The Icarus Foundation is a not-for-profit environmental, policy, research and education organization focused on sustaining a climate friendly tourism industry. They provide practical information, programs and research that encourage and enable hosts and guests to minimize the greenhouse gases generated by tourism activity.
The Icarus Foundation envisions a prosperous tourism industry that operates in harmony with the capacity of the earth’s living systems to absorb waste and that is committed to reducing its impact on the production of greenhouse gases that lead to climate change.
The Icarus Report - March 2008 : Climate Change ~ Implications for the Tourism Industry
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The Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC Partnership) is a coalition of 32 organizations working together to foster increased understanding of sustainable tourism practices and the adoption of universal sustainable tourism principles.
The Partnership, which was initiated by Rainforest Alliance, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Foundation, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), launched the Sustainable Tourism Criteria at the World Conservation Congress in October 2008. These criteria will be the minimum standard that any tourism business should aspire to reach in order to protect and sustain the world’s natural and cultural resources while ensuring tourism meets its potential as a tool for poverty alleviation.
The Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria - October 2008
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World Travel & Tourism Council - www.wttc.org
Raising awareness of the importance of Travel & Tourism, promoting synergies between the public and private sector, generating profit as well as protecting natural, social and cultural environment, are the fundamental components of WTTC's mission, as outlined in the Blueprint for New Tourism.
WTTC is firmly committed to realizing our industry's potential for growth and ensuring maximum and sustainable benefits for everyone involved. As one of the industries which generates the most employment, Travel & Tourism needs the complete understanding and support of governments and international organizations in order to realize its full potential, for the benefit of all.
Leading the Challenge on Climate Change - February 2009
Blueprint for New Tourism - 2003
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