#InTheNews: 10 highlights this week re. #sustainable #travel #tourism & #development

1/ #Climate: To be fair, it's an #aviation, not #climateaction, organisation, but important reminder it is also #UN & could be expected to follow the same #COP & #agenda2030? > Critics accuse the #ICAO of having been captured by the industry https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/industry-influence-un-aviation-body #sdg13 #sdgs

2/ #Community: #IrresponsibleTourism - there's negative #impacts on others, then there's dangers to selves. This #volcanovoyeurism is both. Crazy. The double-edged sword of #socialmedia. (I also learnt #Italy has the most...) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/18/thousands-of-tourists-flock-to-see-etna-eruption-blocking-rescue-services #Etna #safety #health #wellbeing #sdg3

3/ #Conservation: Richest nations ‘exporting #extinction’ as less developed convert wild #habitat to #agriculture, & home-grown #rewilding may also contribute https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/richest-nations-exporting-extinction-with-demand-for-beef-palm-oil-and-timber-aoe #SDG15 #lifeonland #habitats #rewild #LDCs #biodiversityleak #Indonesia, #Brazil #Madagascar

4/ Conservation: Wow, guess how much may wash into the #ocean from a #beach per day? > #Sunscreen’s #impact on #marine life needs urgent investigation: chemical compounds that block UV rays may lead to #bleaching of #coral & decrease in #fish fertility https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/18/sunscreens-impact-on-marine-life-needs-urgent-investigation-study-finds #SDG14 #lifebelowwater

5/ Community: #Mowi - an international salmon farming company - has announced the purchase of #Sanda #island off #Scotland's Kintyre peninsula for the #development of salmon #farming & #sustainable #tourism. https://thefishsite.com/articles/mowi-announces-purchase-of-scottish-island-for-aquaculture-and-tourism #livelihoods #sdg8 #sdg9 #fish #fishfarm

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6/ Community: (ir)#responsible marketing in a #environment of impacts? Rule 1: consider the stakeholders! > #NewZealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ #tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/new-zealand-everyone-must-go-tourism-campaign-criticism-emigration #social #PEST #NZ

7/ Community/#Culture: #Petra Authority launches new #hiking trails to showcase #Bedouin #heritage, #sustainabletourism https://shar.es/agdW5y #Jordan #VisitPetra #WadiRum #PDTRA #archaeological #hike #ecotourism #UNESCO #Intangible #CulturalHeritage

8/ Conservation/Climate/Communities: #TUICare Foundation Amplifies #Forest Conservation Projects in #GranCanaria, #Zanzibar & #Kenya to Accelerate Tourism and #Empower Community Growth https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/tui-care-foundation-amplifies-forest-conservation-projects-in-gran-canaria-zanzibar-and-kenya-to-accelerate-tourism-and-empower-community-growth/

9/ #Commerce/Community: One for the industry: Over 100 #tourism leaders confirm support for Gloria Guevara as next Secretary-General of #UNTourism & "#ANewEra" https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/over-100-tourism-leaders-confirm-support-for-gloria-guevara-as-next-secreta/ #unwto #sustainability #sustainabletravel #inclusive #accessible #sustainablegrowth #WTTC

10/ Conservation: Can #RapaNui’s #extinct tree be resurrected? Microbiomes & #reforestation possibilities on #EasterIsland https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/rapa-nui-easter-island-science-extinct-endemic-tree-sophora-toromiro? #destinations #EasterIsland #environment #indigneous #Moai #permaculture #species #biodiversity #nature

ps.+1: Community: Anyone watched #WhiteLotus? https://grist.org/looking-forward/what-a-more-sustainable-tourism-industry-could-look-like/ #Thailand

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