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Standing together for a better world
With more participants than ever before, the World Travel Market is igniting a global campaign – “World Responsible Tourism Day” – to inspire and educate the travel industry with the goal of safer, healthier planet.
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Sustainable biodiversity to be celebrated this World Tourism Day 2010
This year, the travel industry will be marking World Tourism Day by highlighting how sustainable tourism initiatives can directly contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.
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Sustainable tourism a worldwide goal for the UN
The United Nations has just announced a new global partnership to expand sustainable, responsible tourism around the world.
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Are you a green leader?
A new publication from the United Nations Environment Program helps companies understand the challenges and opportunities by examining the impact of their sector and revealing what other companies are doing to manage biodiversity issues.
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Carlson Hotels promotes responsible business one hotel at a time
Unveiled at its recent Global Business Conference earlier this month, Carlson Hotels has established a strong commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility in line with the United Nations Global Compact initiative.
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Bridging the environmental gap: Abu Dhabi sets its ‘Eye on Earth’
Building on recent successes, popular tourism destination Abu Dhabi is calling for an ‘Eye on Earth’ Global Summit to address an array of global environmental issues.
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Haiti prone to environmental issues in quake aftermath
While expert teams are on the ground to address environmental concerns, the affected people of Haiti are prone to lasting effects of this terrible disaster.
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International relief workers threatened by violence
A sharp increase in violence against international aid workers has caused many would-be “voluntourists” to weigh the risks versus rewards of volunteer travel to the countries posing the greatest threat.
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CNN helps strengthen world tourism economy
CNN International has partnered with UNWTO to collaborate on various industry events to ensure the best breed of knowledge and latest data is imparted to sector professionals.
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What are the world’s most ethical travel destinations?
Set all over the globe, these destinations have made the best efforts to promote responsible travel via the protecting of natural environments and building a tourism industry that truly benefits the local communities.
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Doubletree helps Feed the World this holiday season
Doubletree has partnered up with the UN to combat worldwide hunger with its new “Community Drive to Fight World Hunger” campaign.
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Looming climate change adds even more stress to humanitarian aid
With climate change-related disasters frequently occurring throughout the world, humanitarian aid organizations are struggling to keep pace with the increasing demands of affected communities.
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All aboard the month-long Climate Change Express to Copenhagen
The Climate Change Express is a one-month, 9,000-kilometer journey that symbolically joins the site of the last global warming pact with what is hoped to be the birthplace of the next major, and stricter, treaty to combat climate change.
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Understanding Philanthropic Travel
“Ultimately conservation is about people. If you don’t have sustainable development around these (wildlife) parks, then people will have no interest in them, and the parks will not survive.” -Nelson Mandela
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Seven billion trees are public proof of action against climate change
The United Nation’s Billion Tree Campaign is a clear indicator of the public’s overwhelming desire to witness real, definitive action against climate change. The UN has just announced the campaign’s amazing feat of having planted 7 billion trees – one for every person on the planet.
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Sustainable tourism leaders win National Geographic’s Geotourism Challenge 2009
Three winners have officially been awarded in the Geotourism Challenge 2009 – highlighting leaders in sustainable tourism throughout the global online community. The Geotourism Challenge is sponsored by both the National Geographic Society and Ashoka’s Changemakers.
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Top 15 posts on how youth of the world can make a difference
Today’s youth have been born into a world where there is no room for compromise; where much-needed action is crucial in the face of the harsh environmental, political and social changes we have looming over our planet in the decades to come.
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New merger unites sustainable tourism around the globe
Two leading sustainable tourism initiatives have launched a joint effort to provide global sustainable tourism guidelines and international accreditation to the travel industry in an effort to help protect the environment and support local communities.
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World tourism prepares for H1N1 flu season
Representatives from 33 public administrations, the private sector and relevant international organizations convened to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic, expected to coincide with the beginning of the flu season in the Northern Hemisphere this coming fall.
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Tunza youth call for governments to ‘Seal the Deal!’ action against climate change
Young people from around the world have challenged world leaders to take radical, positive measures to combat the problem of climate change in preparation for the U.N. summit in Copenhagen this winter. Approximately 700 young people – ranging from 10 to 24 years old – created the largest global youth gathering on climate change in history.
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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
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Why stronger regulations are crucial to combating climate change 
