Ukusebenzela ukuxhasa uphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo

Uzinzo lokuHamba lwaMazwe ngaMazwe (STI) yinkokeli yehlabathi kuphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo.

I-Sustainable Travel International (STI) yinkokeli yehlabathi kuphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo. Injongo ye-501(c)(3) yombutho ongenzi nzuzo kukukhuthaza uphuhliso oluzinzileyo kunye nohambo olunoxanduva ngokubonelela ngeenkqubo ezenza ukuba abathengi, amashishini kunye nemibutho enxulumene nohambo babe negalelo kokusingqongileyo, intlalo-ntle kunye nexabiso lezoqoqosho kwiindawo abahlala kuzo. ukutyelela, kunye neplanethi ngokubanzi.

I-STI izinikele ekuboneleleni ngemfundo kunye neenkonzo zokufikelela eluntwini eziya kunciphisa intlawulo eyenziwa ziihambo kunye nokhenketho kwindalo esingqongileyo nakwiinkcubeko zasekuhlaleni. Ngokubonelela ngeenkqubo ezibambekayo, ezijolise kwizisombululo, i-STI ithatha indlela epheleleyo yokujongana nophuhliso oluzinzileyo lwehlabathi kushishino lohambo nokhenketho.

IINKONZO ZESTI KUNYE NEZAKHONO

Iinkonzo zoMlinganiselo kunye noQinisekiso
Ukubonelela ngonxibelelwano olucacileyo noluchanekileyo phakathi komlinganiselo kunye nokuqinisekiswa kweempembelelo ezinxulumene nokhenketho kubalulekile ekuhlanganiseni izenzo ezizinzileyo zoshishino kushishino lohambo nokhenketho. I-STI isebenza ukubandakanya izenzo zoshishino oluzinzileyo kwimisebenzi yohambo kunye nabanikezeli bokhenketho kunye neprogramu ibonelela ngeenkonzo zokukhusela abathengi, kwaye inceda ukukhusela imarike yokhenketho oluzinzileyo kumabango obuxoki kunye nobuqhophololo.

Inkqubo yeSiqinisekiso soKhenketho oluZinzileyo™ (STEP)
Inkqubo yoqinisekiso lwe-STI's eco-certification linyathelo lokuzithandela elinceda iinkampani zokuhamba zilinganise kwaye zilawule iimpembelelo zazo zokusingqongileyo, ezoqoqosho kunye nezentlalo nenkcubeko ngelixa zibonisa ukuzinikela kwazo kuzinzo, kwaye ziqhuba ngendlela ezenza zibe nomtsalane ngakumbi kubahambi abanoxanduva. I-STEP kumgangatho wokuqala wokungafumani nzuzo kwi-eco-certification yokhenketho lwamazwe ngamazwe.

Uncedo lobuGcisa kunye noVavanyo loKhenketho oluZinzileyo
I-STI ichonga amathuba okuhamba kunye nanxulumene nokhenketho anokuthi aqhubeleke kuqoqosho kunye nanokuzinza kokusingqongileyo nafanelekileyo ngokwenkcubeko. I-STI ibonelela ngenkxaso yobugcisa bophuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo kwiMibutho yoLawulo lweNdawo yokuFikela, iMibutho yoRhwebo, iiBhuru zoKhenketho, kunye neenkampani zabucala. Ezi nkonzo zijoliswe ekuxhaseni ucwangciso lweqhinga, uphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo, kunye nokuphunyezwa.

LeMfundo kunye noQeqesho
I-STI ibonelela ngentaphane yemfundo yesiko kunye neenkqubo zoqeqesho kwiinkampani zokuhamba, ukusuka kwiinkqubo zemfundo elawulayo ezigxile kulawulo lweempembelelo ukuya kwizifundo ezimfutshane ezijolise kwindlela yokudibanisa iinkqubo zoshishino ezizinzileyo kwimisebenzi yakho yoshishino. Ulawulo lwe-STI lufundisa kwiidyunivesithi kwaye lusasaze izixhobo zemfundo kubafundi, abahambi, amashishini kunye nemibutho. I-STI ikwabonisa kwiinkomfa, imisitho eluhlaza, iiklasi, iisemina kunye nemiboniso zorhwebo kwihlabathi liphela.

Iinkonzo Zokucebisa
I-STI ineminyaka engaphezu kwama-30 yamava kushishino lohambo nokhenketho, kwaye sithatha zonke iintlobo zeeprojekthi ezingakhuphisaniyo nezikhuphisanayo kwihlabathi jikelele. Kuba sisebenza nabacebisi abaphambili abathetha uninzi lweelwimi kwaye bagxile kuzo zonke izihloko ezinxulumene nokhenketho kunye nendalo, sinoguquguquka olukhulu xa sisenza naliphi na iqela lokucebisa.

Ukuhamba ngePhilanthropy
I-STI ikhuthaza, ipapashe kwaye yazisa uluntu malunga neenkqubo ezithembekileyo ze-philanthropy kuhambo lwemarike. Sikwafundisa iinkampani zokuhamba malunga nendlela yokudala iiprojekthi eziyimpumelelo zobubele bohambo ezixhasa ukulondolozwa kwendalo kunye nophuhliso loluntu kunye nokwazisa uluntu.

URhwebo oluLungileyo kuHambo
I-STI ikhuthaza iinkqubo zorhwebo ezinobulungisa kwaye isebenza nabavelisi basekuhlaleni kwiindawo ezixhomekeke kukhenketho oluhlelelekileyo ngokwezoqoqosho ukuze bafumane amaxabiso afanelekileyo eempahla zabo. Emva koko siye sincede abavelisi balapha ekhaya bathengise ezi mpahla kwakhona kwiimarike zokhenketho eYurophu naseMntla Melika.

Iinkonzo zoShishino neNkuthazo
I-STI isebenza ukuxhobisa iinkampani, amaziko kunye nabathengi ngolwazi kunye nethuba lokuxhasa ukhetho lokhenketho oluzinzileyo olukhusela indalo kunye nokugcina ilifa lemveli kunye nenkcubeko ngelixa lifaka isandla kuphuhliso loqoqosho. Sihlakulela iindlela ezizezona zilungileyo ekuthengiseni ukwandisa ulwazi kunye nokuqonda indlela yokubandakanyeka ngokusebenzayo kuphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo, kunye nokwandisa ukufikelela kwiimveliso kunye neenkonzo eziqinisekisiweyo njengezizinzileyo.

ubulungu
Ubulungu be-STI buvulelekile kubantu, iinkampani, imibutho kunye namaziko abonisa inkxaso kwaye azibophelele ekukhuthazeni ulondolozo lwendalo esingqongileyo, uxanduva lwentlalo nenkcubeko, kunye nenzuzo yezoqoqosho kushishino lohambo nokhenketho. Amalungu afumana izibonelelo zenethiwekhi ye-STI kunye nezaphulelo, kwaye zidweliswe kwi-intanethi yethu ye-Eco-Directory ethengiswa kakuhle.

IMarike yokuHamba eGreen
IMarike yoKhenketho oluHlaza yinkonzo yokumatanisa ebonelela ngolwazi olubanzi, oluthembekileyo, oluhlaziyiweyo malunga neemveliso zokhenketho ezizinzileyo ezikhoyo ngoku kwimarike yehlabathi ukuze abakhenkethi bangakwazi 'ukuluhlaza' ngokulula ngakumbi kwikhonkco labo lokubonelela.

Ukuphunyezwa koKhenketho oluZinzileyo
I-STI ichonga ezona zenzo zilungileyo kwaye idale izixhobo zomiliselo ezikhuthaza uphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo kwaye iqinisekise ukuba abathengi bafumana oko bakuhlawulelayo.

I-Greenhouse Gas Offsets
Ngokusebenzisa i-STI's greenhouse gas offsets programme, abahambi, ababoneleli bohambo kunye nabakhenkethi, kunye nemibutho enxulumeneyo inokutyala imali kumandla acocekileyo kwaye ixhase uphuhliso oluzinzileyo kunye nolondolozo lwendalo ngelixa inceda ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi yegreenhouse ephuma kweyabo, kunye nabathengi babo 'kunye. uhambo lwabasebenzi.

I-STI igqalwa ngokukhuthala kwayo ekukhetheni ezona projekthi zibalaseleyo. Zonke iiprojekthi ze-STI ziyahlolwa, ziqinisekisiwe kwaye ziqinisekiswa ngabantu abazimeleyo, besithathu. Iithegi eziLuhlaza esizinikezelayo zibonelelwa ngentsebenziswano ne-BEF kwaye ziqinisekiswa nguGreen-e. Ngelixa, iiprojekthi zethu zeCarbon Offset zibonelelwa nguMyClimate kwaye ziphuhliswe ngokuhambelana neCDM yeKyoto protocol kunye neendlela zoMgangatho weGolide.

Iinzame ze-STI eziphawulekayo zamva nje ziquka i-Continental Airlines, i-AirPlus, iNdebe yeHlabathi yeFIFA ye-2006, i-Ben & Jerry's, i-Coca-Cola, i-GAP Adventures, i-HSBC, i-Whole Foods Market, i-World Wildlife Fund, i-World Travel & Tourism Council, i-Adventure Travel Trade. Umbutho, Iihotele eziKhokela kwiHlabathi, kunye nabanye abaninzi.

ULAWULO

Ubunkokeli be-STI bunamava abanzi kushishino lohambo nokhenketho, kunye nophuhliso oluzinzileyo, kwaye ixhaswa liqela leengcali ezinamava kakhulu ezikhokela amanani kwiinkalo zabo zobuchule.

UBrian Thomas Mullis, uMongameli
UBrian T. Mullis uye waseka iSustainable Travel International (STI) ngo-2002 ngenjongo yokukhuthaza uhambo olunenkathalo kunye nokuququzelela inyathelo lohambo lokhenketho olusingise kuzinzo.

U-Mullis uneminyaka engama-20 yamava kushishino lokuhamba kunye nokhenketho. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuchitha ihlobo ngexesha lekholeji esebenza kwiipaki zesizwe kulo lonke elasentshona ye-US Kutsha nje, u-Mullis ebenguMongameli kunye nomnini wenkampani yokhenketho yelizwe jikelele esebenza ngokusebenzayo kunye ne-eco-travel. Ngexesha lomsebenzi wakhe, uye wanceda iinkampani ezininzi zokuhamba kwiindawo zoshishino kunye nophuhliso lwenkqubo, ukuthengisa kunye nokuthengisa, imali kunye nohlahlo lwabiwo-mali, kunye nokulawula kunye nokusebenza.

UMullis uneSidanga seSidanga kwiPsychology egxile kuShishino olusuka kwiYunivesithi yaseAuburn kwaye unesidanga seMasters kuLawulo loLonwabo asuka kwiKholeji yaseSpringfield.

UPeter Davis Krahenbuhl, uSekela Mongameli
UPeter D. Krahenbuhl, owaseka i-STI, uneminyaka engaphezu kwe-10 yamava kushishino lokuhamba kunye nokhenketho. Wagqiba i-BA yakhe kwi-Economics and Environmental Studies kwiYunivesithi yaseCalifornia eSanta Barbara. Umdla wehlabathi ukhokelele kuMphathi weMicimbi yoLuntu osuka kwiYunivesithi yase-Indiana, egxile kwiMicimbi yaMazwe ngaMazwe kunye noMgaqo-nkqubo wokusiNgqongileyo. Ngeli xesha “iiprojekthi” zakhe zolondolozo nophuhliso oluzinzileyo lwaseLatin America zaqala.

Kamva, uKrahenbuhl waphuhlisa kwaye waba nenkampani ye-ecotourism kwaye ugxininise iinzame zakhe ekuxhaseni ukuzinza kwishishini lokuhamba ukususela ngoko. Wajoyina i-World Outdoors (emva koko iiNdlela eziHamba Kancinci) kwi-1997, ngelixa egqibezela i-ecotourism yakhe yokuqala kunye ne-Adventure Guide kwi-Ecuador kunye neZiqithi zaseGalapagos (uHunter Publishing, 2003). I-Krahenbuhl iququzelele i-Sustainable Travel International kwaye ngoku ibandakanyeka ekulawuleni i-greenhouse gas offsets inkqubo kunye nophuhliso lwenkxaso-mali.

Ibhodi yebaphathi
• UGqr. Jan Hamrin, uSihlalo we-STI kunye noMongameli weZiko leZisombululo zeZibonelelo
• UDuncan Beardsley, uMlawuli weGenerosity in Action
• UBeth Beloff, uMseki kunye noMongameli weBRIDGES kuZinzo
• UMark Campbell, uMongameli, ii-TCS Expeditions
• U-Costas Christ, uMongameli we-Adventure Council, uSihlalo we-Adventures kwi-Travel Expo Conferences kunye nombhali wemagazini ye-National Geographic Adventure
• UKathy Moyer-Dragon, owayesakuba nguMlawuli weNtengiso weWhole Foods Market-Boulder kunye nomnini weNdlela yeDragon kunye ne-ActiveWomen.com
• UFrancis X. Farrell, uMpapashi, i-National Geographic Adventure
• UJamie Sweeting, uLondolozo lwaMazwe ngaMazwe, uMlawuli weNkqubo yokuHamba noLonwabo kwiZiko lobuNkokheli bokuSingqongileyo kuShishino (CELB)
• U-Keith Sproule, uMcebisi oZimeleyo nowayesakuba nguSihlalo kwi-International Ecotourism Society
• UJulie Klein, uMlawuli weMicimbi yokuSingqongileyo weRockResorts/Vail Resorts Hospitality
• UPatrick Long, uMlawuli weYunivesithi yaseColorado Leeds School of Business' Centre for Sustainable Tourism kunye noMongameli we-American Leisure Academy
• UGqr Mary Pearl, uMongameli weWildlife Trust
• UChris Seek, uMseki weSolimar International
• URichard Weiss, owayesakuba nguSekela Mongameli weMisebenzi yeNkampani yeWalt Disney, iAdventures yiDisney
• U-Angela West, uMlawuli wezoKhenketho kwiSebe lezangaphakathi – iBureau yoLawulo loMhlaba
• UBrian T. Mullis
• UPeter D. Krahenbuhl

UBUDLELWANE

I-STI yasekwa kwinkolelo yokuba ngokusebenzisana nemibutho enengqondo efanayo ukunceda abathengi kunye nababoneleli bezokhenketho bakhusele iindawo abazityelelayo, kunye neplanethi ngokubanzi, singakwazi ukukhulisa ubudlelwane bethu kwaye someleze amalinge ethu ngabanye kunye neqela. Intsebenziswano esekiweyo ibandakanya kodwa ayiphelelanga koku kulandelayo:

• I-Adventure Travel Trade Association
• Iziko loPhuhliso loKhenketho kwi-African Propoor
• iBonneville Environmental Foundation
• ULondolozo lwamazwe ngamazwe
• Umbutho we-Ecotourism waseNigeria
• Iziko laseYurophu le-Eco kunye noKhenketho lwe-Agro
• Umbutho weFrench Ecotourism
• I-Fundación Plan21
• IYunivesithi yaseGeorge Washington
• UkuNika kwehlabathi
• Umbutho waMazwe ngaMazwe wabaSebenzi bezoKhenketho beGalapagos
• I-Japan Ecolodge Association
• UJaringan Ekowisata Desa – uThungelwano lwe-Village Ecotourism
• Ungashiyi Mkhondo
• I-Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance
• myclimate
• IBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseNepal, uThungelwano loKhenketho oluZinzileyo
• I-NSF International
• Umanyano lwamahlathi emvula
• I-Solimar International
• UThungelwano lweSiqinisekiso soKhenketho oluZinzileyo lwaseMelika
• IiHotele eziPhambili zeHlabathi
• Iziko loKhenketho
• Iziko leYunivesithi yaseColorado Leeds Business School for Sustainable Tourism
• USDA Forest Service
• I-USDI Bureau yoLawulo loMhlaba
• I-Virtuoso

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