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This case study of Praia da Cova Redonda in Portugal presents the negative impacts on land use and occupation caused by the excessive presence of people, the introduction of invasive species and the artificial filling of beaches. At the end, a set of mitigating measures are presented that aim to ensure that the exploitation of natural resources can be maintained, but in a perspective of preservation and recovery of natural resources and biodiversity.

This Resource Watch resource features hundreds of data sets all in one place, providing a comprehensive state of the planet’s resources and citizens. Users can visualize challenges facing people and the planet, from climate change to poverty, water risk to state instability, air pollution to human migration, and more.

This INTOSAI report provides an overview of the impact of tourism on wildlife conservation including environmental, social and cultural impacts and human–wildlife conflicts as well as audits related to tourism and wildlife.

This WRI report examines the role of equity in securing a sustainable ocean economy and sets out a clear pathway that we can begin to implement now to strive towards ocean equity.

This document is one of a series synthesizing the most pertinent findings of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) for tourism as a critical economic and business sector in the fight against climate change.

The Climate Neutral Now Initiative is one of several initiatives launched by the UNFCCC secretariat to increase climate action by engaging non-Party stakeholders (sub-national governments, companies, organizations, individuals). This tool is used for awareness-raising, capacity building, partnership developing, promoting and facilitating the estimation of carbon footprints, the reduction of those footprints, and voluntary compensation (offsetting).

This CREST Fact Sheet considers the intersection of climate change and tourism to give a brief overview of the current situation, issues, and potential solutions with a focus in Grenada and the greater Caribbean.

Climate Watch is an online platform designed to empower policymakers, researchers, media and other stakeholders with the open climate data, visualizations and resources they need to gather insights on national and global progress on climate change including the analysis and comparison of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

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.

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.