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Evaluating and enhancing rural tourism strategies: online tool by UN Tourism
The Self-Assessment Tool to Assist Rural Destinations (STAR) by UN Tourism is a digital platform aimed at empowering public authorities in rural areas to evaluate and enhance their tourism development strategies.
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UN Tourism seeks to recognise rural tourism practices: apply to the call for Best Tourism Villages by 19 May
The Best Tourism Villages initiative by UN Tourism recognises villages around the world that demonstrate how tourism can drive positive transformation in rural areas. The call for applications for the fifth edition is open until 19 May 2025.
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Rural Pact among key European initiatives for rural tourism at Italian sustainability expo
Tourism is a driver of rural economic diversification, environmental sustainability, and social resilience. The Rural Pact is a key instrument to support the development of sustainable rural tourism by amplifying rural voices, enabling networking and collaboration, and encouraging voluntary actions for the rural vision.
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Inclusionary approaches to involving cultural actors in place-based tourism
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Latest publications
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: 'Enhancing rural mobility through local action'
This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Good Practice Webinar on rural mobility of 20 June 2024, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office in collaboration with SMARTA-NET.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Collaborative, community-driven model for sustainable development in a Catalan rural region
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Social economy cluster transforms a Polish rural area through sustainable tourism
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Revitalising river basins: empowering coastal communities in rural Basilicata, Italy
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform