A brochure Visit a Better Place to Live! explaining
the concept of sustainable tourism and presenting some real
life examples was developed by CEEweb Sustainable Tourism
Working Group. Download the brochure in English,
Romanian,
Serbian,
Ukrainian
or Polish
(PDF, approx. 700 KB each).
On 2-4 April 2006 in Osijek, Croatia, the STWG had a training
on tourism potential assessment and SWOT analysis as a tool
for that. The handouts
are available for download >>
On 13 November 2005 in Serbia the chair of the working group,
Michael Meyer of ETE held a training on sustainable tourism
in the framwework of CEEweb Academy. The
handouts are available for download >>
Jan Rohac, Michael Meyer. Introduction
to Sustainable Tourism. E.T.E., Amber Trail, Federal Ministry
for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU),
2005. 32 pages, (PDF, 3,2 MB).
IUCN Parks Magazine Volume
12 No 1: Tourism and Protected Areas, Tourism in park
management strategies Volume
16 No 2: The visitor experience challenge, Tourists
and protected area stewardship.
This Study looks at how tourism has been taken into account
in local Agendas 21, as drawn up and implemented by local
authorities, it highlights lessons learned, and compares various
situations ranging from developing to established municipalities
and regions.
UNEP/WTO (ed.) (2005); Making Tourism More Sustainable:
A Guide for Policy Makers
This Guide presents a comprehensive set of instruments
for governments, ranging from planning regulations to
economic instruments and the application of certification
and indicators, and it sets out 12 aims for sustainable
tourism and their implications for policy, and describes
the collaborative structures and strategies that are needed
at a national and local level.
UNEP/Regione Toscana (2005); Marketing
sustainable tourism products
This publication is about understanding the barriers that
prevent demand and supply for sustainable tourism services
from meeting, the main challenges for the promotion and
distribution of services that claim to be 'sustainable',
and the role that 'tourism distribution channels' could
play in strengthening the demand/supply link for sustainable
tourism products.
UNEP Costas Christ, Oliver Hillel, Seleni Matus, Jamie
Sweeting; Tourism
and biodiversity - Mapping Tourism's Global Footprint
"Tourism and Biodiversity: Mapping Tourism's Global
Footprint" is a two-year research project that was
conducted in partnership with the United Nations Environment
Programme. By linking tourism with biodiversity conservation
and the well-being of local communities and understanding
how and where they overlap, we can develop strategies that
both conserve Earth's most endangered ecosystems and make
a significant contribution to alleviating poverty at the
same time.
UNEP (2005); Forging
links between protected areas and the tourism sector: How
tourism can benefit conservation
This manual, based on interviews with tourism companies,
provides practical guidance on better ways of understanding
the tourism industry and on effective methods of developing
links with tourism. It also details what can be realistically
expected from the tourism industry in terms of support for
conservation.
UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), WTO (World
Tourism Organization) and IUCN (The World Conservation Union);
Paul F. J. Eagles, Stephen F. McCool and Christopher D.
Haynes; Sustainable
Tourism in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Planning and
Management
These guidelines aim to build an understanding of protected
area tourism, and its management. They provide a theoretical
structure, but are also intended to help managers in practical
ways. The underlying aim is to ensure that tourism contributes
to the purposes of protected areas and does not undermine
them.
UNEP; Integration
of biodiversity into national tourism sectors
This report is one of eight thematic reviews prepared for
the Biodiversity Planning Support Programme (BPSP), a program
created to help countries strengthen national capacity to
prepare and implement National Biodiversity Strategies and
Action Plans in compliance with Article 6 of the Convention
on Biological Diversity.
UNESCO
Education for Sustainable Development
The goal of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development (2005-2014, DESD), for which UNESCO is the lead
agency, is to integrate the principles, values, and practices
of sustainable development into all aspects of education
and learning.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO/OMT) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations and the leading international
organization in the field of tourism. It serves as a global
forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of
tourism know-how.
WTTC/IFTO/IH&RA/ICCL/UNEP (2002); Industry
as a Partner for Sustainable Development: Tourism
UNEP, in partnership with various industry organisations,
has launched a reporting initiative to gauge progress by
the private sector towards sustainable development. This
effort will contribute to the wider review of progress with
the implementation of Agenda 21, under the framework of
the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
ICRT International Centre for Responsible Tourism, Scott
Wilson Business Consultancy, International Tourism Partnership,
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum
Dr Harold Goodwin, Stuart Robson:Tourism and Local Economic
Development: How
can Business in Travel and Tourism Increase the Contribution
of the Industry to Local Economic Development and Pro-Poor
Growth?
This document explores the potential of business in the
tourism industry to contribute to the development of local
economy. It discusses the benefits of Corporate Responsibility
(CR) Approach for stimulating local economic development.
TOI Supply Chain Working Group/CELB (Unknown); A
Practical Guide to Good Practice: Managing Environmental
and Social Issues in the Accommodations Sector
The guide provides information to managers on key environmental
and social issues including: energy and water conservation,
waste management, chemical use, purchasing, contributing
to community development and biodiversity conservation,
staff management and developing environmental management
systems.
For Politicians and other decision-makers
Edwards, Stephen R./Musiti, Bihini Won wa (2001); Achieving
Sustainability for Resource Managers and Government Officials
This manual is designed to serve as a guide to assist government
officials to develop and adopt policies that will be supportive
of the broad principles of sustainable use.
Australian Government, Department of the Environment and
Heritage; Steps
to sustainable Tourism
Planning a sustainable future for tourism, heritage and
the environment a tool to use when managing and developing
regions, places and tourism products
The London School of Economics and Political Science;
Tim
Forsyth Sustainable Tourism seminar
In this seminar, Tim Forsyth, lecturer in environment and
development at the Geography and
Environment department at the London School of Economics,
explores the concept and practice of sustainable tourism.
A non-profit organisation with headquarters in Brussels and
38 National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) of Europe, whose
role is to market and promote tourism to Europe in general,
and to their individual countries in particular.
National
Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations
Part of the Research, Conservation, and Exploration division
of National Geographic Mission Programs, the Center for
Sustainable Destinations (CSD) is dedicated to protecting
all the world's distinctive places through wisely managed
tourism and enlightened destination stewardship.
Communication
and sustainable tourism. Proceedings of the global
e-conference and summer speaker series on the role of
development communication in sustainable tourism May 29
- June 9, 2006.
Xavier Font; Critical
review of certification and accreditation in sustainable
tourism governance
The purpose of this document is to inform discussions
with regards to the feasibility and desirability of
using agency funds for certification and accreditation
as tools for sustainable development, with particular
emphasis on developing countries. This paper aims to
demonstrate that it is necessary to undertake a cost-benefit
analysis of certification as a sustainable development
tool in developing countries.
CESD (Center for Ecotourism and Sustainable Development)
Aimee Russillo, Martha Honey and Abigail Rome; Practical
steps for funding certification of tourism businesses
Handbook to provide tourism businesses seeking certification,
particularly small businesses, an overview of funding
mechanisms and possible sources to help underwrite the
costs of undertaking sustainable tourism certification.
Zoë Chafe; Consumer
Demand and Operator Support for Socially and Environmentally
Responsible Tourism "Despite recent setbacks to the international
tourism industry, including economic recession, disease
outbreaks, terrorist attacks, and the war on terrorism,
both consumers and travel companies show strong support
for responsible tourism. Through a survey of recent
studies of tourists and tour operators in the US,
Europe, Costa Rica, and Australia, this report shows
that consumers are willing to pay more for ethical
practices, contribute to community projects, and support
tourism certification programs. It discusses responsible
tourism challenges, such as confusions from competing
eco-labels; and conundrums, including tourists' professed
interest in using hotels that protect the environment,
yet lack of inquiry about hotel policies. A four page
summary of this report is also available." (Abstract)
Epler Wood International - Epler Wood Report; Stepping
Up: Creating a Sustainable Tourism Enterprise Strategy that
Delivers in the Developing World
The central thesis of this paper is that the only way to
genuinely address poverty and successfully conserve more
landscapes on a grander scale is to generate new wealth
in rural areas where the poor reside, while at the same
time working to limit wherever possible the environmental
impacts of this wealth creation.
FRAME
- knowledge sharing for the natural resource community with
a list of links to various related articles
Conservation International; Eileen Gutierrez, Kristin
Lamoureux, Seleni Matus, and Kaddu Sebunya; Linking
Communities, Tourism & Conservation - A Tourism Assessment
Process
Publication designed by Conservation International (CI)
and The George Washington University (GW) for field practitioners
to perform a rapid assessment and analysis of tourism potential
in a destination. The research-based guidelines and tools
reflect accepted criteria and principles of sustainable
and ecotourism development.
IUCN Policy Statement on Sustainable Use; brochure of
the World
Conservation Union (author of text is Robin Sharp CB,
Chair of the European SUSG)
Online publications
Journal
of sustainable tourism
Theoretical, conceptual and empirical research that explores
one or more of the economic, social, cultural, political,
organisational or environmental aspects of the subject.
Overview of contents by issues, full texts provided.
