Mediterranean Experience of Ecotourism Manual: A guide to discover the MEET approach
This presentation explains The Mediterranean Experience of Ecotourism (MEET) group that acts as a Destination Management Organization and includes a target-oriented network of people and organizations managing ecotourism products built around the natural and cultural attractions of protected areas and local communities. Featured countries include: Italy, France, Spain, Jordan, Lebanon, ROWA, Malta, Cyprus, Greece and […]
Certification Tools and Standards for Protected Areas Management
This collaborative IUCN, WCPA, TAPAS Group, and GSTC webinar provides an overview of certification tools and standards for managing protected areas.
Congestion Management Support
This National Parks Service toolkit provides a list of solutions and tools that can be applied to address specific traffic congestion problems and issues in national park settings and uses a step-by-step process to solve congestion, based on adaptive management.
Sustainable Coastal Tourism: Problems and Management Options
This research paper, useful for tourism decision-makers in SIDS and coastal destinations, evaluates current issues in sustainable coastal tourism and offers potential management options.
Sustainable Coastal Tourism: An Integrated Planning and Management Approach
This UNEP report considers current issues in growing coastal tourism and highlights the potential of an integrated planning and management approach to support the public sector, private sector, and civil society.
Contribution of Tourism Revenue to Financing Protected Area Management in Southern Africa
This research article provides a report on research assessing the extent to which tourism contributes towards biodiversity financing for Protected Areas management in southern African countries.
A Toolkit for Monitoring and Managing Community-Based Tourism
This SNV and University of Hawaii toolkit, recommended for anyone involved in the funding, planning or managing of a community-based tourism project, is designed to provide readers with the know-how to set up and run a monitoring programme for a community-based tourism project via step-by-step guidelines, supported by a wide range of case studies, in […]
Sustainable Ocean Principles
These UNGC Sustainable Ocean Principles provide a framework for responsible business practices across sectors and geographies focusing on ocean health and productivity, governance and engagement, and data and transparency.
The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles
The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles are the foundational keystone to invest in the ocean economy. Launched in 2018, they are the world’s first global guiding framework for banks, insurers and investors to finance a sustainable blue economy. They promote the implementation of SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and set out ocean-specific standards, allowing the […]
Maritime Culture Empowerment under Indonesian Ocean Policy
This paper presents information on the Indonesian Ocean Policy and the development of maritime culture empowerment as the policy’s action plan, particularly for the 2020-2024 action plan. Maritime culture empowerment is carried out through 3 cultural development programs, namely Ocean and Culture Literacy, Culture Action or Activation, and Culture-based Innovation.