Pre-'92
'80: Manila
Declaration on World Tourism
World Tourism Organisation
Manila, Philippines
Sept. '85: Tourism Bill of Rights, & Tourist Code
World Tourism Organisation
Sofia, Bulgaria
Acrobat file: www.world-tourism.org/sustainb/Sofia.pdf
Apr. '89: The Hague Declaration on Tourism
World Tourism Organisation
The Hague, The Netherlands
Acrobat file: www.world-tourism.org/sustainb/Hague.pdf
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1995
Apr. '95: First Work Conference on Tourism -
Producing the Lanzarote Charter for Sustainable Tourism
World Tourism Organisation, UNESCO, UNEP
Lanzarote
Conference Paper:
May '95: Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly
Tourism
UNEP
Paris, France
Available via: www.txinfinet.com/mader/planeta/0595/0595unep.html
1996
'96: Agenda 21 for the Travel and Tourism Industry:
Towards Environmental Sustainable Development
WTTC, WTO, Earth Council
www.wttc.org/agenda21.htm
Apr. '96: Sustainable Tourism Development in SIDS
4th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/esc/cn17/1996/off/96-20a3.en
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1997
Feb. '97: Regional ‘Think Tank’ Seminar
for the Local Implementation of the ‘Agenda 21 for the Travel & Tourism
Industry Action Plan’ - European Region
WTTC, WTO, Earth Council
London, UK
Contact: corinnehitching@compuserve.com
Feb. '97: Adoption of Malè Declaration on
Sustainable Tourism Development
Maldives
Mar. '97: International Conference of
Ministers on Biological Diversity & Tourism Berlin
Declaration (Prep. meeting for the CBD COP-4, See below)
Federal German Ministry for the Environment
Berlin, Germany
May '97: Manila Declaration on the Social Impact of
Tourism
World Tourism Organisation
Manila, Philippines
June '97: Sustainable Forms of Tourism - Paragraph 67
UN General Assembly Special Session - Earth Summit II
New York, USA
gopher://gopher.un.org/00/ga/recs/spec/RES-S19.2
Nov. '97: Regional ‘Think Tank’ Seminar
for the Local Implementation of the ‘Agenda 21 for the Travel
& Tourism Industry Action Plan’ - Asia
& the Pacific Region
WTTC, WTO, Earth Council
Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact: corinnehitching@compuserve.com
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1998
Mar. '98: International Workshop on
Biological Diversity & Sustainable Tourism Precursor
to CBD, (COP-4 Bratislava submission, See below)
Federal German Ministry for Environment
Heidelberg, Germany
Oct. '98: Lanzarote Conference on Sustainable Tourism
in SIDS
World Tourism Organisation
Lanzarote
Acrobat file: www.world-tourism.org/sustainb/lanzaro.pdf
1999
Jan. '99: Report of the Secretary General to CSD 7 -
Tourism & Sustainable Development
New York, USA
Decision 7/3: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/report99/csd7report_en.htm
Feb. '99: UNEP GC 20 - Addendum to activities of UNEP
regarding Tourism
UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, Kenya
Zipped Format: gopher://unephq.unep.org/59/un/unep/govcoun/decision/20-sess/g2019ad2.zip
Mar. '99: Report of the Ad-Hoc Working group on
Tourism & Sustainable Development
Commission on Sustainable Development 7th Session, Inter-sessional
New York, USA
Acrobat file: www.un.org/esa/sustdev/iswg1-99.pdf
Apr. '99: Decision of the Commission on Sustainable
Development on Tourism & Sustainable Development at its 7th Session
Commission on Sustainable Development
New York, USA
Decision 7/3
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/report99/csd7report_en.htm
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2000
Jan. 2000: Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group
on Tourism
World Tourism Organisation
San Jose, Costa Rica
http://www.world-tourism.org
May 2000: 3rd International Forum - Tourism
Policy Makers
World Tourism Organisation
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Contact: omtweb@world-tourism.org
http://www.world-tourism.org
May 2000: Sustainable Tourism and
Competitiveness in the Mediterranean
World Tourism Organisation
Capri, Italy
Contact: omtweb@world-tourism.org
http://www.world-tourism.org
June 2000: Tourism Week - Workshop on
Sustainable Tourism Indicators
World Tourism Organisation
Beruwala, Sri Lanka
Contact: omtweb@world-tourism.org
http://www.world-tourism.org
2001
Feb. '01: Preparatory
meeting of the World Summit on Ecotourism
WTO
Madrid, Spain
http://www.world-tourism.org
Mar. '01: Seminar
on Planning, Development and Management on Ecotourism in Africa
WTO
Maputo, Mozambique
http://www.world-tourism.org/omt/wtich.htm
June '01: Workshop
on Sustainable Tourism
UNEP
Location to be determined
