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2014

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GSTC Attracts Global Participation to Address Sustainable DestinationsThe GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) just completed its annual meeting in Aysen, Patagonia, Chile. During the meeting I received the honor of be...

Lessons for Sustainable Tourism From CubaThis past week I had the opportunity to facilitate a Sustainable Tourism and Marine Science Symposium in Havana Cuba. While many U.S. Citizens woul...

The Challenges and Gifts for Sustainable Tourism in CubaRichard Berman, Director of the USF Patel College of Global Sustainability (PCGS), and I traveled to Havana, Cuba, to explore the possibilities of an exc...

Sustainable Tourism: An Opportunity for Implementing the UN Sustainable Development GoalsIt has been said every crisis is a danger and opportunity. Sustainable Tourism is an incredible opportunity for nations to organize around for successful...

Tourism Opportunities to Protect the Sea TurtlesWhile the Tour de Turtle race is over for this year, the issues of protecting endangered sea turtles is a year-round concern and one that individuals and...

How Sustainable Tourism Is Becoming a New 'Mega-Goal' at the 65th Annual United Nations DPI/NGO ConferenceThe United Nations Department of Public Information recently held a conference titled "Beyond 2015: An Action Agenda by Non-governmental organizations" a...

A New Model For Excellence in Elephant CareWhile hippos are thought to be the most dangerous animal in Africa, this is not the case in the Liwonde National Park in Malawi. Despite the hippos outnu...

Tourism & Water: Protecting our Common FutureTourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future is the theme for this year's World Tourism Day. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called attention...

USF College of Global Sustainability Students Seek Sustainable Tourism Solutions for Malawi National Park.With poverty, animals damaging cropland can be devastating. Poachers tearing down fences are not always the poachers for elephants but sometimes local re...

Sustainable Tourism Includes Protecting Coastal Habitat and Cultural HeritageProtecting coastal habitat, marine environments and cultural heritage is a key strategy for sustainable tourism. Sea life depends on the beaches, e...

Water Conservation, Waste Management, And Reduction of Plastics Strategies Are Needed to Protect Coastal Habitat & Marine EnvironmentsIn the tourism industry realize that addressing these issues is vital to sustainable tourism and protecting the natural resource values that allow the to...

Sustainable Tourism: A Key to Global SolutionsWhen most people think of tourism, they probably don't think about an industry that can contribute to global solutions for the difficult challenges facin...

2015

USF Patel College of Global Sustainability Celebrates World Tourism Day On Anna Maria IslandAbout 30 students, staff and faculty from the USF Patel College of Global Sustainability traveled to Anna Maria Island to celebrate World Tourism Day. Th...

Villages Nature: A Potential Game Changer for Sustainable TourismI had just flown into to Charles de Gaulle airport after spending time at the UNWTO Gastronomy Conference in San Sebastian, Spain and was headed to visit...

Thinking Differently About the U.N. Sustainable Development GoalsLast week I was invited by Amb. Sarbuland Khan, along with my colleague Ed Chiles, and one of my student interns Bianca Cassouto as guests of the ...

USF Patel College of Global Sustainability Celebrates World Tourism Day On Anna Maria IslandAbout 30 students, staff and faculty from the USF Patel College of Global Sustainability traveled to Anna Maria Island to celebrate World Tourism Day. Th...

The Windsor Consultation and Sustainable TourismAll of us can contribute something to make tourism more sustainable and in turn our world a better place for all.

Sustainable Tourism Consultation Seeks to Provide Input To the United NationsThe University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability hosted a Sustainable Tourism Consultation on U.N. Day, October 24, 2014. The...

Environmental Management Systems: A Valuable Tool for Sustainable TourismAs more tourism businesses achieve certification that meets the GSTC standards, the industry will begin to become more sustainable. A good EMS will not o...

Sustainable Tourism Education: What Is the Responsibility of Attractions?It is an impressive attraction that houses over 100,000 animals, representing 500 species, in 10 million gallons of water. When the Georgia Aquarium op...

The Tourism Crisis: Impacts and SolutionsWhen most people think of tourism they rarely think of tourism as a crisis. Yet, last year according to the U.N. World Tourism Organization, touris...

Malawi Partners With USF Patel College of Global Sustainability in Vision Toward Sustainable TourismLiwonde National Park is the jewel of the national park system in Malawi. Drawing on the expertise of the PCGS, the IFAW, local Malawians and many other ...

Food Choices Are a Key Strategy for Sustainable TourismMost people agree that good tasting food is part of what makes our travels more enjoyable. Unfortunately, the food served at tourism resorts is often not...

Buildings, Energy, & Transportation Choices in Tourism: A Key to protecting coastal habitat and marine environmentsAs the largest industry in the world and employing over 11% of the world's workforce, tourism has the ability to significantly reduce carbon emissions th...

Earth Day Message: Then & NowIt was the collaboration of Republicans and Democrats, business and labor, farmers, and city dwellers, and education from colleges and universities that ...

2017

Tour de Turtles: A FREE Sustainable Tourism Event worth participating in.Tour de Turtles is now in its 10th season as one of the world’s premier FREE events. I call it a FREE event with FREE being an acronym for Fun, Research,...

Sustainable Tourism: Lessons from IcelandLast week I had the pleasure of speaking at the PM4SD (Project Management For Sustainable Development) Conference in Akureyri, Iceland. Akureyri only has...

Tour de Turtles Journey from Cuba to FloridaThis past Summer, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Maria La Gorda, Cuba, the far most western tip of Cuba as part of the Sea Turtle Conservancy...

Tour de Turtles: The Race to Save the Turtles and Maybe Humans as WellThis is the third year I participated in the Tour de Turtles event and the 8th year of the race. Each year I have learned more about the challenges facin...

Earth Day: A Need for a Stronger Relationship With Mother EarthToday it seems clear that it will not be political leaders or new policies that will save us from environmental destruction though they can help us along...

World Tourism Day: An Opportunity to Reflect on Tourism and Community DevelopmentOur sustainable tourism class this week celebrated World Tourism Day with listening to World Tourism day messages, and a good discussion on the Global Co...

Third Party Certification Needed for Sustainable TourismInternational laws are often hard to enforce, and national laws don't usually address the day to day operations of a tourism business that makes it susta...

Geotourism Provides Added Value to Sustainable TourismGeotourism both incorporates the concept of sustainable tourism that destinations should remain unspoiled for future generations, and the principle of ec...

Tour de Turtles: A Race for Sustainable TourismThe turtles need your awareness and support. The sustainable tourism industry needs the same awareness and support.

Celebrate World Oceans Day: Together We Have the Power to Protect the OceansThe ocean is indispensable to life itself. It is the largest habitat for living things in our solar system and sustains our lives with over 50 percent o...

Earth Day: A Reminder to the Tourism Industry for the Need for Education and New Planning, Policy and Management.The first Earth Day in 1970 took place in the form of educational activities across the nation. It was chaired, though, not by educators, but by two poli...

Sustainable Tourism: A Potential Force for Coastal Habitat & Marine Environment ProtectionDespite the many benefits Oceans are facing vast extinction from multiple stresses according to several marine experts from around the world. Primary thr...

Earth, We Have a Problem -- Failure Is Not an OptionOur state of planet Earth continues to become more perilous as we are fast approaching and in some cases have already surpassed the planetary boundaries ...

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