Sustainable News
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UN-Habitat and OCEANIX Unveil World’s First Floating City
UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX today unveiled at the UN Headquarters the design of the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. OCEANIX Busan…
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Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism Surpasses 500 Signatories
The number of signatories to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism has passed the 500-mark, just four months after the landmark initiative was launched at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26,…
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UNWTO Calls on Start-Ups to Join Awake Tourism Challenge
UNWTO has launched the second edition of its global flagship competition under the name of “Awake Tourism Challenge”. The competition will identify innovators who are advancing solutions to 6 different…
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WTTC Launches Hotel Sustainability Initiative Global In Manila
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched its ‘Hotel Sustainability Basics’, a globally recognised and coordinated set of criteria that all hotels should implement as a minimum to…
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Leading The Transformation Summit Looks to More Sustainable Tourism
The Palacio de Congresos de Palma hosted the Summit of Sustainable Destinations organised by UNWTO in partnership with the Mallorca Tourism Foundation. The conference has shared the best practices of…
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Environmental Challenge Aims to Rewild Globally Significant Island Ecosystems
Island Conservation, Re:wild, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the Government of Panama, and the Government of Palau Launched the 2030 Island-Ocean Connection Challenge at the Ocean Conference…
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Sakura Quality Announced as GSTC-Recognized Standard
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is pleased to announce that ‘Sakura Quality An ESG Practice Standard’ for hotels and ryokans in Japan has achieved ‘GSTC-Recognized Standard’ status. In Japan, particular…
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UNWTO and Italy Set Stage for Global Youth Tourism Summit
UNWTO has announced more details of the upcoming Global Youth Tourism Summit, set to be held in Sorrento, Italy, from 27 June to 3 July. The Summit, organized by UNWTO…
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Taste of Sustainability on Agritourism, Food and Better Life
High-level speakers from across UNWTO and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) came together for a virtual talk on how best to harness the enormous potential that tourism…
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Zimbabwe Launches First UNWTO National Tourism Satellite Account
UNWTO has partnered with the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry (MECTHI) of Zimbabwe to launch the country’s first National Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) today. The Account shows…