Area’s value from tourism outstrips its value from fishing, and while industrial fishing was already banned throughout the islands, poaching continues,
If left unchecked, international aviation could eat up over a fifth of the world’s entire carbon budget by 2050... yet it has been largely left out of global efforts to tackle climate change.
European tourist destinations are to be recognised for their standout performance in tracking and enhancing sustainability and accessibility at the Joint ETIS and Accessible Tourism Awards hosted by the European Commission.
The program aims to increase tourism expenditures, employment and income; promote disaster and climate resilience and environmental sustainability in tourism destinations; and create enabling conditions for private sector investment in overnight tourism.
Peace, democracy and ending geopolitical and ethno-cultural conflicts between and within countries can facilitate phenomenal growth in travel and tourism.