Sustainable tourism competition, circular economy in tourism and more

Can't see this email? View it in your browser. JUNE 2019 EDITION EU cities sign commitment to support circular economy approaches to tourism 26 major European cities have signed a Charter of Commitments pledging to reduce waste generation and encourage the development of a circular economy.Read more... Interview with SEE Turtles, Tourism for Tomorrow 2019 Winner In celebration of World Oceans Day and Sea Turtle Week, Holly Tuppen talks to Brad Nahill, President of SEE Turtles and winner of the 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow Changemakers Award.Read more... Sustainable tourism competition launched for young social entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship Campus, a UNESCO initiative, has launched a new competition to recognise young people using tourism to deal with some of the biggest problems facing society. Read more... Climate change cause extinction of Bengal tiger, says UN Rapidly increasing temperatures and sea level rises are threatening the 4,000-square-mile Sundarbans coastal ecosystems, the world's largest mangrove forest. Read more... Ctrip announces ecotourism partnership with WWF China Asia's largest online travel agency is aiming to boost public awareness on the importance of biodiversity and to support more sustainable forms of tourism. Read more... ADB funds sustainable tourism to boost Mongolian parks It is the first time the ADB's project loans in Mongolia have focussed on tourism and protected area management.Read more... Global Recycling Day The second annual Global Recycling Day took place last March, uniting industry professionals, businesses and consumers behind the common cause of celebrating the positive impact that recycling can have on the future of the planet. Read more... Written and edited by Jeremy Smith The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Registered number 2506591. Registered office: The Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, London SE1 0HR, United Kingdom. We reserve the right to monitor email communication through our system for the purpose of security and training. For details on how we process your data, please see our Privacy Policy. This message and its attachments are private and confidential and may be legally privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. It is for use by the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error, you must not use, distribute, copy or disclose this email or any of its attachments. If received in error, please notify us by return email (dpo@wttc.org) and permanently delete it from your system. Please do not reply to this email. This is an unmonitored address and replies to this email cannot be responded to or read. Unless it specifically states otherwise, this email does not form part of a contract. You can choose to unsubscribe here from future marketing emails. The WTTC logo is a registered trademark owned by the World Travel & Tourism Council Ltd. All rights reserved.