Tourism2030 - December

Travel Green Planet Initiative at the GSTC 2019 Conference

2019-12-14T05:44:43Z

Azores, 9th December 2019

Arguing the case for using sustainable tourism as a vector for sustainable development, is 1% of green certified tourism worldwide enough to set up sustainable business models for the 99% to follow in the next ten years, ie by the end of Agenda 2030 in order to minimiize the employment, climate change and biodiversity crises?

Collaboration Initiative for boosting sustainable tourism

ECOTRANS together with the TRIANGLE Knowledge Alliance in Europe presented the the Travel Green Planet 2030 Initiative at the International GSTC Conference 4th - 7th December 2019 on the Azores: aiming to certifiy tourism supply chains in all protected area networks by 2030, using third-party sustainability certification to ensure SMEs and destinations in protected areas use less energy, less water consumption, less food and plastic waste, less carbon emissions, provide better working conditions and generate more local income through environmental and sustainably certified tourism businesses, destinations and tour operators worldwide.

Raising the market share of certified businesses from 1% to 10%

The 2020-2030 decade holds three policy cycles to measure the increase in Green spots on the global map of certified tourism supply chains. The challenge to reach 10% and more by 2030 would be better than 1% and is achievable - by using Tourism2030.eu and the Travel Greep Planet Mapping system and App as a cluster of stakeholders across specifically defined territories, eg protected areas, local municipalities, regions, nations, European regions, sub-global regions, etc... the tools and the stakeholders can collectively achieve this goal. In this way Ecotrans propose to use SDG 12 as a real driver of the 2030 sustainable development Agenda, planning a decade - three policy clycles- of action to realise SDGs 8, 12, 13, 14 and 15, through SD 17 Partnerships.

Showing the Travel Green Planet Maps at ITB 2020

Altogether national and international initiatives and networks were asked at the GSTC conference to join their forces, share their strengths and create synergies for speeding up in mainstreaming responsible and sustainable tourism. This clustering process will use ITB 2020 on March 4th at 16.00hrs to realise the partnership work in a common presentation that will include UNEP, UNWTO, UNESCO, Ecotrans, WWF, Europarc, Green Destinations, SUNx, GSTC, Germany Travel and many others who will form the initial clustering process for others to join. This will all be hosted by ITB and run for the decade as the Tourism2030 Countdown Clock Initiative by tourism sector stakeholders for the 2030 goals.

With you?

PLEASE find out more by further contacting us at ECOTRANS to discuss if you are interested in joining the Travel Green Planet 2030 Initiative.

See: Travel Green Planet introduction to the GSTC (pdf)

Contact: gordon.destinet@ecotrans.de , herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de

Brexit, Elections and Good Governance for Sustainable Development

2019-12-14T05:43:05Z

The British elections provide an historic opportunity to develop a sustainable travel and tourism policy for the beleaguered British Isles, where the alleged exit from Brussels has provided the separation of thesis and antithesis to rear up at a societal level, and millions will be now involved in selecting a government to lead them on the path of sustainable development. As a former EU Commission Staff Member I have a unique perspective on what good governance could be happening, as well a chance to shed some clarity for policy makers and voters on how to use the vector of sustainable tourism for economic environmental and cultural benefit for all.

The time has come to get behind a figure such as Jeremy Corbyn has presented and join in the call for a Labour government to take control of the governance process and introduce its ‘leave no one behind’ set of triple bottom line policy revisions.

My argument for all readers to talk to people to encourage them to vote tactically to reduce the number of Conservative seats and where possible vote for Labour candidates – and the need to do this urgently - is based on the double whammy of negative Agenda 2030 scenarios and the devastating effects of the greed and selfishness of the a 1% that Boris Johnson and his Conservative hereditary hierarchies support. Sustainable development, and by inference the development of a sustainable tourism sector, needs to have a far more equitable base than we currently have. A vote for Jeremy Corbyn will nudge the dark beast of national government a little more towards the light of sustainable development.

A newly appointed Labour government - however unlikely with the current media bias - could link the issues of migration, travel and tourism to map out the challenges and opportunities for creating a global economic tourism system to benefit the many, not the few. Such an equitable tourism policy would be based on a vibrant sustainable rail, business youth travel green infrastructure, which would transport our billions of traveller tourist entrepreneurs from city to city and national park to national park. So please, think carefully through the propaganda and mis-leading rhetoric of those controlling the messages and vote for peace, prosperity and planet for all people, with no-one left behind ...

Season Greetings: Snowmen for Future:

2019-12-20T16:07:52Z

Let's get the European Green New Deal done!

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For the last 10 years ECOTRANS has been using the same card for Season Greetings – each year with a different comment on the latest climate change discussion.

What did we learn from the past ten years so we can make a real difference in the next decade?

We need to better join forces and collaborate if we wish to substantially contribute to achieving the 1,5° C goal (SDG 13) and create synergies with and between the other SDGs, a.o. 8, 12, 14, 15, 16 …. With Tourism2030 and the TRIANGLE Knowledge Alliance we have made a good step forward as a European network.

As global platform ECOTRANS will launch at ITB 2020 in Berlin (4^th March, 16:00 – 17:00 hours) the Travel Green Planet collaboration initiative to raise the sustainable tourism market share from 1% to 10% and more, targeting our actions towards conserving our precious and precarious protected areas –benefitting both the planet and people.

Your professional help is welcome and necessary!

ECOTRANS wishes you Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year 2020!

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