Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Supplementary Information
This collaborative CBD, UNEP, and GIZ report acts as a primer for policymakers and voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
Tracking Progress Toward the Cool Food Pledge: Setting Climate Targets, Tracking Metrics, Using the Cool Food Calculator, and Related Guidance for Pledge Signatories
This WRI Cool Food Pledge is a global initiative that helps food providers sell delicious dishes with smaller climate footprints. This technical note, and the accompanying Cool Food Calculator, help Cool Food Pledge signatories and other food providers set targets and track climate impacts over time.
Global Ecological, Social and Economic Contribution of Marine Plastic
This article takes a holistic approach to considering the consequences of marine plastic pollution through a literature review of 1191 data points to determine the global ecological, social and economic impacts. The reduction in ecosystem service provision found in the study is expected to have implications for human health and wellbeing, linked particularly to fisheries, […]
Teacher’s Guide for Caribbean ‘Green’ Travel: Your Choices Make a Difference
This CREST study guide is designed to help teachers at any level who wish to use the CREST “Caribbean Green Travel” film in their classes and introduce key concepts about sustainable tourism and community development. voluntourism, certification, and so on. This guide includes discussion questions, ideas for in-class or take-home activities, and used for exam […]
Coastal Tourism, Sustainability, and Climate Change in the Caribbean, Volume II
This CREST report highlights case studies to see how various tourism sectors both contribute to and are impacted by climate change and presents innovative tourism businesses that are providing solutions to addressing climate change with a focus in the Caribbean.
Wondering about the Economic Impact of Ecotourism on Marine Mammals?
This National Geographic article provides insight to the economic impact of wildlife tourism on marine mammals around the world and its growing popularity.
Action Plan for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in Mauritius
This One Planet Network action plan provides realistic and achievable objectives aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve resource efficiency within the Mauritius accommodation sector and its value chain.
Wildlife-Based Ecotourism as a Sustainable Conservation Strategy: Ecological and Management Indicators of Conservation Impact
This analysis supports the coupling of existing frameworks on wildlife tourism and socio-ecological systems to identify strategies likely to maximize positive conservation outcomes of wildlife-based ecotourism (WBE) sites. These findings support the development of project and policy guidelines for WBE as a sustainable conservation-development strategy.
Coral Reefs: Tourism, Conservation and Management
This Routledge book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to review issues surrounding coral reef tourism management. It incorporates coral reef science, management, conservation and tourism perspectives and takes a global perspective of coral reef tourism issues covering many of the world’s most significant coral reef destinations.
Palau: Carbon Neutral Tourism Destination
This STI article highlights a project in partnership with Slow Food and the Palau Bureau of Tourism to help Palau become the world’s first carbon neutral destination to help mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on the destination.