Ukusebenzela ukusekela ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha esimeme

I-Sustainable Travel International (STI) ingumholi womhlaba wonke ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kwezokuvakasha. Umgomo we-501(c)(3) wenhlangano engenzi nzuzo ukukhuthaza intuthuko esimeme kanye nohambo olunesibopho ngokuhlinzeka ngezinhlelo ezivumela abathengi, amabhizinisi kanye nezinhlangano ezihlobene nokuvakasha ukuthi zibe neqhaza kumagugu emvelo, ezenhlalo-amasiko nezomnotho wezindawo abazithola kuzo. vakashela, kanye neplanethi ngobubanzi.

I-STI izinikele ekuhlinzekeni ngemfundo kanye nezinsizakalo zokufinyelela ezizonciphisa izindleko ezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha endaweni ezungezile kanye namasiko endawo. Ngokuhlinzeka ngezinhlelo ezibambekayo, ezigxile kwizixazululo, i-STI ithatha indlela ephelele yokubhekana nentuthuko esimeme yomhlaba wonke embonini yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha.

IZINKONZO ZE-STI NAMAKHONO

Izinkonzo Zokukala Nokuqinisekisa
Ukuhlinzeka ngoxhumano olucacile nolunembile phakathi kokulinganisa nokuqinisekiswa kwemithelela ehlobene nezokuvakasha kubalulekile ekuhlanganiseni izinqubo ezisimeme zebhizinisi embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. I-STI isebenzela ukuhlanganisa izinqubo zebhizinisi ezisimeme emisebenzini yabahlinzeki bezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha kanye nezinhlelo zihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuvikela abathengi, futhi kusiza ukuvikela imakethe yezokuvakasha esimeme ezimangalweni ezingamanga nokukhwabanisa.

I-Sustainable Tourism Eco-certification Program™ (STEP)
Uhlelo lwe-STI lwe-eco-certification luyisinyathelo sokuzithandela esiza izinkampani zezokuvakasha ukuthi zilinganise futhi zilawule imithelela yazo yemvelo, ezomnotho kanye nezenhlalo-masiko kuyilapho zibonisa ukuzibophezela kwazo ekusimameni, futhi zenza ngendlela ezenza zikhange nakakhulu kubahambi abaqotho. I-STEP indinganiso yokuqala ye-eco-certification yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe engenzi nzuzo.

Usizo Lwezobuchwepheshe kanye Nokuhlola Okuqhubekayo Kwezokuvakasha
I-STI ihlonza amathuba ahlobene nokuvakasha kanye nezokuvakasha asebenzayo kwezomnotho kanye nasimeme imvelo futhi afanele amasiko. I-STI inikeza ukwesekwa kwezobuchwepheshe okusimeme eziNhlanganweni Zokulawulwa Kwendawo, Izinhlangano Zohwebo, Izikhungo Zokuvakasha, kanye nezinkampani ezizimele. Lezi zinsizakalo zihloselwe ukweseka ukuhlela amasu, ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okusimeme, kanye nokuqaliswa.

Imfundo Nokuqeqesha
I-STI inikeza inqwaba yezinhlelo zokwenza ngokwezifiso kanye nezinhlelo zokuqeqesha izinkampani zezokuvakasha, kusukela ezinhlelweni zemfundo ephakeme ezigxile ekulawuleni umthelela kuye ezifundweni ezimfishane ezigxile ekutheni ungahlanganisa kanjani izinqubo zebhizinisi ezisimeme emisebenzini yakho yebhizinisi. Ukuphathwa kwe-STI kufundisa emanyuvesi futhi kusabalalisa izinsiza kufundisa kubafundi, abahambi, amabhizinisi nezinhlangano. I-STI futhi yethula ezingqungqutheleni, emicimbini eluhlaza, emakilasini, kumasemina kanye nemibukiso yezohwebo emhlabeni wonke.

Imisebenzi Yokweluleka
I-STI inesipiliyoni seminyaka engaphezu kwengama-30 embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, futhi sithatha zonke izinhlobo zamaphrojekthi angaqhudelani futhi aqhudelanayo emhlabeni jikelele. Njengoba sisebenzisana nabeluleki abaphambili abakhuluma izilimi eziningi futhi abasebenza ngokukhethekile kuzo zonke izihloko ezihlobene nemvelo nezokuvakasha, sinokuvumelana nezimo okukhulu lapho sakha noma yiliphi ithimba lezeluleki.

I-Travel Philanthropy
I-STI ikhuthaza, yazisa futhi yazisa umphakathi mayelana nezinhlelo ezithembekile zokusiza umphakathi ezimakethe zomhlaba. Siphinde sifundise izinkampani zezokuvakasha ukuthi zingadala kanjani amaphrojekthi okusiza abantu abahambahambayo aphumelelayo asekela ukongiwa kwemvelo nokuthuthukiswa komphakathi futhi akhangise umphakathi.

I-Fair Trade in Travel
I-STI ikhuthaza izinhlelo zokuhwebelana ngokungenzeleli futhi isebenza nabakhiqizi bendawo emiphakathini ethembele kwezokuvakasha entula amathuba ngokwezomnotho ukuze bathole amanani afanelekile ezimpahla zabo. Sibe sesisiza abakhiqizi bendawo ukuthi badayise kabusha lezi zimpahla ezimakethe zezokuvakasha eYurophu naseNyakatho Melika.

Ibhizinisi Nezinsizakalo Zokukhangisa
I-STI isebenzela ukunika izinkampani, izikhungo kanye nabathengi amandla ngolwazi nethuba lokusekela izinketho ezisimeme zezokuvakasha ezivikela imvelo futhi zilondoloze amagugu endabuko namasiko kuyilapho zifaka isandla ekuthuthukisweni komnotho. Sihlakulela izindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokumaketha ukuze sikhulise ukuqwashisa nokuqonda ukuthi singazibandakanya kanjani ngokuzikhandla ekuthuthukisweni kokuvakasha okusimeme, futhi sikhulise ukufinyelela emikhiqizweni nasezinsizeni eziqinisekisiwe njengezizinzile.

Ubulungu
Ubulungu be-STI buvulekele abantu ngabanye, izinkampani, izinhlangano nezikhungo ezibonisa ukweseka futhi ezizibophezele ekukhuthazeni ukongiwa kwemvelo, isibopho senhlalo-mpilo, kanye nenzuzo yezomnotho embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Amalungu athola izinzuzo zenethiwekhi ye-STI nezaphulelo, futhi asohlwini lwethu lwe-Eco-Directory ye-inthanethi eshushumbiswe kahle.

I-Green Travel Market
I-Green Travel Market iyisevisi yokuhlanganisa ehlinzeka ngolwazi oluphelele, oluthembekile, nolwakamuva mayelana nemikhiqizo yezokuvakasha esimeme etholakalayo njengamanje ezimakethe zomhlaba ukuze abaqhubi bezokuvakasha 'babe luhlaza' kalula amaketanga abo okuhlinzeka.

Ukuqaliswa Okuqhubekayo Kwezokuvakasha
I-STI ihlonza izinqubo ezingcono kakhulu futhi idale amathuluzi okusebenzisa athuthukisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okuzinzile futhi aqinisekise ukuthi abathengi bathola lokho abakukhokhelayo.

I-Greenhouse Gas Offsets
Ngohlelo lwe-STI's greenhouse gas offsets, abahambi, abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, kanye nezinhlangano ezihlobene nazo zingatshala kugesi ahlanzekile futhi zisekele intuthuko esimeme nokongiwa kwemvelo kuyilapho zisiza ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa okubangelwa ezabo, kanye namakhasimende abo 'kanye. uhambo lwabasebenzi.

I-STI ibhekwa ngokukhuthala kwayo ekukhetheni amaphrojekthi 'angcono kakhulu'. Wonke amaphrojekthi we-STI ayahlolwa, aqinisekiswe futhi agunyazwe ngabazimele, abantu besithathu. Amathegi Aluhlaza esiwanikezayo anikezwa ngokubambisana ne-BEF futhi agunyazwe i-Green-e. Nakuba, amaphrojekthi ethu e-Carbon Offset ahlinzekwa yi-MyClimate futhi athuthukiswa ngokuvumelana ne-CDM yephrothokholi yase-Kyoto kanye nemibandela ye-The Gold Standard.

Imizamo yakamuva ephawuleka kakhulu ye-STI ihlanganisa i-Continental Airlines, i-AirPlus, i-2006 FIFA World Cup, o-Ben & Jerry's, Coca-Cola, GAP Adventures, HSBC, Whole Foods Market, World Wildlife Fund, World Travel & Tourism Council, i-Adventure Travel Trade. Association, The Leading Hotels of the World, nabanye abaningi.

MANAGEMENT

Ubuholi be-STI bunolwazi olunzulu embonini yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha, kanye nentuthuko esimeme, futhi busekelwa iqembu lochwepheshe abanolwazi oluphezulu abahamba phambili ngezibalo ezindaweni zabo zobungcweti.

Brian Thomas Mullis, uMongameli
UBrian T. Mullis wasungula ngokuhlanganyela i-Sustainable Travel International (STI) ngo-2002 ngenhloso yokuthuthukisa uhambo olunomthwalo wemfanelo kanye nokwenza lula umnyakazo wemboni yezokuvakasha kanye neyokusimama.

U-Mullis unesipiliyoni seminyaka engaphezu kwengama-20 embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuchitha ihlobo ngesikhathi sasekolishi esebenza emapaki kazwelonke kulo lonke elasentshonalanga ye-US Kamuva nje, u-Mullis ubenguMongameli futhi engumnikazi wenkampani yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe esebenza ngokukhethekileyo kanye ne-eco-travel. Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe, uye wasiza izinkampani eziningi zokuhamba emkhakheni webhizinisi nokuthuthukiswa kohlelo, ukuthengisa nokumaketha, ezezimali kanye nesabelomali, kanye nokuphatha nokusebenza.

U-Mullis uneziqu zeBachelor in Psychology agxile kwezeBhizinisi azithola eNyuvesi yase-Auburn futhi uneziqu ze-Master in Recreation Management azithola e-Springfield College.

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl, iPhini likaMongameli
U-Peter D. Krahenbuhl, owasungula ngokuhlanganyela i-STI, unesipiliyoni seminyaka engaphezu kwe-10 embonini yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Uphothule i-BA yakhe ku-Economics and Environmental Studies eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia eSanta Barbara. Intshisekelo yomhlaba wonke iholele ekubeni neNgcweti Yezindaba Zomphakathi evela eNyuvesi yase-Indiana, egxile kwezezindaba zamazwe ngamazwe kanye neNqubomgomo Yezemvelo. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi “amaphrojekthi” akhe okulondoloza imvelo nentuthuko eqhubekayo yaseLatin America aqala.

Kamuva, u-Krahenbuhl wasungula futhi waba nenkampani ye-ecotourism futhi usegxile emizamweni yakhe yokweseka ukusimama embonini yezokuvakasha kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ujoyine i-The World Outdoors (ngaleso sikhathi eyabe i-Roads Less Travelled) ngo-1997, ngenkathi eqedela umhlahlandlela wakhe wokuqala we-ecotourism kanye ne-Adventure eya e-Ecuador kanye nase-Galapagos Islands (Hunter Publishing, 2003). I-Krahenbuhl yasungula ngokuhlanganyela i-Sustainable Travel International futhi manje ihileleke ekulawuleni uhlelo lwayo lokuqeda igesi ebamba ukushisa kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezimali.

ibhodi labaqondisi
• UDkt. Jan Hamrin, uSihlalo we-STI kanye noMongameli we-Centre for Resource Solutions
• U-Duncan Beardsley, uMqondisi we-Generosity in Action
• U-Beth Beloff, Umsunguli kanye noMongameli we-BRIDGES to Sustainability
• UMark Campbell, uMongameli, I-TCS Expeditions
• U-Costas Christ, uMongameli we-Adventure Council, uSihlalo we-Adventures in Travel Expo Conferences kanye nomlobi wemagazini ye-National Geographic Adventure
• U-Kathy Moyer-Dragon, owayenguMqondisi Wezokumaketha we-Whole Foods Market-Boulder kanye nomnikazi we-The Dragon's Path kanye ne-ActiveWomen.com
• UFrancis X. Farrell, Umshicileli, i-National Geographic Adventure
• U-Jamie Sweeting, i-Conservation International, uMqondisi wohlelo lwe-Travel & Leisure e-The Centre for Environmental Leadership in Business (CELB)
• U-Keith Sproule, Umeluleki Ozimele kanye noSihlalo wangaphambili we-The International Ecotourism Society
• U-Julie Klein, uMqondisi Wezindaba Zemvelo we-RockResorts/Vail Resorts Hospitality
• U-Patrick Long, uMqondisi we-University of Colorado Leeds School of Business' Centre for Sustainable Tourism kanye noMongameli we-American Leisure Academy
• UDkt. Mary Pearl, uMongameli weWildlife Trust
• UChris Seek, Umsunguli we-Solimar International
• U-Richard Weiss, owayeyiPhini Likamongameli Wezokusebenza ze-The Walt Disney Company, Adventures by Disney
• U-Angela West, uMqondisi Wezokuvakasha woMnyango Wezangaphakathi - Ihhovisi Lokuphathwa Komhlaba
• UBrian T. Mullis
• Peter D. Krahenbuhl

UKUSEBENZISANA

I-STI yasungulwa enkolelweni yokuthi ngokusebenzisana nezinhlangano ezinomqondo ofanayo ukusiza abathengi kanye nabahlinzeki bezokuvakasha bavikele izindawo abazivakashelayo, kanye nomhlaba wonke, singasebenzisa ukusebenzelana kwethu futhi siqinise imizamo yethu yomuntu ngamunye kanye neqoqo. Ubambiswano olumisiwe luhlanganisa kodwa alukhawulelwe kulokhu okulandelayo:

• I-Adventure Travel Trade Association
• I-African Propoor Tourism Development Centre
• I-Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• I-Conservation International
• I-Ecotourism Society yaseNigeria
• Isikhungo saseYurophu se-Eco kanye ne-Agro Tourism
• I-French Ecotourism Society
• I-Fundación Plan21
• Inyuvesi yaseGeorge Washington
• Ukunikeza Kwembulunga yonke
• I-International Galapagos Tour Operators Association
• I-Japan Ecolodge Association
• Jaringan Ekowisata Desa – Village Ecotourism Network
• Ungashiyi Umkhondo
• I-Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance
• i-myclimate
• Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha laseNepal, Inethiwekhi Yezokuvakasha Eqhubekayo
• I-NSF International
• I-Rainforest Alliance
• I-Solimar International
• Inethiwekhi Yokugunyazwa Kwezokuvakasha Okuqhubekayo yamazwe aseMelika
• Amahhotela Ahamba phambili Omhlaba
• Isikhungo Sokuvakasha
• Isikhungo se-University of Colorado Leeds Business School for Sustainable Tourism
• Isevisi ye-USDA Forest
• I-USDI Bureau of Land Management
• I-Virtuoso