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When last Thursday the Conference President Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt, gaveled the two-weeks UN Biodiversity Summit (COP14) in Sharm e-Sheikh, she was sure “marvelous work was done”. According to IISD, also CBD Executive Secretary Cristiana Paşca Palmer outlined the successes of the meeting, including, among others: committing to an inclusive and flexible preparatory process for the post-2020 framework; calling for a UN decade on ecosystem restoration; and committing to the final “two-year sprint towards the Aichi finish line.” The new goals of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for the next decade will be decided on the 2020 Conference, to be held in Beijing, China. A summary of the UN Biodiversity Summit has been made available by IISD in their Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Continue reading →

At the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 14), which will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from 17 to 29 November 2018, LT&C is organising a side event, where Island-States will present their examples of tourism supporting conservation of nature: Invitation Side Event COP14 Continue reading →

Read the November edition of the SEVENSEAS marine conservation and travel magazine, and you find many good stories where tourism is linked to marine conservation. E.g. about the 6 things you can do to protect coral reefs. SEVENSEAS is a partner of LT&C. They work – as LT&C – with minimal operating costs to produce this highly relevant and valuable marine conservation and travel communication channel. You can help by subscribing and supporting them to make sure this resource does not go away.

LT&C has just started its planning for its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and workshop. It will be Friday, May 31 in Ramberg on the Lofoten, very close to the new Lofotodden national park. The meetings will provide an opportunity to learn more about the new park, which was established on June 22 this year Tand to discuss plans or visions for protecting the wider marine surrounding of the Lofoten. Continue reading →

LT&C as a partner in an EU-Erasmus+ project will participate these days in a workshop Best Practices for an ethical and sustainable future through rural tourism. Young, tourism-engaged people from Spain, Portugal and Norway will develop in a 2-weeks workshop in Portugal good ideas rural tourism in their home areas. Continue reading →

Chumbe Island Coral Reef Sanctuary did not only rank as an LT&C-Example, but it has also meanwhile won several important awards. Now it won also the prestigious Global Ocean Refuge Award for Most Effective Conservation of Marine Life. It joined six other Global Ocean Refuge award winners at the 2018 Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia, as the  Marine Conservation Institute announced. Chumbe Island is joining a prestigious group of ten marine protected areas (MPAs) that comprise the Global Ocean Refuge System meaning that the Coral Reef Sanctuary meets the highest science-based standards for biodiversity protection and best practices for management and enforcement. This strongly protected blue park makes an outstanding contribution to saving marine life for future generations. Continue reading →