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Tourism Day at COP29 showcases sector’s climate action leadership

November 21, 202499 Views

Tourism Day at COP29 brought together global leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders in Baku, Azerbaijan to discuss tourism’s role in addressing climate change. On November 20th, gathering tourism ministers, high-level officials, and international organization representatives from nearly 30 states, the event included the signing of a Letter of Intent between the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan and UN Tourism. This agreement strengthens collaboration on the Enhanced Climate Initiative for Tourism, establishing a global partnership platform to promote low-carbon, sustainable tourism practices. Azerbaijan also announced its official endorsement of the Glasgow Declaration Initiative on Climate Action in Tourism, committing to developing comprehensive climate action plans, prioritizi...

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COP29 to feature thematic day on climate change and tourism for the first time

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

November 12, 2024134 Views

Tourism’s place in global climate action will be center stage on 20 November at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, as part of the COP29 Presidential Initiatives. This achievement was welcomed by the G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting in Belem, Brazil. For the first time, the UN Climate Change conference of the parties will welcome Tourism Ministers, placing the sector firmly within the COP29 Action Agenda and providing a high-level platform for dialogue – at the initiative and joint leadership of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). This achievement reflects the leading role played by UN Tourism in a shift for a science-based approach to guide the sector on tourism climate action, and builds on the efforts of the Glasgo...

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COP16: From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

October 20, 2024163 Views

Global destruction of nature has reached unprecedented extremes. As the United Nations two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicks off on Monday in Cali, Colombia, here is what you need to know about nature's rapid decline - and its importance to the global economy. ANIMALS AND PLANTS Plants and animals play significant parts in keeping nature humming, from cycling nutrients throughout an ecosystem to aerating soils and engineering rivers. Without plants and animals, the world would not be habitable for humans. However, more than a quarter of the world's known species, or a total of about 45,300 species, are now threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). FILE PHOTO: Najin (front) and her daughter Pa...