STEPPA

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN ENTERPRISES, PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS

Grant programme 2009: Knowledge networks for the competitiveness and sustainability of European Tourism

Sustainable Tourism in Enterprises, Parks and Protected Areas (STEPPA) is a new project funded through the European Commission DG Enterprise. It responds to the call: Knowledge Networks for the competitiveness and sustainability of European tourism. The STEPPA project, will seek to gather evidence from tourism business working in protected areas certified with European Charter for Sustainable Tourism.

The project aims to promote and strengthen the cooperation between the different experiences and certification initiatives for small and micro tourism enterprises working with (Charter) protected areas (PAs), through the sharing, levelling and enhancement of their sustainability practices and criteria, and strengthen their competitiveness through the development of  working partnerships between these initiatives and specialized research and support centres for tourism sustainability. We have set up a plattform for all the information regarding the STEPPA project. By using the STEPPA platform you can read more about the project, the project blog and take part in forum discussions. Access the STEPPA platform here.

STEPPA came to a close on 30th November 2011. The resulting documents can be downloaded on this page. The final press release can be found on here as well.