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This Gambia Information Site provides a range of information and resources for travel and tourism, flights, attractions and accommodations with a particular focus on eco-friendly accommodations, tour operators, organizations and shopping outlets.

This Green Destinations Standard is a set of criteria to measure, monitor and improve sustainable tourism policies and management of destinations and regions.

The GSTC Destination criteria presents a comprehensive list of certification standards, indicators, criteria, and best practices for tourism stakeholder to use as basic guidelines for sustainable destination development and management. The GSTC criteria is organized into four main categories: management, socioeconomic, culture, and the environment.

The GSTC criteria for hotels and tour operators provides business owners with standards and indicators to effectively conduct sustainable planning while maximizing social and economic benefits for the local community, enhancing cultural heritage, and reducing negative impacts to the environment, as a basis for certification for sustainability.

The purpose of the Global Report is to provide a dynamic global picture relating to the four ILO categories of fundamental principles and rights at work.

This book examines the key principles of indigenous ecotourism through global case studies and analyzes the key factors for sustainable development.

This G Adventures, Planatera, and GW IITS set of guidelines are for travel companies that work with indigenous communities around the world to encourage responsible conduct and guide good business practices that serve and protect the interests of indigenous communities and travel companies as well as produce visitor experiences that are authentic, respectful and rewarding.

Traditional rural livelihoods are disappearing due to natural resource decline, climate pressure and,
also modernization. This study explores livelihood diversification from primary economic activities
into tourism employment in rural communities. We examine the developmental role of tourism in
areas where traditional activities, in this case fishing, have declined and tourism is growing. This
article presents the findings of two case studies: the coastal communities of Padstow (UK) and Paternoster (South Africa).

This UNESCO World Heritage manual is intended as a tool for capacity-building for the effective management of heritage, and for World Heritage properties in particular. It is designed to equip people involved in heritage conservation and management, and empower policy makers through improved institutional structures.

This CBD manual presents a set of guidelines, tools and resources for sustainable tourism development planning, investments, and activities. This resource is useful for tourism industry researchers, practitioners and destination managers to achieve sustainable tourism goals through education and capacity building.