Euro eco Open Space report Cees Witkamp

1. EUROPEAN ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE 2010
29. SEPTEMBER 2010, PÄRNU, ESTONIA
THEME: What is my ecological footprint if I travel from A to B and use
transportmethods C, D or E
Convener:Cees Witkamp
Participants: about 8
SUMMARY / RECOMMENDATIONS / RESULTS
• To know this ecological footprint you should take into account things like transport,
accomodation, food, purchases, …….
• You should know the different parts of the ecological footprint: CO2, water, energy,
……..
• What kind of indexes are available (CO2 per person per km?, liters of water per
hotelnight, ……..=
• It should be great when there was an ecological travelplanner, which gives you the
possibilities to choose your way from A to B, and gives you the total (known)
ecological footprint
• Remember: people want to be “good” , so make it possible for them to be “good”.