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June 9, 2023World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CASE STUDY FROM WILDERNESS GROUP: TRANSLATING MEASUREMENT INTO ACTION

Right from its launch as a business in 2001-2002, the UK-based adventure tour operator Wilderness Scotland had always...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
April 5, 2023UNEP SCP

London’s food waste reduction programme

Hospitality and food services waste (11% of total food waste) - London is using learnings from the Food Save project (which...

Organisation
UNEP SCP
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Tourism
Resource
October 3, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Surplus Meal Sharing Schemes

Olio, which was introduced in the UK in 2016, aims to address the issue of food waste by utilizing the sharing economy and...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Regions
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Latin America/Caribbean
Middle East
North America
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Tourism
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Mushroom Meal Box

Green Grown Food is developing a fungi-based material to provide a sustainable solution for packaging and reduce waste. Vegan...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Plastic
Resource
September 30, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Water in Cans for Planes

In the early year 2022, Virgin Atlantic Airlines partnered with CanO Water to offer cans of water on flights. The initiative...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Plastic
Resource
February 14, 2022One Planet Network

Maned wolf refuge, Caraça Sanctuary reopens for immersion tourism

With more than 12,000 hectares, the RPPN Caraça's Sanctuary was recognized by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e...

Organisation
One Planet Network
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
February 14, 2022One Planet Network

Brumadinho / Inhotim - Immersion tourism - Regeneration of activities and degraded areas

From 2012 to December 2017, Inhotim developed a project to sequester carbon from the atmosphere from the recovery of areas...

Organisation
One Planet Network
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Water
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Tourism
Resource
February 14, 2022One Planet Network

Comuna do Ibitipoca

The more than five thousand hectares of the Comuna extend through Lima Duarte, Bias Fortes, and Santa Rita do Ibitipoca...

Organisation
One Planet Network
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism