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Beyond its harmful impact on marine ecosystems, the damage caused by plastic pollution extends to the travel and tourism sectors, causing estimated damage of 13 billion dollars each year. Plastics are cheap, lightweight, durable and adaptable: a...

Ministers of the Environment from across the Pan-European region have agreed to promote the transformation of tourism, with key initiatives of the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme among their guiding principle.

New Guidance for Procurement Practitioners in Tourism sector.

The fourth Newsletter reporting on progress implementing the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was released in October 2022. In this edition we share key updates on the development of supporting materials to enable delivery of the...

The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was very well-presented at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27). Thanks to our collective efforts and committed tourism stakeholders, climate action is accelerating in tourism sector. Climate...

The tourism sector set out its plans to achieve its climate action ambitions. At COP27, UNWTO brought leading sector stakeholders together to share practical insights into accelerating the shift to greater sustainability and reaching Net-Zero.