Quick Dips
Curated topical articles on the Blue Economy
Kerry Walker, National Geographic Tourism
With the Arctic warming three times faster than the rest of the planet, can travel to the region ever be sustainable? Select tours to Svalbard suggest small group trips may be a force for good.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Tourism
An innovative resort in Indonesia is simultaneously providing jobs for locals and protecting the marine environment.
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The Guardian Tourism
Mass tourism had brought the archipelago to the brink of ecological catastrophe.
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UNEP Plastics & Pollution Tourism
At the intersection of greater environmental awareness, stricter public health measures and the return of the tourism industry lies an enduring threat: plastic pollution.
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Ceylan Yeginsu, The New York Times Tourism
More than 300 travel companies, tourism boards and countries have signed the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, the first step for a shared road map to cut carbon emissions.
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Stephanie Walden, Business Insider Tourism
The not-for-profit The Sigmund Project connects sustainability-focused innovators in tourism.
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Graeme Green, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution Tourism
Diving with tiger sharks off Fuvahmulah brought a tourist boom that has led to a destructive tide of plastic waste. But now locals are pushing back.
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Mongabay Plastics & Pollution Tourism
Subtle messaging and cues can encourage tourists to engage in behaviors that protect the marine ecosystem, a new study says.
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Julia Eskins, Bloomberg Tourism
The search giant’s new tools for finding sustainable hotels is one of several ways consumers can cut through all the industry greenwashing.
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Fast Company Tourism
From Airbnb and Hipcamp to Delta Airlines and Ennismore hotels, these 10 travel companies found reasons to be optimistic in an unprecedented year for tourism and hospitality.
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Isabelle Durant, World Economic Forum Tourism
We must look beyond the immediate restart of tourism – this crisis is an opportunity to rethink tourism policies and management.
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Timothy Reuter & David Hyde, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Tourism
The path to zero emissions for the aviation sector by 2050 requires a combination of solutions where new propulsion and fuel technologies will play a major role.
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World Ocean Initiative, The Economist Group Tourism
This week's speaker blog for World Ocean Summit Asia-Pacific, by Angelique Pouponneau, CEO of the Seychelles’ Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust.
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Bill Gates Energy Solutions Tourism
Introducing a new way to invest in clean energy innovation.
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Lauren Uppink, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Tourism
The World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow initiative created a new certificate system to enable customers to take ownership of their emissions reduction goals.
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World Economic Forum Tourism
The World Ocean Summit heard about the sector’s pathways towards environmental sustainability.
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Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation Tourism
For every dollar governments invested in protected areas and nature-based tourism in 2019, the economic rate of return was at least six times higher, finds World Bank report
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Sadiq Gillani, World Economic Forum Tourism
Rebuilding travel sustainably in the wake of the pandemic has become a priority for the industry.
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Kevin Soubly & Lauren Uppink, World Economic Forum Energy Solutions Tourism
Decarbonising aviation is only possible with the support of both international political leadership and public-private collaboration.
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Leda Cunningham & Jim Palardy, The Pew Charitable Trusts Tourism
Journal article, with Pew co-author, suggests how to boost public engagement in conservation research.
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