1. INTERNATIONAL RAINFOREST TOURISM SYMPOSIUM,Palm Cove, Cairns, Australia, 22 - 24 .06.2010
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

INTERNATIONAL RAINFOREST TOURISM SYMPOSIUM Palm Cove, Cairns, Australia, 22 - 24 June 2010 Hosted by: The Centre for Tropical Tourism Studies and James Cook University “Rainforest t

2. 2008 International Conference on Strategic Management, Sichuan Univ., Chengdu, CH, 16. -20.10.2008
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

... R. China ·        University of Minnesota, USA; Department of Forest Resources and Tourism Center ·        The N...

3. Indigenous Tourism Rights International: “Rethinking Tourism Certification”
(Indigenous Tourism/Global Indigenous Tourism Information)

...nd the United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Representatives of Rainforest Alliance and TIES who were invited to participate as “guests” in the early part of the...

4. The Berlin Declaration on ... Sustainable Tourism
(Tourism & Environment/TF: Sustainable Tourism)

...and biological diversity conservation. Particular attention should be paid to the conservation needs in forest areas, grasslands, fresh water eco-systems, areas of spectacular beauty, arctic and an...

5. Global Codes of Ethics for Tourism
(Tourism & Environment/TF: Sustainable Tourism)

...arly sensitive areas: desert, polar or high mountain regions, coastal areas, tropical forests or wetlands, propitious to the creation of nature reserves or prot...

6. Sarawak imposes tougher restrictions on eco-tourism projects
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...sp; “We (state government) have received many applications for permits from people who want to open up forests for building resorts and accomodation facilities to attract tourists.  “We hav...

7. NDLTD - Online Publications: "Tourism"
(Online Publications/Research Papers [downloadable])

1. Restructuring and employment change in sparsely populated areas : examples from Northern Sweden and Finland Lundmark, Linda ,

8. 3th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE, TOURISM AND RECREATION; Alex., Greece, 19.-22.09.2007
(Conferences/Past Conferences)

...akis/evros.htm  Excursions:  a) Island of Samothraki b) Delta of Evros c) Forest of Dadia   ...

9. TF & Carbon Offsetting
(Tourism & Environment/TF: Sustainable Tourism)

...other projects.' Types of offset Tree Planting Tree planting includes not only re-creating natural forests (reforestation) and avoiding deforestation, but also monoculture tree farming on plant...

10. IPCC - Special Reports on CC
(Tourism - Hazards, Desasters and Risks/Tourism and Climate Change)

... Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry. 2000 Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

11. Organic Label: No Cloned Animals, Period
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...nic food production. The bill, S536, is currently in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. See sample letter to the FDA at this link. Related blog posts: Senator Migden...

12. Plan B Budget for Restoring the Earth
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

... its natural support systems. More than half the world?s people depend directly on croplands, rangelands, forests, and fisheries for their livelihoods. Many more depend on forest product industries, l...

13. Paper Giant Destroys Natural Forests, Hides Behind Philanthropy?Part 2 of 2
(Globalization and Tourism Content/WorldWatch - News)

The global paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has advertised its slogan, ?ecological plantations, environmental pulp, green paper,? everywhere around Hainan Province. It has also won over officia

14. Paper Giant Destroys Natural Forests, Hides Behind Philanthropy?Part 1 of 2
(Globalization and Tourism Content/WorldWatch - News)

On March 28, Greenpeace China announced its discovery that the paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has planted a large area of eucalyptus trees for pulp and paper making in Yingge Mountain Provinc

15. Deforestation in the Developing World ?Out of Control?
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

Forests store massive amounts of carbon — roughly 50% more than is found in the atmosphere. Deforestation and the Global Carbon Cycle Deforestation increases the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2

16. Searching for more sustainable options
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...uch more readily available in Europe. Biodiesel is not without controversy. A large-scale conversion of forested land to grow crops for biodiesel could result in a huge net release of carbon into th...

17. Recycled Paper
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...er percentage of post-consumer content is the best choice. Where did the paper originate? Look for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification label. This paper comes from forests managed in...

18. Chinese Biofuels Expansion Threatens Ecological Disaster
(Globalization and Tourism Content/WorldWatch - News)

The recent agreement between China?s top forestry authority and one of the nation?s biggest energy giants to develop biofuels plantations in the southwest reflects rising Chinese attention to non-foss

19. Costa Rica Aims to Become First "Carbon Neutral" Country
(Globalization and Tourism Content/WorldWatch - News)

The Costa Rican government is developing plans to begin offsetting all of the country's carbon dioxide emissions, the news service La Nación reported on February 21. Environment and Energy Ministe

20. Antartic penguins moving southward - Arctic treeline moving northward
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...GICAL KNOWLEDGE FOCUSES ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, SEPTEMBER 13, 2005: The boundary, or treeline, between forest and tundra ecosystems is a prominent landscape feature in both Arctic and mountain envi...

21. Greenhouse Gases hit new high
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...ion methane pits produce energy equivalent to 10.9 million tons of coal and save 3.96 million hectares of forest. Since the 1970s, China has been promoting the use of methane pits to process rural or...

22. Financial incentive schemes to tackle deforestation
(Tourism - Hazards, Desasters and Risks/Climate Change News)

Avoided deforestation (AD) has become a global concern with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This paper discusses financial incentive schemes to reduce rates of def

23. The role of sustainable forest management in climate change mitigation
(Tourism - Hazards, Desasters and Risks/Climate Change News)

This is the draft report of a scoping study for the Forestry Commission on forests and climate change. The report discusses the role that sustainable forest management can play in mitigating climate

24. Carbon-Offsetting for Travel
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...the Third World, especially where there is no variety in the species of tree being planted. “Buying forestry offsets does nothing to lessen society’s dependence on fossil fuels, something ...

25. District of Squamish Pledges to Go Green
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...rough a complete compost, recycling and waste collection system; 11.Maintain and encourage healthy urban forests; promote tree planting where necessary and institute tree removal bylaw to increase sh...

26. Amazonian Communities Fight New Oil Wells
(Tourism & Environment/Sustainable Tourism News)

...nternational tour to tender 18 oil concessions and invite U.S. companies to invest in the Peruvian Amazon forest. Perupetro, Peru’s state-owned oil company which is responsible for promoting th...

27. Campus Greening: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
(Globalization and Tourism Content/WorldWatch - News)

Known globally for its School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (FES), Yale University has recently taken additional steps to incorporate the school?s sustainability ideals into campus life. In 20

28. Brunei to promote tourism on a global scale
(Globalization and Tourism Content/TF: Globalization- News)

... ‘visit Brunei' year in 2008. The campaign involves promoting eco-tourism, as the Sultanate has many rain forests and some cities built on water. Indeed, some parts contain houses on stilts above wate...

29. Hunting in Belarus
(Globalization and Tourism Content/TF: Globalization- News)

...f land. The possibilities are countless, as Belarus is a country full of unspoiled natural areas and deep forests swarming with game animals. The most suitable hunting locations are in the Belavezhska...

30. A guide for climate change adaptation in the forest sector
(Tourism - Hazards, Desasters and Risks/Climate Change News)

This report discusses climate change adaptation strategies with an emphasis on forest ecosystems. The paper argues that adaptation measures must be part of a countrys development process, and that ev