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CABI’s case study database - Tourism Cases, is a window into the world of tourism development. Areas include tourism, leisure and recreation, hospitality industry, sport, travel and technology and arts & entertainment.

The CTO’s mission is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people. The CTO resource page provides tools and resources for Caribbean destinations, businesses and communities; topics include COVID-19, community-based tourism, climate change, disaster management, conference papers, education and training, scholarships & grants, zika virus, etc.

The Center for Responsible Tourism provides tools and resources for destinations, businesses and communities in the areas of climate change, biodiversity & cultural heritage, over tourism, the wealth gap, and responsible travel.

The Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), in cooperation with UN Environment, has compiled this resource packet as part of our commitment to supporting the UN’s 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (IY2017). Throughout the tourism industry, there are many initiatives and advocacy campaigns that promote innovative best practices, codes of conduct, and certification programs, all designed to help deepen our understanding of, and commitment to, sustainable travel. This directory contains valuable information on a range of topics that are critical to ensuring that businesses operate more sustainability and travelers make more informed and earth-friendly decisions.

Data Access – DCRM’s projects and ongoing monitoring programs result in a large quantity of data. In an effort to share and distribute this information, DCRM has developed an Open Data Portal. This portal currently serves spatial data related to a variety of projects.

The Coral Reef Alliance shared publication, resources and tools to support saving the world’s coral reefs; infographics, low impact design and best management practices to safeguard coral reefs, demonstration projects ago safeguard coral reefs, traditional Hawaiian agriculture info sheets, guidelines and best practices, case studies, and developing sustainable fisheries in the Mesoamerica region (Spanish).

The Destination International Lbrary serves as a repository for past and current materials, reports and articles on the destination marketing and manangement industry. Search the library by date, document type or topic.

The Australian ecotourism resource hub presents tools and resources for: COVID-19, bushfire and disaster recovery, business tools, destination management plans, expressions of interest, ecotourism plans, ecotourism research and statistics, protected area management, national landscapes materials, Indigenous tourism and accessibility.

BlueInvest, enabled by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, aims to boost innovation and investment in sustainable technologies for the blue economy, by supporting readiness and access to finance for early-stage businesses, small and medium enterprises and scale-ups. Resources and tools include training programs, coaching opportunities, key research findings and information on grants and fundraising.

ECOLNET is developing a range of resources to support the application of the EETLS by individual businesses and certification agencies active in the field of ecotourism. A central learning resource developed by ECOLNET is the online training packages which are targeted to tourism businesses and evaluators of the EETLS. The training packages are accessible via a moodle platform. The content of the training packages relate to the EETLS requirements. The learning content is organised in units, and each unit is followed by exercises, further reading material and linked to case studies.