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A naturum is a visitor centre with activities and exhibitions, located at several of Sweden’s national parks and nature reserves. Here, you will be welcomed by friendly, knowledgeable staff who will answer your questions and guide you through the...

Outdoors and nature bring great value to both individuals and society as a whole. A Swedish project carried by the Swedish Association for Outdoor Organizations (Svenskt Friluftsliv) and supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency , ”...

The publication on “Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets” is the result of a 3 years process, a collaboration between FAO, Biodiversity International, and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and of the...

The ministers of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry of the Nordic Countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and Greenland, Faroe Islands and Åland Islands - had their annual Nordic Council of Ministers’ meeting (MR...

In Sweden, you have a Right of Public Access whenever you visit Swedish nature whether you’re going for a walk, kayaking, climbing a mountain or simply enjoying nature. The Swedish EPA has emphaises the right of all people in Sweden to visit nature...

The first newsletter reporting on progress implementing the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism was released in December 2021.

Evolving proposals for post-2020 global biodiversity framework target(s) to transform our food systems and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 issued by participants of three online exchanges, including Parties to the CBD, practitioners, scientists and...

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Accor, Club Med, deSter, Hong-Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Iberostar, Melco, Six Senses have all reported continuous efforts to implement their commitments to tackle plastic pollution. Read the full...

The 2021 Global UNWTO Students League placed the focus on plastic pollution and rural development. The competition attracted over 1,000 students. From these, 155 teams, representing 124 educational institutions in 45 different countries put forward...

First COP #Eat4Change dinner event during COP26.

Interview with Christian de Boer, Managing Director of Jaya House Hotels Siem Reap, Cambodia, on the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative. Located alongside the Siem Reap River in Cambodia, Jaya House River Park is a small hotel with 36 rooms, two...