Below are some links I have collected on the occasion of a recent research assignment on Sustainable Tourism. The following list is far from exhaustive: feel free to contact me to propose your link(s) !
Sustainable Tourism Initiatives
UNWTO ST-EP (Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty) Initiative
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Sustainable Tourism
SNV – Netherlands Development Organization – Pro-poor Sustainable Tourism
UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme- Sustainable Tourism and Marrakech Task Force
UN Foundation - Sustainable Tourism
International Labor Organization (ILO) – Reducing Poverty through Tourism
Prosperity Initiative – Tourism
Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership UK
Center for Sustainable Tourism Destinations
ODI - Overseas Development Institute – Sustainable Tourism and Poverty Elimination
Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria
Slow Movement
Some environment-related initiatives for capacity building on sustainable tourism (Source: UNEP)Green Passport
Improving environmental management of SMEs in the accommodation sector (E-tool)
Disaster risk management for coastal tourism destinations responding to climate change
Sowing the Seeds of Change
Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC)
Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) Label, Costa Rica
Excellence in Energy for the Tourism Industry (EETI)
Ways towards sustainable tourism
Tourism for Nature and Development: A toolkit of good practices
Green Star Hotel Initiative
Global Sustainable Tourism Alliance (GSTA)
Sustainable Tourism Funding The Travel Foundation
Inter-American Development Bank
Planeta.com
Funding and grants Sustainable Tourism
United Nations
Other interesting links related to Sustainable Tourism Voluntourism
Planète Urgence
Africa Sustainable and Responsible Tourism in Africa
Green Travel Guide
Sustainable Travel International
Destination Branding UNWTO Tourism Satellite Account
World Travel and Tourism Council
Tourism For All
ECPAT End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for sexual purposes
