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Resource
Centre: Links for more information
Business Enterprise for Sustainable Travel (BEST)
BEST encourages sustainable practices travel companies. This site
showcases best practices and is hosted by the International Tourism
Partnership (ITP)
www.sustainabletravel.org Charter
for Sustainable tourism
World Conference on Sustainable Tourism, meeting in Lanzarote,
Canary Islands, Spain, on 27-28 April 1995, made this declaration
for sustainable tourism
www.insula.org/tourism/charte.htm Centre
for Environmentally Responsible Tourism
This non profit provides information for travellers looking for responsible travel options worldwide.
www.c-e-r-t.org/ Conservation
International
A non profit conservation organizations which works with biodiversity
issues and hosts initiatives such as CELB (Centre for Environmental
Leadership in Business)
www.conservation.org Corporate
Social Responsibility Forum
The
Earth Network for Sustainable Development
The
Environment Directory
 Ecotourism is very different to responsible travel and hospitality in general as it relates to small groups in relatively undisturbed natural area, however the principles of ecotourism could be applied to all areas of hotels and travel.
For more information see the U.N. site about the 2002 International Year of Ecotourism which shows reports and findings from meetings and conferences held about ecotourism issues discussed in 2002.
UN/WTO World Declaration on Ecotourism
The
International Ecotourism Society
Friends
of the Earth
Hospitality
net
International
Centre for Responsible Tourism
www.zoo.co.uk/~z0007842/icrtlibrarylinks.htm
International initiatives, working papers and information on responsible destinations is profiled on Harold Goodwin's site. International
Hotels Environment Initiative
www.ihei.org
The lead brand of the International Tourism Parntership (ITP). IHEI provides leadership to the hotel industry regarding environmentally responsible business practices. Useful guidelines, management handbooks and the quarterly magazine greenhotelier are available through this site. IUCN
World Conservation Union
The
Mountain Forum
(global
network in support of equitable and ecologically sustainable
mountain development)
www.mtnforum.org The
Natural Step
Propoor
Tourism
www.propoortourism.org.uk/
A site explaining pro-poor initiatives and the need for alleviation of the poor in tourism Responsible
Hospitality Institute
Responsible
Tourism Partnership
Responsible
Tourism Institute (ITR)
Sustainable
Business.com
Sustainable
Business Network
Tour
Operator Initiative for Sustainable Tourism
www.toinitiative.org/
This site is for tour operators giving information on how to minimize negative impacts when conducting tours United
Nations Environmental Program
United
Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), Tourism
Caucus
www.igc.org/csdngo/tourism/tour_index.htm
This Caucus gives advice on tourism policy to the Commission. There are links to U.N. issues and concept papers. U.N.
Environmental Program (UNEP) Sustainable Tourism Site
www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/sust-tourism/home.htm
Includes definitions and information on global need for sustainable tourism UNESCO
International
Institute for Sustainable Development
Voluntary
Service Overseas (VSO)
Web
Directory
World
Bank
World
Resources Institute
World
Tourism Organisation
www.world-tourism.org World
Tourism Organization – Sustainable Tourism Indicators and
certification issues
World
Travel and Tourism Council
The
World Commission on Protected Areas
World
Heritage Information Network- information on UNESCO heritage
sites
Worldwide
Fund for Nature (WWF): Tourism Program
www.wwf.org.uk/researcher/programmethemes/Tourism/index.asp
The site provides information about responsible tourism programs worldwide and provides news, publications and reports. ASTA
(American Society of Travel Agents)
Description of section
CESTT
- Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism – Australia
Environet
Australia
Environmental
Australia On Line
Environmental
Business in Asia
Hong
Kong Environment Protection Industry
Indian
Ocean Tourism Organisation
Pacific
Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Applying
Sustainable Development
CEDAR
(Central European Environmental Data Request Facility - run by
the International Society for Environmental Protection)
Eagle
Environmental South Africa
European
Environment Agency
Open
Africa
UK
Department of the Environment
UK
Environment Agency
Wetlands
International - Africa, Europe and the Middle East Conservation
of wetlands & wetland species
Alaska
Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association
American
Hotel & Motel Association
Caribbean
Conservation Association
Caribbean
Hotel Association (CHA) and CAST (Caribbean Action for Sustainable
Tourism)
Environment
Assessment Agency (Canada)
Island
Resources Foundation
National
Restaurant Association (USA)
Oceans
Blue Foundation
US
Environmental Protection Agency
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