The inaugural World Green Tourism Award was presented to Maurice Strong former Secretary General of the Stockholm Environment Conference (1972) and of the Rio Earth Summit (1992), Strong is currently Senior Advisor to the UN for the Rio+20 Conference.
Abu Dhabi, 22 November, 2011: The Honourable Maurice F.Strong, Senior Advisor to the 2012 Rio+20 Summit, has been named as the first recipient of the inaugural World Green Tourism Award in recognition of his pivotal role in shaping the global sustainable development agenda and in recognising the potential of Travel & Tourism to make a contribution to mainstream green growth transformation.
ABU DHABI - International personalities who have made significant contributions to advancing sustainable development through travel and tourism will be recognized with the World Green Tourism Award, a prestigious new accolade announced today.
Offset Options is working through Greenearth. Travel to bring members of ICTP an opportunity to use its Carbon OffSet Program. The application here is a demonstration of how it works. Please contact Offset Options or Greenearth. Travel if you would like to obtain more information of implementing the application for your business.
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(Forimmediaterelease.net) LONDON - “ICTP is an organization that we need to help advance quality and green growth – issues that are central to our tourism future,” said Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, “Alone we can and will make a difference in our own countries – together we can help change the world.”
As announced in eturbo news the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) revealed today its new logo, graphically representing the organization’s objective, which shows there is strength when tourism destinations collaborate. ICTP supports quality destinations that are committed to green growth.
The IIPT Peace Through Tourism conference in Zambia was the venue for the pre-launch for the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) first global destination alliance.