November 2009

• Announcement - Nominations for 2010 Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award open until end of November

July 2009

• First country specific "Green Passport" launched in Brazil
  

April 2009

• International Task Force on Sustainable Tourism Development agreed on policy recommendations to reinforce sustainability

March 2009

• Green travel tips for the world's growing number of international tourists was launched in ITB in Berlin

January 2008

• UNEP participated in the Knowledge Fair and delivered a key-note presentation on sustainable investment and finance in tourism at the World Bank's Responsible Tourism Days. Find more and download the presentation here
  
  
• Call for an International Seminar on "Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector"

December 2007

• Third International meeting of the International Task Force on sustainable Tourism Development
  
  

November 2007

• UNEP facilitated a workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development during the 68th Skal World Congress. Read more about the conference in the Skal site and download the UNEP presentation (PDF - 199 KB)
  
  

October 2007

• Davos Conference and Declaration on Climate Change and Tourism

September 2007:

• Second International meeting of the International Task Force on sustainable Tourism Development

June 2007

• UNEP Publication launched in the World Environment Day 2007. "Tourism in the Polar Regions: The sustainability challenge"

May 2007

• The Global Ecotourism Conference 2007. The inaugural Global Ecotourism Conference jointly organised by UNEP, the International Ecotourism Society and Ecotourism Norway, held in Oslo, Norway, 14-16 May, was a great success, attended by some 450 participants representing around 70 countries, and produced many positive outcomes. More...

April 2007

• UNEP Publication. Tourism and Mountains: A Practical Guide to Managing the Environmental and Social Impacts of Mountain Tours