Travel journalist Kathleen Rellihan joined GLP on a visit to  Mexico’s Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve where a pioneering carbon model pays local landowners to  leave the forest alone, allowing nature to regenerate. This groundbreaking initiative, led by environmentalist Martha Isabel "Pati" Ruiz Corzo, shows how grassroots conservation can drive climate solutions.

The success of Sierra Gorda highlights the power of community-led efforts, driving climate justice with economic incentives. It’s also a hopeful story of reconnection—reminding us that climate action starts with falling in love with nature again.

Community tourism is a sustainable tourism model in which local communities develop, own, and manage tourism experiences, allowing them to benefit from tourism directly. Community tourism usually centers rural and indigenous communities in lesser-known, lesser-visited areas that are often left off the traditional tourist map. 

in this article, we share a success story of community tourism from the Community Homestay Network of Nepal.

We are thrilled to announce that GLP’s film, “Local Climate Solutions: Biodiversity and Forest Conservation in the Sierra Gorda” was released on WaterBear, a free impact media streaming platform.

Tourism marketing campaigns often have big goals—increase tourism, be more sustainable, and create better experiences. But how can marketing efforts help meet those demands? Here’s a glimpse into our strategic storytelling process that supports and promotes sustainable outdoor tourism.

As travelers, we too can have an impact and help women around the world thrive. We can use our travel choices and purchasing power to help enhance gender equality around the world and provide more women with sustainable employment through the travel industry. Travelers can support women’s jobs in the global hospitality industry by choosing women-led travel outfitters, employing female guides, supporting women-owned businesses and local non-profits in the places they visit.

Check out these tips on how you as a traveler can use your purchasing power to make a difference in women’s lives.

(and how the travel industry can promote them)

Discover the benefits of traveling during a destination’s off-season.

GLP Films partners with the Good Tourism Institute to push sustainable tourism forward.

Written by GLP’s Holly Prievo, this article zeros in on how a strategic video campaign can leverage local participation in order to shift a destination away from “destination marketing” and toward “destination management.” This shift can help destinations all over the globe avoid overtourism, increase responsible stewardship, and ensure long-term sustainability.

The Blue Yonder's Mission to Build Climate Resilience. Learn how The Blue Yonder repurposes tourism to support the humanitarian sector, collaborate with communities, and provide practical solutions for climate challenges. Discover their award-winning initiatives and global collaboration for a sustainable and resilient future.

Equity Global Treks - Khusvegi English & Nomadic Culture Camp is a community-led, women of color-founded 30-day slow tourism initiative that invites a limited number of tourists to live with eagle hunting families while teaching English to young nomads.