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 UPDATE:
High Season for
the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism
UNWTO/UN
Global Compact e-magazine on CSR in tourism related to the MDGs
Special
vacation offer
from UNEP/GRID-Arendal: study expedition
to the Polar regions
Report:
UNEP/GRID-Arendal seminar on linking Tourism & Conservation in
Marine protected Areas
Upcoming
events
Partnership
focuses on founding documents and membership expansion
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism has been working
on founding documents enabling the Partnership to lead new "roads
for a sustainable tourism development": The working procedures,
the strategic five year plan, the fundraising strategy, the draft
programme of work for 2011 and the first Annual General Assembly
organization are underway. In the coming months the Partnership
will focus on expanding its membership to deepen its impact and
ensuring financial sustainability.
Demonstrated
commitment to sustainable tourism is decisive for membership
Until the First Annual General Assembly of the Partnership new members
will be approved by the ITF-STD Steering Committee. Membership will
depend on the ability of the potential partner to contribute to
the objectives, thematic action lines, or adopted policy recommendations
of the Partnership. Demonstrated commitment to sustainable tourism
will be the indispensable criterion to be considered and the only
obligatory one for membership. The activities undertaken by the
ITF-STD members represent demonstrated commitment to sustainable
tourism. To become member, please fill in
the membership
application form and send it to the Secretariat.
The
first Annual General Assembly will be held in Costa Rica
in November 2010 (date tbc)
The first Annual General Meeting and the official launch of the
Partnership is planned to take place towards end of this year. This
represents a major event for the membership, where all the partners
will gather for the first time. The Secretariat will send shortly
information on the first Assembly to be held in San José,
Costa Rica.
For
further questions please contact the Secretariat.
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UNWTO/UN
Global Compact e-magazine on CSR in tourism related to the MDGs
 New
York, June 2010
- The UNWTO/UN Global Compact e-magazine
on CSR in Tourism Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals
was officially launched at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit.
More than 1,200 leaders from business, government and civil society
participated in this Summit, held in New York, 24 to 25 June 2010
(please see page 23 of the e-magazine for more information).
The
magazine highlights amongst others the "Hotel
Energy Solution" Project which aims at developing
innovative energy solutions in pilot hotels. The project is a European
Commission co-funded initiative which brings together
UNWTO
which is coordinating the project, UNEP,
the International
Hotel and Restaurant Association, the European
Renewable Energy Council and the French
Environment and Energy Management Agency. The magazine
also showcases the Tour
Operators' Initiative (TOI) and ST-EP
projects of UNWTO.
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Special
vacation
offer!
 In
cooperation with 'Oceanwide Expeditions', UNEP/GRID-Arendal organizes
study expeditions to the Polar regions in relation to the Linking
Tourism & Conservation initiative.
If
booking through UNEP/GRID-Arendal you will get a 30% reduction
of the prices listed in the Oceanwide tables or 1 person for
free for every 2 full paying passengers!
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA TOUR, 4-22 November
Please
use the pre-registration
form to receive further information on these trips, and
how to proceed with the booking.
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Report:
UNEP/GRID-Arendal seminar on linking Tourism
& Conservation in Marine protected Areas
 Arendal,
Norway, 4-5 June
- During two intensive and inspiring days in June 2010, a group
of 25 participants from 12 countries met to discuss how tourism
and biodiversity protection in marine protected areas can create
a win-win situation. Representatives from tourism industry, conservation
management, research institutes, governments and a number of UN
agencies and centers took part in the seminar. >
more
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Upcoming
events
Events
related to the Partnership
First
Annual General Meeting
of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism
and back-to-back workshop on a Green Tourism
Economy
November 2010 (date tbc - a separate
information will follow)
San José, Costa Rica
Tourism
events
FITS
Méditerranée (Forum international tourisme solidaire
et développement durable)
October 2010
Ghardaïa et Alger, Algeria
International
high-level meeting of experts on sustainable tourism for development
in the Least Developed Countries
10-12 October 2010
Caen, France
4th
International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations
10-12 October 2010
Sultanate of Oman
UNWTO
- Second T.20 Ministers' Meeting
11-13 October 2010
Buyeo, Republic of Korea
86th
OECD Tourism Committee Meeting and High-Level Roundtable "Industry
and policy approaches to foster green growth in tourism"
20 -22 October 2010
Jerusalem, Israel
World
Tourism Forum Lucerne
13-15 April 2011
Lucern, Switzerland
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