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In the context of the recent third Carbon Neutral certification of Machu Picchu, Peru highlights its progress on the global climate agenda through the adhesion of four new signatories to the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. This...
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Following its recognition in the COP29 Action Agenda, tourism again featured prominently, with discussions centred on strengthening governance through UN Tourism’s Interinstitutional Working Group on Tourism and Climate Action. Accelerating the...
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For the first time in the history of the UNFCCC COPs, COP29 featured a Tourism Day, with a First Ministerial Meeting dedicated to positioning tourism policy to support national climate goals. In Baku, public and private sector leaders recognized the...
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In line with the decarbonization commitment assumed in the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism and as part of the activities celebrating the 17th anniversary of its designation as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, Machu...
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The latest UN SDG progress report details how global strides in renewable energy and poverty reduction are tempered by persistent challenges hindering realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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UNWTO has brought together sector leaders at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) to showcase the progress made in implementing the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action on Tourism. In time for the world’s most important climate...
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High-Level event organized in collaboration with the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment in the margins of the INC2 In support of the second round of negotiations taking place in Paris this week to create a legally binding instrument to end...
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The Fifth Newsletter reporting on progress implementing the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was released in March 2023. In this edition, updates of achievements since November 2022 are provided. We are also highlighting signatory...
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We interviewed Simon Birkenhead, Chief Executive Officer of International Volunteer HQ , a volunteer travel provider based in New Zealand that aims to create regenerative travel experiences.
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We interviewed Bruno Wendling, Director-President of Mato Grosso do Sul Tourism Foundation about climate action in Bonito, a renowned ecotourism destination in Brazil . “As tourism destination managers, the sooner we mainstream climate action in our...
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UNWTO has released a new report highlighting the progress that global tourism has made in measuring greenhouse gas emissions as well as the challenges the sector still faces. Measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is key for climate action...