Costa Rica’s tourism model was developed with sustainability, innovation, and inclusiveness in mind, and part of their key to success has been to target a demand that can adapt to the conditions the country has to offer. The country’s tourist attractions focus on activities that respect the environment and offer travellers opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to conservation and cultural heritage.
How will the industry measure “building back better”? There needs to be a major reckoning of the industry’s problematic equity imbalance and new performance metrics if the industry is to transform into a more climate-smart, socially sustainable and equitable industry across its supply chain.
The report by global market research company Euromonitor International assessed 99 country destinations on their environmental, social and economic sustainability and country risk. Sweden was ranked first. The country is highly engaged with the Sustainable Development Goals and preserves the Arctic ice and permafrost to help stop climate change.
New research by the International Union for Conservation of Nature suggests that job cuts in nature reserves and environmental rollbacks by governments during the Covid-19 pandemic are undermining conservation efforts. Recovery measures need to be planned in a way that avoids negative impacts on biodiversity and charts a more sustainable and equitable way forward.
The planet is being threatened by greenhouse gas emissions, overexploitation of the natural resources and unsustainable patterns of production and consumption. In the week of International Women's Day, Intrepid Travel's Susanne Etti gives 6 reasons we need to empower women to fight climate change.
