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Green Passport Rio+20 - Portuguese version
Rio+20 will see hundreds of delegates flying to Brazil from across the world, filling the city's hotels and traveling around the region; actions which could lead to a potentially high carbon footprint for the summit. UNEP has partnered with the Government of Brazil to produce a new smart phone application, which provides information on 400 environmentally friendly sites and tourism services around Rio de Janeiro and Green Passport travel guide.
The Green Passport Campaign, an initiative of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Tourism Development, aims to introduce the potential traveler to some of the things they can do to make tourism a sustainable activity. Through travel guides, websites and other activities, the campaign helps tourists minimize their footprints by choosing the least polluting form of transport, finding low-impact accommodation options, improving their energy efficiency at destinations, offsetting the inevitable carbon emissions of their trip, and providing sustainability tips to help improve livelihoods in host communities. It provides 5 phases to support travelers; planning my trip, getting there, getting around, before going back, and after my trip.
The Global campaign was supported initially by a multi-language website that is available in Greek, English, German, Chinese, French, and Portuguese.
The Green Passport initiative, which to date has been introduced in Brazil. Ecuador, Costa Rica, France’s Overseas Territories, and South Africa where 100,000 Green Passports where distributed to visitors during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, provides a physical passport-style document packed with advice and tips on how to make a holiday more sustainable.
Language: Portuguese
Publication date:
June 2012
Programme:
Tourism
Pages: 138
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