#InTheNews This Week: 10 Highlights re. #sustainable #travel #tourism & #development

1/ #Climate: 2023 hottest year: Human-caused #climatechange + Natural #ElNi?o boost = +1.48C on long-term average (b4 fossil fuels). Almost daily since July =new global air temp high set + Sea surface https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67861954

2/ Climate: #Dutch #Caribbean islanders sue #Netherlands over #climatechange https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/dutch-caribbean-islanders-sue-netherlands-over-climate-change #sdg13 #climatecrisis #island #islands #globalwarming #risingseas

3/ Climate: #Greece new #tourist levy: tax increases in peak months, to be used for natural disaster support https://gbnews.com/travel/greece-tourist-tax-holiday #mediterranean #greek #holiday #holidays #vacation #vacations #vacay #accommodation #summer #regeneration #regen #regenerative

4/ #Conservation: #African #elephant populations stabilise in south; #protectedareas connected to other places are better than isolated parks at maintaining stable populations so #elephants can migrate https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/05/african-elephant-populations-stabilise-in-southern-heartlands #sdg15 #lifeonland

5/ Conservation: Which #species get most money? Surprising? Should funding be taken from popular #animals & given to overlooked species? https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/01/02/should-conservation-funding-be-taken-from-popular-animals-and-given-to-overlooked-species?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social #US #USA #sdg14 #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #nature

6/ Conservation: #Offsetting habitat? New land area is not same as old #biodiversity, even if +10%? > #England’s ambitious scheme to restore #wildlife & #netgain hangs in the balance https://theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/08/flowers-everywhere-englands-ambitious-scheme-to-restore-wildlife-hangs-in-the-balance-aoe?CMP=share_btn_tw #BNG

7/ #Consumption: Creating #pollution to sell purity? Not that different to the tourism alternative income source? > #Greenland startup begins shipping #glacier ice to cocktail bars in the #UAE https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/greenland-startup-shipping-glacier-ice-cocktail-bars-uae-arctic-ice? #sdg12

8/ #Destinations: #Europe’s top ssustainabletravel #2024 - #Hiking, #wildcamping & new #trains

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https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/01/07/hiking-routes-wild-camping-new-trains-these-are-europes-top-sustainable-destinations

9/ Destinations: Tourism #Ireland strategy 2024 for #valuenotvolume includes a new national policy framework that will mainstream sustainability – #environmental, #economic & #societal – across the entire sector

https://www.tourismireland.com/news-and-press-releases/press-releases/article/tourism-ireland-launches-2024-marketing-plan

10/ #Sustainability: Long Read - How & why did the phenomenon of global tourism become so problematic? > A fair piece though doesn't really get into actual #sustainable reality #earthchangers promotes

https://www.noemamag.com/nice-view-shame-about-all-the-tourists/ #positive #impact #overtourism

+1/ #Conservation: #Bhutan #Mountain Man: video diaries from a lone glaciologist https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2024/jan/10/bhutan-mountain-man-videos-from-a-glaciologist-to-a-future-generation #glacier #glaciology #asia