Showing posts with label sustainability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sustainability. Show all posts
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
AGENDA 21
Agenda21
Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.
The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was created in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of UNCED, to monitor and report on implementation of the agreements at the local, national, regional and international levels. It was agreed that a five year review of Earth Summit progress would be made in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session.
The full implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Commitments to the Rio principles, were strongly reaffirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002.
READ AGENDA 21 HERE & SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE!
Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.
The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was created in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of UNCED, to monitor and report on implementation of the agreements at the local, national, regional and international levels. It was agreed that a five year review of Earth Summit progress would be made in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session.
The full implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Commitments to the Rio principles, were strongly reaffirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002.
READ AGENDA 21 HERE & SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE!
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Before you travel to Mykonos!
- Read up on Mykonos and learn a few words of Greek - Greeks like it when you try speaking their language, it shows respect towards their culture.
- Remove all excess packaging - waste disposal is a problem on the Greek islands. Where most rubbish have to be burned polluting the environment. Keep plastic and waste away from the beaches.
- Ask your hotel for specific tips for responsible travel in Mykonos.
- Ask your hotel whether there are local conservation or social projects that you could visit on your trip, and if/how you could help support them while on holiday
- Buy local produce in preference to imported goods.
- Hire a local guide - you'll discover more about Mykonian culture and lives, and they will earn an income. Guides are available for your trip to ancient Delos.
- Do not buy products made from endangered species, hard woods or ancient artefacts
- Respect local Mykonian culture, traditions and holy places - if in doubt ask advice or don't visit
- Use public transport like buses, hire a bike or walk when convenient - its a great way to meet local people on their terms and reduce pollution and carbon emissions.
- Use water sparingly - its very precious in the Greek islands and tourists tend to use far more than local people.
- Remember that Mykonians have different ways of thinking and concepts of time, this just makes them different not wrong - cultivate the habit of asking questions (rather than the Western habit of knowing the answers).
- Write to your hotel with any comments or feedback about your holiday, and especially include any suggestions on reducing environmental impacts and increasing benefits to the local community.
- Why not donate to a local project in the area you’ve visited?
Above all enjoy and experience the Greek hospitality, gastronomy and unique nature.
- Remove all excess packaging - waste disposal is a problem on the Greek islands. Where most rubbish have to be burned polluting the environment. Keep plastic and waste away from the beaches.
- Ask your hotel for specific tips for responsible travel in Mykonos.
- Ask your hotel whether there are local conservation or social projects that you could visit on your trip, and if/how you could help support them while on holiday
- Buy local produce in preference to imported goods.
- Hire a local guide - you'll discover more about Mykonian culture and lives, and they will earn an income. Guides are available for your trip to ancient Delos.
- Do not buy products made from endangered species, hard woods or ancient artefacts
- Respect local Mykonian culture, traditions and holy places - if in doubt ask advice or don't visit
- Use public transport like buses, hire a bike or walk when convenient - its a great way to meet local people on their terms and reduce pollution and carbon emissions.
- Use water sparingly - its very precious in the Greek islands and tourists tend to use far more than local people.
- Remember that Mykonians have different ways of thinking and concepts of time, this just makes them different not wrong - cultivate the habit of asking questions (rather than the Western habit of knowing the answers).
- Write to your hotel with any comments or feedback about your holiday, and especially include any suggestions on reducing environmental impacts and increasing benefits to the local community.
- Why not donate to a local project in the area you’ve visited?
Above all enjoy and experience the Greek hospitality, gastronomy and unique nature.
Friday, 14 January 2011
Is your Hotel serious about sustainable tourism?
-Do you have a written policy regarding the environment and local people?
- Describe the single contribution to conservation or local people that you are most
proud of.
- How do you measure your contribution to conservation and local communities?
- How many local people do you employ, what % is this of the total, and are any in management positions?
- What have you specifically done to help protect the environment and support conservation, and which local charities or initiatives do you work with?
- What % of produce and services are sourced from within 25km of your hotel?
- How do you treat waste water (marine ecosystems and other wildlife is being destroyed by pumping effluent out to sea), and how do you heat their building (i.e solar)?
- What information and advice is provided to tourists on local cultures and customs?
- Do you employ guides from the local community (local guides not only provide unmatched insights into local cultures, but are also aware of areas/behaviour that might cause offence among local people)?
- Do you have any ideas on how you might get customers involved with local people and conservation in a worthwhile and rewarding way for customers and the destination.
Finally, observe your staff's attitude towards sustainability & the environment. A policy might exist but change only happens with the right attitude.
Remember no-one is perfect but we should all do our best to be responsible and promote sustainability!
- Describe the single contribution to conservation or local people that you are most
proud of.
- How do you measure your contribution to conservation and local communities?
- How many local people do you employ, what % is this of the total, and are any in management positions?
- What have you specifically done to help protect the environment and support conservation, and which local charities or initiatives do you work with?
- What % of produce and services are sourced from within 25km of your hotel?
- How do you treat waste water (marine ecosystems and other wildlife is being destroyed by pumping effluent out to sea), and how do you heat their building (i.e solar)?
- What information and advice is provided to tourists on local cultures and customs?
- Do you employ guides from the local community (local guides not only provide unmatched insights into local cultures, but are also aware of areas/behaviour that might cause offence among local people)?
- Do you have any ideas on how you might get customers involved with local people and conservation in a worthwhile and rewarding way for customers and the destination.
Finally, observe your staff's attitude towards sustainability & the environment. A policy might exist but change only happens with the right attitude.
Remember no-one is perfect but we should all do our best to be responsible and promote sustainability!
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