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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 international markets.

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).

This webinar addresses the issue of the climate change and the tourism activities impacts of the World Heritage Sites.  The report 'Destinations at risk, World Heritage & Tourism in a Changing Climate' provides an overview of the increasing vulnerability of World Heritage sites to climate change impacts and the potential implications for and of global tourism. The report stresses the importance of sound site management practices.

INHERIT is a 4 year project that aims to conserve and valorise natural heritage in MED coastal and maritime tourist destinations, alleviating the adverse effects of overcapacity tourism in these areas through the promotion of sustainable tourism. The project will test and deploy a new approach in promoting  sustainable tourism that includes measures to protect its natural heritage from mass tourism effects, and a strategy of transnational cooperation to form a network of MED areas, which will prioritise the enhanced protection of their natural heritage as an asset to develop sustainable tourism activities and to ensure responsible development.

CO-EVOLVE analyzed and promoted the co-evolution of human activities and natural systems in touristic coastal areas in the Mediterranean, allowing for the sustainable development of touristic activities, based on the principles of Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Maritime Spatial Planning. The aim was to demonstrate through pilot actions the feasibility and effectiveness of an ICZM/MSP-based planning process.

The BlueMed Coordination and Support Action (CSA), funded by the European Commission within the H2020 framework programme,  promotes the development and coordination of interdisciplinary reasearch on marine and maritime issues affecting blue economy. The BlueMed consortium is composed of partners from Cyprus, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.

Many bird populations worldwide are at risk of extinction, and rely heavily on protected area networks for their continued conservation. Tourism to these areas contributes to conservation by generating revenue for management. Here we quantify the contribution of tourism revenue for bird species in the IUCN Red List, using a simple accounting method. Relevant data are available for 90 (16%) of the 562 critically endangered and endangered species. Contributions of tourism to bird conservation are highest, 10–64%, in South America, Africa, and their neighbouring islands. Critically endangered bird species rely on tourism more heavily than endangered species (p<0.02). Many protected areas could also enhance their management budgets by promoting birdwatching tourism specifically.

These aquatic resource management toolkits are designed with a “train the trainers” approach in mind. The audience for these toolkits are the individuals and organizations providing the technical support to ensure those communities and entrepreneurs are successful. While these toolkits do not span the entire breadth of the complex tourism industry, they do provide insight into four of the most critical aspects of sustainable tourism development including: business planning, operations and management, staff training, and sales and marketing

This Multi-Hazard Risk Management Guide for the Caribbean Tourism Sector was designed as a practical tool, addressing all phases of the Disaster Management cycle with a comprehensive and well-articulated treatment of the range of natural and other hazards, which can affect the Caribbean tourism industry. The Guide incorporates climate and disaster risk mitigation and adaptation strategies providing structured guidance and templates to function as a Tourism Sector DRM Road-map that covers (i) mitigation; (ii) preparedness; (iii) response; and (iv) recovery including business continuity.