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Sustainable tourism:The Route to Resilience?
EUTO Conference, Cornwall 2012Manda Brookmanwww.coastproject.co.uk
One Planet Tourismwww.coastproject.co.uk
A five second intro:
CoaST : a small, independent not for private profit social enterprise, founded 9 years ago, and just growing…
Our job: to help ensure tourism everywhere contributes to a resilient
present – and future
Over 2,000 members
One of the fastest growing networks of its kind……from 5 members in Cornwall in 2003…
One Planet Tourismwww.coastproject.co.uk
Now:
Not just Cornwall. Not just tourism.
One Planet Tourismwww.coastproject.co.uk
across the UK…
Taiwan
ChileNew ZealandSouth Africa
Oz
Cyprus
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
US
Canada
Italy
Venezuela
France
Poland
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Contagious change...happening whether we’re ready or not…
Nepal
Japan
Tourism can warm our home….
Or burn down our house.
Anon.
So: 5 important things we do:1 encourage practical action
… over three hundred people qualified with a BTEC in Sustainable Tourism (the first in the UK).
- 3 day course
- includes writing an environmental policy
- starts writing a green certification action plan
2 encourage learning…
CoaST Communications Masterclass
One Planet Tourismwww.coastproject.co.uk
…tourism carbon calculator – learning to read and speak the new language of Carbon…
3 Encourage leadership. Game Changers. Early Adopters. Bell Cows.
One Planet Tourismwww.coastproject.co.uk
One Planet Tourismwww.coastproject.co.uk
4 encourage cracking communication…
…..LiveWire crackles every day with new messages…
people, place and prosperitywww.coastproject.co.uk
people, place and prosperitywww.coastproject.co.uk
So good luck – the trick is in collaboration and collective clout.…
Thank you! See you on-line!
www.coastproject.co.uk Free membership open to all; join us today at www.coastproject.co.uk!
