About this webinar
About the webinar series:
Presented by the Nature Positive Tourism Partnership (WTTC, UN Tourism & the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance), the Nature Positive Tourism Explained series will address three key challenges facing the Travel & Tourism sector in adopting a nature positive approach. Building on our existing reports and Toolbox, this series will provide the knowledge and insights needed to drive meaningful change, supported by corresponding Action Sheets to help guide implementation.
Webinar series:
19 Nov 2025: Regenerating Destinations Through Nature Positive Tourism (hosted by WTTC)
Nature Positive Tourism encourages businesses to support nature conservation efforts in their destinations - where impact is the greatest. Yet there remains a critical gap in business efforts to support nature protection on the ground, despite opportunities to support national conservation priorities, sustainable livelihoods and become a force for good.
This webinar provided guidance on how to identify priority action areas, align operations with key biodiversity issues, use your actions and influence to drive progress, and seek out effective partnerships to deliver robust, meaningful and measurable change.
22 April 2026: Monitoring and Disclosing Your Nature-Related Risks & Impacts (hosted by UN Tourism)
Time: 15:00 (CEST)
Location: Online
This webinar—hosted by UN Tourism and the second in the Nature Positive Tourism Explained series by the NPT Partnership (UN Tourism, WTTC, and the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)—introduces a practical, place-based approach to integrating nature into decision-making, helping businesses move from fragmented efforts to a more strategic, evidence-based model that reduces risk and supports thriving destinations.
Speakers:
- Dr. Dirk Glaesser / Sofía Gutiérrez – World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism)
- Dr. Carter Ingram, Pollination
- Sharon Brooks, IPBES Representative (Business & Biodiversity Assessment)
- Prof. Mike Bunce, Minderoo Foundation
- Private sector representatives (tourism businesses and industry leaders)
- Destination representatives (DMOs and local authorities)
Moderator: Daniel Turner – ANIMONDIAL
Register here: https://forms.gle/anQbKsFsfgFGz8DL7
May 2026: Reducing Impact By Working With Your Supply Chain (hosted by World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance)
Speakers and Panellists
Christopher ImbsenVice President Policy, WTTC
Dr. Ante MandićCoordinator of Knowledge Development, TAPAS, IUCN
Gwen RaezStrategy Lead, Visit Scotland
Francesca MahoneyFounder & Executive Director, Wild Survivors
Camille DrevillonChief Strategy Officer, Abercrombie & Kent
Kasia MorganHead of Sustainability, Exodus Adventure Travels
Prof Kelly BrickerProfessor in Sustainable Tourism, Ecotourism & Nature-based Recreation at Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University, Senior Global Futures Scientist at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and Vice Chair, Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Boris BarovChief Operating Officer, European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
Daniel TurnerDirector, ANIMONDIAL
Agenda
Welcome & Housekeeping
Regenerating Destinations through Nature Positive Tourism
SETTING THE SCENE with IUCN: The role of tourism as a guardian of nature
THE DESTINATION PERSPECTIVE:
- Building destination stewardship
- Driving Regeneration Through Strong Partnerships with Destination Operators
THE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE:
- Where impact meets opportunity
- Working towards a Nature Positive Tourism approach
THE NGO PERSPECTIVE: When tourism and conservation combine
AUDIENCE Q&A
Closing
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