Recommendations on Sustainable Development of Indigenous Tourism
The aim of these recommendations is to encourage tourism enterprises to develop their operations in a responsible and sustainable manner, while enabling those indigenous communities that wish to open up to tourism to take full grasp of opportunities that come along, following a thorough consultation process. The recommendations also target tourists that visit indigenous communities, […]
Sea Turtle Friendly™ Tourism Standards
Sea Turtle Friendly™ Tourism acts to reduce impacts of development and recreational activities and provides new and sustainable livelihood opportunities to protect these species. Sea Turtle Friendly™ encourages the tourism sector to take pride in their role as sea turtle stewards and in securing a long-term future for a turtle-based tourism economy. Certification also empowers tourists […]
Implementation Plan for a Socioeconomic Monitoring Program in the National Park System
From 2014 to 2017, the National Park Service (NPS) Social Science Program (SSP) worked with RSG via a contract to develop and conduct pilot implementation of an in-park Socioeconomic Monitoring (SEM) program for the National Park System. This report describes the results of the pilot SEM program and presents an implementation plan for a long-term […]
Visitor Capacity Guidebook: Managing the Amounts and Types of Visitor Use to Achieve Desired Conditions
This visitor capacity guidebook, in combination with the “Visitor Use Management Framework,” provides managers with processes to collaboratively develop long-term strategies to manage the amounts and types of visitor use to protect resources, improve access, connect visitors to key experiences, and achieve desired conditions. The purpose of this guidebook is to provide cohesive guidance on […]
Coastal Areas Sustainable Tourism Water Management in the Mediterranean
Coastal Areas Sustainable Tourism Water Management in the Mediterranean is the first Interreg MED project supporting sustainable tourism policies & practices on water efficiency in coastal areas, has the overall objective to support sustainable tourism water management in Med coastal areas, by improving the monitoring and assessment of the water sustainability performance of the tourism sector.
Blue Tourism – The Transition Towards Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism in World Marine Regions
This report intends to understand and define better the environmental and social footprint of coastal and maritime tourism in major global marine regions such as the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, the North East Atlantic, the South Pacific Ocean, and the Western Indian Ocean. It aims to identify and disseminate field learnings and innovative practices to propose […]
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods through Wildlife Tourism
Nature-based tourism (NBT) is a sub-component of the tourism sector that includes wildlife-based tourism. NBT is a powerful tool countries can leverage to grow and diversify their economies while protecting their biodiversity, and contributing to many sustainable development goals (SDG), including SDGs 12 and 15. Local communities, private sector enterprises, and governments can also benefit […]
Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2017 – 2020
The Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan is designed to provide NSW Aboriginal tourism operators and the wider tourism industry with a practical guide to Destination NSW’s vision to support the development of Aboriginal tourism experiences and businesses in NSW. The new Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2017-2020 continues this vision and has a strong focus on trade […]
NSW Aboriginal Tourism Toolkit
The toolkit provides businesses with fact sheets and contact information to connect export-ready Aboriginal tourism products to the market. The toolkit is one of the deliverable actions under the NSW Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan. DNSW also provides assistance to Aboriginal tourism operators in the development of their businesses, from concept to market ready in both Australian and […]
Modelos de Gestión de Desarrollo Turístico Comunitario Sostenible para las Americas
This proposed set of guidelines from the Organization of American States provides an overview of the structure, focus, benefits, and characteristics of Community-Based Rural Tourism in countries throughout the Americas (in Spanish).