Sustainable Tourism
The NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism is an emerging task force aimed to encourage tourism development in South East Europe based on sustainability principles. The role of the Task Force is to promote tourism policy, governance and operations that respect and protect the environment and biodiversity and foster social inclusion, while creating employment and income earning opportunities and contributing to socio-economic growth.
This Task Force is hosted by the Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Latest Task Forces
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Energy Efficiency
The NALAS Task Force on Energy Efficiency addresses the increasing issues with energy in South East Europe. As energy efficiency is an interdisciplinary field, this task brings together energy experts, municipal energy managers, mayors and other professionals who contribute together in mitigating the energy problems by proposing changes in the legislation, collecting best practices, encouraging better use of the available energy and employing renewable sources of energy.
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Urban Planning
The NALAS Task Force on Urban Planning consists of regional urban planning experts representing member associations. It tackles urban planning issues common in the region, such us integration of informal settlements, inclusion of more stakeholders in the urban planning process and collection and analysis of the right parameters in what is known as "urban economics".
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Sustainable Tourism
The NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism is an emerging task force aimed to encourage tourism development in South East Europe based on sustainability principles. The role of the Task Force is to promote tourism policy, governance and operations that respect and protect the environment and biodiversity and foster social inclusion, while creating employment and income earning opportunities and contributing to socio-economic growth. This Task Force is hosted by the Association of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Fiscal Decentralization
The NALAS Task Force on Fiscal Decentralization consists of regional experts in local and intergovernmental finances representing member associations. The host association for this Task Force is the National Association of Local Governments of Bulgaria (NAMRB).
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NALAS contributes to the City to City Dialogue 15.11.2017
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A City to City Dialogue on Municipal Finance, Urban Planning and Land Management takes place in Skopje these two days, within the World Bank-Austria Urban Partnership Program.
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You love cooking and want to learn more about the cultural heritage of SEE municipalities? Please support our crowdfunding campaign. 14.11.2017
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NALAS launched a campaign for producing the Cookbook: Taste the Balkans, available at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cookbook-taste-the-balkans-food-cooking#/.
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Ljubljana is the Top Global Green Destination, 5 other destinations from South East Europe among Top 100! 28.09.2016
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On the occasion of the World Tourism Day, the Global Green Destinations Day conference took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana was pronounced the Top Sustainable Destination in the world, followed by: Drnis, Pula, Mali Losinj, Gorski Kotar, Island Krk, and Delnice.
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Call for Sustainable Destinations Top 100: “Destinations of Future Generations” 08.06.2016
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NALAS invites municipalities and destinations from South East Europe to apply for the competition 2016 Sustainable Destinations Top 100. Deadline: 1 July 2016.
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Learn how to make your community a sustainable tourism destination 08.10.2015
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NALAS Sustainable Tourism Task Force has a new product for all SEE local governments. The Toolkit "Green Destinations of South-East Europe" helps local authorities develop and manage sustainable tourism destinations.
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Ljubljana inspires NALAS Sustainable Tourism Task Force 18.06.2015
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Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, one of the global top 100 sustainable destinations and European Green Capital for 2016 was the perfect place to host a meeting of NALAS Sustainable Tourism Task Force, from 17-18 June 2015.
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“SEE Tourism Goes Local” - a carefully planned and managed tourism for continuous use in the future that brings benefits to the present 06.03.2014
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NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism worked to build a common understanding of what is the essence, vision and principles of the sustainable tourism development at local level in South Eastern Europe (SEE). The result of this work is the position paper “SEE Tourism Goes Local” which encourages sustainable tourism planning and development across SEE through deploying the potential of the NALAS and builds a common reference point for local communities and local government associations (LGAs), recognizing tourism as a relevant economic option.
NALAS Vision for the local tourism is that the local governments manage tourism in a sustainable way so that three values could be met:
- Happy community and guests
- Fair distribution of tourism expenditure, and
- Qualified care and nurturing of natural and cultural heritage
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“SEE Tourism Goes Local” - a carefully planned and managed tourism for continuous use in the future that brings benefits to the present 26.11.2013
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NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism worked to build a common understanding of what is the essence, vision and principles of the sustainable tourism development at local level in South Eastern Europe (SEE). The result of this work is the position paper “SEE Tourism Goes Local” which encourages sustainable tourism planning and development across SEE through deploying the potential of the NALAS and builds a common reference point for local communities and local government associations (LGAs), recognizing tourism as a relevant economic option.
NALAS Vision for the local tourism is that the local governments manage tourism in a sustainable way so that three values could be met:
- Happy community and guests
- Fair distribution of tourism expenditure, and
- Qualified care and nurturing of natural and cultural heritage
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Italian villages: an inspiring story for sustainable tourism development 26.10.2013
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Having a sunrise exercise in the olive tree fields, enjoying a midday walk through the narrow cobble streets with Lego-like white tiny and lofty houses, getting the pleasure of the beautiful sunset over the vineyards scattered throughout the picturesque valleys. In the meantime, a few breaks to taste the local cheese, pasta and meat products and a sip or two of the best vines or liquors. Then, you already know why it is easy to say "La vita e bella" (Life's beautiful), not taking the smile off your face, from down until dusk. This is the experience of the charming Italian villages in the South-East Region of Puglia.
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NALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism - Baseline Document 11.06.2013
Read moreNALAS Task Force on Sustainable Tourism with the support of the National Association of Italian Communes (ANCI) developed a baseline document that analyses the importance of the sustainable tourism development for the local communities and sets a strategic base for the work of the Task Force. It is intended as a basis of the formulation of a Position Paper on Sustainable Tourism at Local Level in SEE, but it also contains some concrete proposals for promoting sustainable tourism planning at local level within the NALAS network.

