes of CO2e and 3.7 billion € per year. This is equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of around 1.8 million cars or roughly 0.5 percent of Germany’s annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2019.

Led by: Öko-Institut e.V.

Implemented in: Europe and Central Asia

Consumer Information for SCP Sustainable Lifestyles and Education

Food recovery activities in farmers market in Chile

Corporación Actuemos, in collaboration with the Facultad Tecnológica of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, has developed a series of food recovery activities in farmers market, and has prepared healthy lunches and snacks using these foods to feed low-income families.
To achieve this, the Actuemos team has trained students from the University of Santiago to teach them food recovery and food preparation techniques.

Led by: Actuemos

Implemented in: Latin America / Caribbean, Chile

Global Tourism Plastics Initiative

The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses, governments, and other tourism stakeholders to take concerted action, leading by example in the shift towards circularity in the use of plastics.

Led by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism

Recommendations for the tourism sector to continue taking action on plastic pollution during COVID-19 recovery

The recommendations are addressed to tourism stakeholders with the aim of supporting them to continue fighting plastic pollution during the COVID-19 recovery. This document illustrates how reducing the plastic footprint, increasing the engagement of suppliers, working closer with waste service providers, and ensuring transparency on the actions taken, can significantly contribute to a responsible recovery of the tourism sector.

Led by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Events Management

The Sustainable Event Management Guide (SEMG) was prepared in response to ISO MENA STAR Project and 10YFP, aims to promote and enhance implementing the ISO standards for sustainable development in the Middle east and North Africa.
It is the first guide in Arabic Language to serves as a reference guide for organizing Sustainable Events Activities to minimize the Environmental, Social and Economic Impacts associated with organizing events.

Led by: Dimoma Green Built Environment

Implemented in: Middle East

Supporting food waste and loss reduction in the tourism sector

Food is a key element of the tourism experience and a differentiating factor for destinations and at the same time represents an entry point for circularity and transformation in tourism value chains through sustainable procurement (local and organic sourcing, sourcing from market surplus or collective procurement), sustainable menus (including healthy and plant-rich dishes) and food waste and loss reduction and management .

Led by: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism

The Future of Tourism Coalition

The Future of Tourism Coalition is a collaborative effort to chart a new, more sustainable direction for tourism and shift the status quo. The Coalition is comprised of six non-governmental organizations, the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), Destination Stewardship Center, Green Destinations, Sustainable Travel International, Tourism Cares, and the Travel Foundation, with the guidance of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), that stand united in an appeal for change.

Led by: Global Sustainable Tourism Council, Sustainable Travel International (STI), The Travel Foundation

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism

Mainstreaming Sustainable Tourism Certifications through Collaborations with OTAs

GSTC promotes market access for certified sustainable businesses to travelers and travel providers of hotels/accommodations, with a strong preference for those businesses certified by accredited Certification Bodies. Online Travel Agencies (OTA’s) are responding to market demand for sustainable products and to their internal CSR and sustainability goals by seeking methods to provide easy and clear access to sustainable products and services to the marketplace of travelers.

Led by: Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism

Destination Stewardship Report

The Destination Stewardship Report is an e-quarterly collaboration between the Destination Stewardship Center and Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Our goal is to provide practical information and insights useful to anyone whose work or interests involve improving destination stewardship in a post-pandemic world.

Led by: Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Implemented in: Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America / Caribbean, Middle East, North America

Sustainable Tourism