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Consume-Less aims to develop integrated sustainable energy, water and waste management strategies and to promote sustainable tourism models in Mediterranean cities.

Six pilot areas are involved: Gozo, Vélez-Málaga, Saranda, Ragusa, Realmonte and Naxos.

This briefing focuses on what we know about the short-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our environment, approximately six months after large parts of the world went into some degree of lockdown. It considers what can be learnt from these effects and how they might help shape decision-making in the future.

This paper describes the impact of COVID-19 on wildlife tourism in protected areas, considering implications for protected areas, the tourism sector, and local communities. As part of a broader EU study on the ‘Wildlife economy: sustainable tourism in protected areas’, the paper shares the results of research from tourism stakeholders globally, combined with recent market intelligence on the impacts of the pandemic in Latin America. A sister analysis has also been undertaken for Africa, and comparisons are shared in this paper.

DestiMED brings together 13 protected areas to collectively develop, manage and promote ecotourism in the Mediterranean Basin.

The objectives of the “Ecoblue tourism” project are to increase entrepreneurship opportunities in blue ecotourism in coastal countries through an innovative training methodology (within the framework of EntreComp) to improve the entrepreneurial skills of long-term unemployed youngsters who wish to develop their own ideas and businesses in this sector.

This book evaluates the concept of green standards in tourism and presents global case studies of current green standards being implemented in various destinations including Central America, Australia, Europe, South Africa, and Fiji.

This Failte Ireland ecotourism handbook provides practical steps and guidance and resources for ecotourism businesses development and management.

The EMbleMatiC project aims to create and test a new form and offer of sustainable tourism, located in the hinterland coastal area, based on the identarian singularities of 9 mountains from the Emblematic Mediterranean Mountains (EMM) network. This includes: A study to characterize their “EMbleMatiC dimension” An eco-itinerary in each of the 9 territories An umbrella brand and common communication tools

With the aim of supporting destinations to rebuild the European tourism sector, the European Travel Commission (ETC) commissioned a Handbook that explores mitigation and recovery strategies deployed by NTOs across Europe during the pandemic, with a focus on sustainable tourism practices.

The aim of the Handbook is to provide NTOs with strategic recommendations to follow the path to rebuild both the tourism industry and travel confidence and ultimately support the creation of a new tourism ecosystem. ETC trusts that this Handbook will foster knowledge sharing among destinations, strengthen Europe’s approach for recovery and pave the way towards a more sustainable and resilient tourism sector.

HERIT-DATA promotes the use of smart and open data to better manage tourism flows in natural and cultural heritage sites. The project aims to identify innovative solutions, with the support of new technologies and big data, to reduce the negative impacts of tourism on cultural and natural heritage sites. HERIT-DATA has defined a set of indicators to collect data about tourism flows and is developing an online platform to analyze this data. The platform will help policymakers, destination managers, cities and sites to anticipate and manage the tourism flows in a smarter way. An App will use this data and help visitors to better organize their visits. All these tools will be tested in six pilot sites in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Greece, Italy and Spain.