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Welcome to Sustainable Tourism Online

Sustainable Tourism Online (STO) is a comprehensive online information resource delivering substantial research, data and tools within three main sustainability themes – Destinations and Communities, Business Operations, and Parks & Culture. We also offer relevant information and knowledge on broader sustainability themes.

Developed by Australia’s Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) in 2010 to support sustainable policy, planning and practice, STO provides access to tourism research and tools developed by STCRC as well as other trusted sources of information. (These are easily accessed by typing your key words in the Search box, or clicking on the three sustainability themes from the top of this page.) 

You can also submit your own case study or research paper by clicking "Add new research" in the right-hand corner. This is a simple, one-step process and takes 7-10 days to be uploaded.

Look out for special features on topics ranging from sustainable marine park management, training and capacity building, and risk and crisis management, which are updated monthly. 

We are proud to work with some of the world's leading sustainability experts, including EC3 Global, Banyan Tree Global Foundation, Ecolab, PATA, and Queensland Tourism Industry Council, and continue to seek out reputable content partners

We welcome your feedback about the portal, so please contact us with content suggestions, feature ideas, or technical issues you may experience.

Veda Dante
Portal Editor
Sustainable Tourism Online

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RED CENTRE TOURISM EMPLOYMENT PLAN 


SINGAPORE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE



Students from 12 schools in Singapore are leading the world in the study of environmental sustainability by taking part in EarthCheck's Sustainability Challenge. Read more about this curriculum-based initiative here.
PULP GREENWASHING: SUPPLY CHANGE IMPACTS



Global certification and benchmarking company, EarthCheck, urges businesses to question their supply chain relationships after the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) released a report about widespread greenwashing in the pulp and paper industry.

On the back of a disturbing expose by ABC's Foreign Correspondent, concerns are being raised about green washing by Indonesian pulp and paper companies who are supplying major office supply retailers across Australia. (View ABC's "Paper/Tiger" video here.)

A leading Australian newspaper recently reported that Fuji Xerox Australia had announced that it will no longer be doing business with Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL), which owns one of the world’s largest paper mills and who, along with Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), produces 80% of Indonesia's paper. Read more of EarthCheck's report here.

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AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES NEW CARBON TAX

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed that Australian households will be handed more than $15 billion in compensation to help offset the impact of the Government's new carbon tax. For more information about this historic initiative, and the Government's cleanenergyfuture plan, click here.


RISK MANAGEMENT

Our crisis management resources provide practical guidelines from which a destination and/or a business can apply strategies for prevention, preparedness, response and recovery actions in relation to disasters – natural and manmade.

Destinations
& Communities

Information and resources to assist communities and agencies in sustainable destination management.  This section presents Destination Management resources in three areas: Destination Planning; Destination Implementation; and Destination Performance.

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Business
Operations

Information and resources to assist tourism businesses in sustainable planning and management. This section presents resources in five areas: Business Planning; Product Development; Marketing; Business Operation and Development; and Monitoring and Performance.

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Parks
& Culture

Information and resources to assist organisations in sustainable management of nature based and cultural areas, including national parks. This section presents resources in eight areas: Value of Parks; Nature Based Tourism; Visitor Planning; Management; Impacts; Communications; Monitoring and Research.

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