Aivar Ruukel Friday, 30th of July 2010 at 06:23:27 AM
This year, the first European Ecotourism Conference (EETC) is starting a new tradition in the European travel scene – an annual gathering of experts, business leaders, and public and private stakeholders to encourage ongoing conversations about the current state of ecotourism development and future challenges and opportunities. The EETC 2010 will be held in Pärnu, Estonia, from September 26-30, including pre- and post-conference tours to share Estonia’s local culture, natural beauty and rural traditions. Registration for the EETC 2010 is available at: http://www.european-ecotourism.com/registration/
This year’s EETC will focus on the theme, “Balancing Sustainability and Profitability,” addressing timely issues and challenges facing the ecotourism community in Europe and around the world. The conference program will utilize methods to engage participants in productive discussions, allowing everyone to actively participate in the knowledge sharing and learning experiences.
We hope you will be able to join us in Estonia in September, and be part of many of the on-site and online conversations before, during and after the conference.
Aivar Ruukel Friday, 3rd of September 2010 at 10:12:59 AM
Bulgarian Central Balkan National Park keeps up high standards of wilderness conservation and is one the best European wilderness areas – this is the outcome of the international monitoring carried out in the Bulgarian PAN Park to assess the wilderness protection work done in the past few years. Read whole story at PAN Parks website.
Greentraveller is a website that provides information on how to have a green holiday. The founder of greentarveller is travel journalist Richard Hammond who is also one of the speakers of the European Ecotourism Conference.
Today greentraveller launched new online ferry journey planner with details of over 80 ferry journeys foot passengers can make between the UK, Ireland and continental Europe.
Richard Hammond says:
Travelling as a foot passenger on a traditional ferry service is one of the greenest ways to travel between the UK, Ireland and the continent, yet it is often difficult to find information on how public transport links in with the vast network of ferry services at home and overseas.
“Our new online ferry journey planner shows how easy it can be to take the train or bus to a ferry port then hop across to Ireland or Continental Europe and continue the journey overland.
“We hope that our online guide to ferry services will be the first port of call for foot passengers looking to plan and book their holidays overseas.”
Aivar Ruukel Tuesday, 24th of August 2010 at 08:56:15 PM
The World Cafe is one of the Conversation Methods that will be use on European Ecotourism Conference in Pärnu. “World Cafe is a powerful method for bringing people together for lively conversations around questions that matter”, explains Piret Jeedas, host of the Cafe on our conference.
The new York Times Explorer journalist Clifford J. Levy writes about his Bog-Trekking experience in Estonia.
” The ground wobbled like soft pudding, as if we were in a fun house attraction. Our arms flapped as we tried to maintain our balance. Giggles all around.” he colorfully describes his trip to Lahemaa National Park.
Read the whole article about his bog- shoe expedidion in NY Times:
The German Institute for Tourism and Development (Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung) has called for applications for the international Sustainable Tourism Contests.
The international TOURA D´OR – Film Contest Sustaiable Tourism, which has been organized bi-annually since 1990, calls for entries of tourism-related films from professional filmmakers, producers, and agencies. Productions which support a socially responsible, environmentally compatible and thus future-oriented tourism are honoured in different categories. Accepted are contributions in PAL-system as VHS tapes or DVDs in German or English, produced within the period of 2008 to 2010. Deadline of application: September 30, 2010
The TO DO! – Contest Socially Responsible Tourism is announced worldwide for the 16th time. Enterprises and public or private institutions that take into account the interests and needs of the local population in their touristic activities are welcome to apply. Deadline for applications: August 31, 2010
Green Globe Certification (www.greenglobe.com) launched its latest update to the Green Globe Standard for sustainable operation and management. The Green Globe International Advisory Group, which brings together the knowledge of travel and tourism professionals, as well as environmental experts, has overseen the latest review process.
Updates occur twice per calendar year, and this midyear update has focused on aligning the Green Globe Standard with the internationally-recognized Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC).
The Green Globe Standard is a collection of 337 compliance indicators applied to 41 individual sustainability criteria. The applicable indicators vary by type of certification and geographical area, as well as local factors.
To read the whole article in eTurboNews about the Green Globe Standard, click here
Friday, 30th of July 2010 at 06:23:27 AM
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