Eco-labelling and Accreditation are effective means of ensuring that tourism organisations adhere to the principles of sustainability? Tourism industry is ‘a consumer of resources’ which ‘represents an insidious form of consumptive activity’ (McKercher 1993 cited in Fyall and Garrod 1997‚ p.51). Governments of different countries are now seeking for different ways to prevent further exhaustion of natural resources that was caused by tourism activities and developments. The Green Globe programme
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The first thing that pops into my mind when I hear the word “environment” is “home”. Environment means the place you live‚ work‚ stay‚ study or spend time in any way. That’s our environment. In life we fight and struggle to get the best out of it: well being‚ good life and health. The most important one is health‚ but to have health you must have a good place to live‚ meaning a good environment. How do we get this thing? The answer lies in Nature Protection. Now‚ Nature protection seems like something
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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ICT ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application‚ encompassing: radio‚ television‚ cellular phones‚ computer and network hardware and software‚ satellite systems and so on‚ as well as the various services and applications associated with them‚ such as videoconferencing and distance learning. ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context‚ such as ICTs in education
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Qn: In today’s global environment‚ why are eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness important to organizations In recent years‚ much emphasis has been put on the importance of eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness due to raising concern of global warming and the environment in general. Basically‚ eco-efficiency means reducing the environmental impacts of goods and resource intensity throughout the entire life cycle to a level at least in line with the Earth’s estimated carrying capacity; while at
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purchasing these products‚ you are helping to conserve natural resources‚ and to protect the environment. Our oceans provide the earth with most of our oxygen‚ moisture‚ and weather patterns. To keep our oceans clean we have to start with our beaches. Over 6.5 million dolphins have been killed by tuna fisherman. To help you can: not buy endangered animal products and substitute your purchase to eco friendly products‚ or Eat dolphin safe tuna‚ or don’t eat tuna at all. You should never release helium
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generates 2) to find out what people think about eco-friendly transportation and about the idea of getting it into the country‚ 3) to find out what the government plans to do about the pollution generated by conventional transportation and to discover if eco-friendly transportation is one of their solutions 4) to encourage the development of cleanly energy powered cars in the national territory‚ 5) to endure people to understand that eco-friendly energized transportation methods are the future of
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sustainable and advantageous to the local communities by creating jobs and improving living conditions overall. Palawan is the second biggest province in the country in terms of land area and has been recommended by the tourism department as the top eco-destination in the country. The Ethics of Ecotourism in the PhilippinesAround thirty percent of the people in the Philippines live in poverty‚ and there are 85 million people who live there. That’s nearly 25.5 million impoverished and suffering people
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2012 Title: Growing trend: Eco-resorts Tutor: Mr. Hailstones From: Katy Hui Man Ying Course: Diploma 2 Submission Date: Week 15 Word count: 1‚553 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Criteria of Eco-resorts 4 – 6 Benefits of Eco-resorts 6 – 7 Considerations on Eco-resorts 7 – 8 Conclusion 8 References 9 – 10 Introduction There are researches done by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP‚ 2005) indicate that
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Silpakorn University International College 912 208 Practicum in Housekeeping and Front Office II ECO-FRIENDLY HOTELS RESEARCH Instructor: Aj. Wonrasak Sucher Submitted by: An Ngoc Van DO 90520165 I. Introduction to green hotels/ resorts: Green hotels or Eco hotels are environmentally friendly properties that take the initiative and implement very important practices and programs to reduce energy‚ water‚ and waste. That is participating in recycling programs‚ linen changing programs
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ECO-LABELS IMPACT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Rumaizah Abd Aziz Faculty of Business Management‚ UiTM Kedah Abstracts Purpose – The objective of this paper is to determine the impact of consumer behavior through the eco-label products of marketing. Methodology – This paper reviews consumer behavior and advertising to identify how consumers are persuaded to greener product label. The information are collected through journal reading‚ and searching from website. Keywords – Consumer behavior‚ green advertising
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