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June 9, 2023World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

CASE STUDY FROM EXPLORA: EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR CLIMATE ACTION IN TOURISM

Like many forward thinking tourism companies, the team at Explora has become increasingly aware of how its own business...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
March 29, 2023Fundacion Lenga

Toolkit Turismo Hacia Basura Cero Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, Chile

Zero waste tourism is pivotal for fostering responsible tourism development and supporting local communities in the southern...

Organisation
Fundacion Lenga
Type
Guidelines and Manuals
Sectors
Food & Beverage
Environmental Services
Waste, incl. Chemicals
Scientific Research, Development and Innovation
Tourism
Plastic
Education
Policy
February 15, 2023Pousada Serra Verde

Environmental Policy

Policy aims We endeavour to: · Comply with and exceed all relevant regulatory requirements. · Continually improve and monitor...

Organisation
Pousada Serra Verde
Type
Voluntary instrument
Resource
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December 12, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Estimation of tourism carbon footprint and carbon capacity

The study estimates the tourism carbon footprint in China's Heilongjiang Province from 2009 to 2018 by using tourism carbon...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Research and Studies
Sectors
Tourism
Resource
October 3, 2022World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Recycling Food Waste into Water

Participating with ORCA, The Cordis Hotel in Auckland launched an innovative recycling initiative uses microbes to break down...

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)

Repurposing Cork Stoppers

NH Hotel Group has strengthened its signature circular economy programme, CORK2CORK, through which it provides the cork...

Organisation
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Type
Case studies, Concrete Applications and Best Practices
Sectors
Tourism
Buildings and construction
Project
July 4, 2022Brazilian Tour Operators Association (BRAZTOA)

BRAZTOA SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2020/22

In the last two years, we have seen competition giving way to collaboration between the different players in the travel...

Organisation
Brazilian Tour Operators Association (BRAZTOA)
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