Open Communications for the Ocean (OCTO) is a US-based NGO that connects thousands of ocean professionals to the knowledge and networks they need, empowering conservationists and resource managers to apply best practices worldwide. OCTO’s online communities share practical “how-to” knowledge in response to member questions. Community-led Monitoring for MPAs A member
Taxing tourism has become a high priority for mitigating overtourism and climate change, but what can it achieve and who would reap the benefits? With the UN Oceans Commission weighing in and heated discussion in his native Norway, advising journalist, conservationist, and tourism consultant, Arild Molstad reviews the current debate.
Every year, the global Green Destinations Top 100 competition invites candidates to submit stories about sustainable management of tourism and its impacts. From the winners announced last year, we’ve selected a submission from the Philippines. Synopsis by Ian Vorster. Agritourism to the Rescue on Negros Island Top 100 submission and
When shorelines, coral reefs, and small islands are involved, tourism can both support and interfere with conservation. When visitation gets out of hand, stewards of these places need guidance. When asked for help, a unique network of researchers, managers, and others – the membership of OCTO – volunteered some responses
Morocco’s renowned Kasbah du Toubkal has racked up a three-decade record for good stewardship and community relations. Few lodges have had such a profound impact on their surrounding communities. During a visit, Jonathan Tourtellot learns how this came to be. Mountain Lodge Shows What It Takes to Marry Success with
Wes Espinosa, CEO of our partner CREST, explains why the structure of the innovative 2024 two-day meeting he organized in Atlanta models the collaborative principles of good destination stewardship, up close and personal. How a tourism event can demonstrate community engagement for destinations In September 2024, CREST held its annual
EN ES El flujo de turistas que visitan un destino pasan a formar parte de ese destino. ¿Qué dicen, qué hacen, cómo gastan, cómo se comportan: como invitados o como invasores? – hace la diferencia. Cada vez más, las organizaciones de destinos quieren informar a sus visitantes sobre no hacer
EN ES The stream of tourists who visit a destination become part of that destination. What they say, what they do, how they spend, how they behave – as guests or invaders? – makes a difference. Increasingly, destination organizations want to brief their visitors on doing no harm, even doing
EN ES Otro ganador del Top 100: cada año, Green Destinations organiza el concurso Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories, que invita a presentar propuestas de todo el mundo: una colección examinada de historias que destacan destinos locales y regionales que están avanzando hacia la gestión sostenible del turismo y sus
EN ES Another winner from the Top 100 – Every year, Green Destinations organizes the Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories competition, which invites submissions from around the world – a vetted collection of stories spotlighting local and regional destinations that are making progress toward sustainable management of tourism and its
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