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Conventions & Declarations Main declarations, conventions, statements, codes and commitments that have inspired the global movement towards sustainable tourism

The World Heritage Convention

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972 / Link

 

Manila Declaration on World Tourism

WTO, 1980 / Download

 

The Hague Declaration on Tourism

Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) / WTO, 1989 / Download

 

World Charter for Sustainable Tourism

UNESCO, UNWTO, UNEP, European Commission. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, 1995 (EN, ES, FR) / Link

 

The Berlin Declaration on  Biological Diversity and Sustainable Tourism

International Conference on Biodiversity and Tourism, 1997 / Link 

 

International Cultural Tourism Charter: Managing Tourism at Places of Heritage Significance.

ICOMOS, 1999 / Download

 

United Nations Millennium Declaration

UN - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly, 2000 / Link

 

The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism.

UNWTO / ECPAT, 2000 / Download

 

Global Code of Ethics for Tourism

UNWTO, 2001

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The Nanda Devi Biodiversity Conservation and Eco Tourism Declaration

Nanda Devi Campaign, 2001. Link 

 

Code for Sustainable Tourism

PATA/APEC, 2001. Link 

 

Quebec Declaration on Ecotourism

UNEP/UNWTO, 2002 / Download 

 

Babia Góra Declaration on Sustainable Tourism Development in Mountain Areas

CEE/UNEP/UNESCO, 2002 / Download 

 

Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism in Destinations

Responsible Tourism Partnership, South Africa, 2002 / Download 

 

Djerba Declaration on Tourism and Climate Change

UNWTO, Tunisia, 2003 / Download

 

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

UNESCO, 2003 / Link

 

Tourism for all:  Declaration on Tourism, Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development.

Universal Forum of Cultures / RTI - Barcelona 2004 / Download

 

Declaration - Harnessing Tourism for the Millennium Development Goals.

UNWTO, 2005 / Download

 

Protocol on the implementation of the Alpine Convention of 1991 in the field of tourism.

Alpine Convention, 2005 / Download

 

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

UNESCO, 2005 / Link

 

Davos Declaration. Climate Change and Tourism: Responding to Global Challenges.

UNWTO, UNEP, WMO, WEF, 2007 / Download

 

The Kerala Declaration on Responsible Tourism

Kerala Tourism & ICTR, 2008 / Download

 

Lusaka Declaration on Sustainable Tourism Development, Climate Change and Peace.

IPPT-International Institute for Peace through Tourism, Zambia, 2011 / Download 

 

Sihanoukville Declaration on Multilateral Cooperation for Ecotourism Development

WEC, Cambodia, 2011 / Download

 

Future We Want

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, 2012 / Link

 

Réunion Island Declaration on Sustainable Tourism in Islands

UNWTO, 2013 / Download 

 

The Ninh Binh Declaration on Spiritual Tourism for Sustainable Development

UNWTO, 2013 / Download

 

Phnom Penh Declaration on Community Development through Tourism

PATA, UNESCO, UNWTO, 2014 / Download

 

Nassau Declaration on Tourism as a key sector for Development in Island States.

SIDS, UNWTO, 2014 / Download 

 

Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection.

Resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly, 2014 / Download 

 

San Marino Declaration on Accessible Tourism.

DPOs & UNWTO / San Marino Republic, 2014 / Download 

 

Bethlehem Declaration on Religious Tourism as a Means of Fostering Socio-Economic Development of Host Communities.

UNWTO, Palestine, 2015 / Download 

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