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Thu 11 Apr 2013 | Forum on Tourism, Sustainability and Climate Change in Central America - La Ceiba - Honduras |
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Latest news
18 Mar 13 Press Release |
ICAO and UNWTO Affirm Cooperation on Joint Aviation and Tourism Goals The Joint Statement was signed by ICAO Secretary General, Raymond Benjamin, and UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, on the occasion of the official opening of the ICAO Sixth Worldwide Air Transport... |
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07 Mar 13 Press Release |
Indonesia’s future generation pledges tourism leaders to fight climate change School children are the main protagonists of the Mangrove Ambassadors Programme, one of the central elements of the project “Sustainable Tourism through Energy Efficiency with Adaptation and... |
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20 Feb 13 Press Release |
First European Sustainable Tourism Observatory under UNWTO auspices opens in Greece Established by the University of the Aegean in collaboration with UNWTO and with the support of the Ministry of Tourism of Greece, the Centre will monitor and implement sustainable tourism practices... |
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03 Jan 13 Press Release |
UN General Assembly: ecotourism key to eradicating poverty and protecting environment In a significant acknowledgment of tourism as a tool for promoting sustainable development, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution stressing ecotourism’s role in the fight against... |
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13 Dec 12 Press Release |
UNWTO welcomes the world’s one-billionth tourist “Today, we welcome the symbolic arrival of the one-billionth tourist,” said Mr Rifai. “The one-billionth tourist, Mrs. Dale Sheppard-Floyd from the United Kingdom, is visiting Spain for three days.... |
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