This training course is being organized by the UN World Tourism Organization (WTO) with the support of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. It is being held at the Wadden Sea Biosphere Reserve of Schleswig – Holstein, Germany, and will have an emphasis on coastal tourism. The course is aimed at national and local authorities, the private tourism sector and NGOs involved in biodiversity and tourism. Training modules will provide a thorough understanding of the CBD “Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development” among other topics.  

dates: 14-26 April 2013   venue: Wadden Sea Biosphere Reserve   location: Germany   additional: Schleswig – Holstein   contact: UNWTO Consulting Unit on Tourism and Biodiversity   phone: +49-228-815-0550   fax: +49-228-815-0554   e-mail: info@unwto.de   www: http://biodiv.unwto.org/en/content/training-tourism-and-biodiversity-understanding-tourism-trends-and-biodiversity-conservation