Sustainable News
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Rimba Raya Becomes First REDD+ Forest Conservation Project in the World
InfiniteEARTH’s Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve in Borneo has become the world’s first REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) forest conservation project to independently verify its contributions to environment,…
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United Nations calls for collective action in special 2020 broadcast
The United Nations, Project Everyone and 72 Films have released “Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times,” a first of its kind film to be broadcast globally on YouTube, you…
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World Economic Forum Announces Co-Chairs of 4th Sustainable Development Impact Summit
The World Economic Forum announced today the co-chairs of the annual Sustainable Development Impact Summit. The summit’s fourth year comes at a time unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has…
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WTTC Proud to Present First in Series of Virtual Events
The World Travel & Tourism Council presents its first in a series of Travel & Tourism focused virtual events next week, kicking off with “One Voice – Accelerating the Sustainability…
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US Businesses, Governments and Non-Profits Join Global Push for 1 Trillion Trees
26 forward-looking companies, cities, and organizations across the US announced they will help combat extreme heat and wildfires, as well as other adverse effects of climate change, by conserving, restoring,…
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PATA Joins Global Tourism Plastic Initiative to Take on Plastic Pollution
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has today become a signatory of the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, led by the United Nations Environment Programme and World Tourism Organization, in collaboration…
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Impacting Lives through Sustainable Tourism and Transformation
With the gradual easing of border restrictions around the world and as countries slowly start welcoming tourists back, it goes without saying that COVID-19 has been particularly devastating on the…
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Greenview Portal First Sustainability Management System with GSTC Recognized Status
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is extending its recognition to include sustainable tourism management systems. Greenview Portal is the first sustainable tourism management system for multi-site businesses to achieve…
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Sustainable First Joins Forces with the United Nations on its 75th Anniversary
The United Nations announced today that it is teaming up with Sustainable First, the platform dedicated to championing sustainable tourism initiatives while advocating for the SDGs, as part of its…
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Costa Rica’s CST Standard is a GSTC-Recognized Standard
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) is pleased to announce that the Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) Standard 2.0 for Lodging and Tour Operators in Costa Rica has achieved the…