Sharing Economy
Sharing economy, tourism and sustainability There is a link between Sharing economy and sustainability, in particular because the mediator between demand and request is disappearing, there are many examples in particular in the tourism sector. Reading about Sharing Economy in many ways has reminded me about a couple of Italian examples one is a different […]
Have you ever heard about Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR?
Are you familiar with the GRI criteria for measuring corporate social responsibility? 2022 his period (August/September), I wanted to delve into the subject of GRI standards because I consider them a very important tool for assessing the starting performance and subsequently the improvement or deterioration of the activity we are analysing. The Global Reporting Initiative […]
Zero waste, from the US to the world
Zero waste, from the US to the world Some Americans experts suggest encouraging Zero Waste lifestyles. Although this article first appeared a few years ago, the issue of waste is still very relevant to the discussion of sustainable living. Eric Lombardi, executive director at EcoCycle, reports “Each American creates about a ton of garbage every […]
The Gambia: overview and sustainable development challenges
The Gambia: overview and sustainable development challenges – 2014 The Gambia is one of the countries where UNDP is working on sustainable development through the Millennium Development Goals. Unfortunately, the Gambia is now famous because of Ebola. According to recent news reports, the Gambia government has made a move to protect its citizens and visitors. In […]
Unesco Biosphere Reserve: work experience at Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere
Unesco Biosphere Reserve: work experience at Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere My first work experience abroad was at the Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere in 2011. I worked with the team of a Unesco Biosphere Reserve: the Ecodyfi organisation of Dyfi Biosphere. The first thing I did was research the sustainable tourism market in Wales and compare it to […]
What is Expo 2015 Milan?
What is about the Expo 2015 Milan area ‘ years later? 2024 updates The Expo 2015 Milan exhibition site, where the related event took place, is located in the north-west sector of the Lombard capital. Ninety per cent of it is in Milan, and the remaining 10 per cent is in the municipality of Rho.The […]
Sustainability and tourism in Africa
Rhino Poaching in South Africa – 2015 South Africa is viewed as the primary custodian of Africa’s rhinos. As of the last estimates at the end of 2010, 18,796 white rhinos and 1,916 black rhinos represent approximately 93% and 40% of the total white and black rhino populations, respectively. In recent years, poaching levels have […]
Sustainable tourism, protected areas and internet have to be the keywords of Italian tourism industry
Exciting research presented during the important Tourism fair BIT 2014 Milano (Borsa Internazionale del Turismo = International Tourism Exchange) by Sandra Cuocolo, senior researcher of IPR Marketing, and realized in collaboration with the Foundation UniVerde can help us to understand the Italian context. The research shows that sustainability in tourism has become a commercial […]
Sustainable tourism in the UK
Sustainable Tourism: Bryn Elltyd eco guest house it’s carbon neutral since 2012 We are a tiny three-star Welsh guesthouse with six bedrooms,700ft up a Welsh mountain in an 1883 stone house. It has taken us five years, but we went carbon neutral over three years ago. We have no staff…no big government grants, just two […]
Sustainable Tourism – What does it mean for STouW website?
Sustainable Tourism – What does it mean for STouW website? Sustainable Tourism World has a specific opinion about what can be considered sustainable. Most of the time, it is related to the role of REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. Sustainable tourism is an approach to tourism, a way to organise and design it, not a kind of […]