Sustainable tourism central to the future of Africa’s Parks

 

Wildlife tourism sustains jobs and provides an incentive for conservation, making tourism a powerful engine for sustainable development.

 

 

First Pan-African Conference on Sustainable Tourism in African National Parks
October 2012. Tourism is one of the most effective ways to preserve Africa’s national parks and protected areas while creating jobs and income for local communities. This was one of the main conclusions of the First Pan-African Conference on Sustainable Tourism in African National Parks, organized by UNWTO and the Government of Tanzania (Arusha, Tanzania, 15-18 October 2012).

Cultivando los retoños de las zonas rurales

Cultivando los retoños de las zonas rurales

Los habitantes de las ciudades en el mundo desarrollado enfrentan dificultades para encontrar trabajo. En este contexto, la OIT ha lanzado un plan de acción para potenciar las zonas rurales.

GINEBRA (OIT Noticias) – Es imposible hablar sobre desarrollo sostenible sin considerar este simple hecho: la mitad de la población mundial, y setenta y cinco por ciento de los pobres del mundo, viven en zonas rurales.

El desafío es aún más apremiante si observamos lo que está sucediendo en las zonas urbanas.

Why companies’ top struggles lie in sustainable supply chains

Editor’s Note: To learn more about smart supply chains and hear from Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy & sustainability with Walmart, don’t miss VERGE@Greenbuild Nov. 12-13.

Despite a number of recent government-led and industry-specific initiatives to simplify the process, companies are still struggling to get a grip on their supply chains, according to a recent report by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), a non-profit that promotes sustainability in business. The report, called the BSR/Globescan State of Sustainable Business Poll 2012, found that the top sustainability challenge for companies was achieving solutions throughout the supply chain.