4.3.2016
Christian received the title as Honorary Professor (FH) from the IMC FH Krems (Austria)
After 12 years of teaching as external lecturer and several EU projects together, the IMC FH Krems collegium decided to value this dedication with the title as Honorary Professor (FH) within a solemnly celebration act.
Pictures: IMC FH Krems
25.2.2016
The Guidelines 'Sustainable Tourism Offers' (only German) are ready. Christian was member of the advisory board, that analysed from 2012 to 2015 together with the university of applied science Luzern (CH) and the destinations Arosa, Scuol Val Müstair, Interlaken, Luzern and Entlebuch how sustainable tourism offers could be developed and marketed. One of the results is the publication of the Guidelines 'Sustainable Tourism Offers' (German only), which should also support other holiday regions with a successful sustainability management. Download of the guidelines in the download area, further information at the website www.hslu.ch/nachhaltige-tourismusangebote.
1.2.2016
Christian Baumgartner held a workshop on destination mangement in the biosphere reserve Entlebuch (CH). Target group were Romanian experts in ecotourism within the project 'Green Jobs for Green Destinations'. Together with CIPRA Schweiz, AER (Association of Ecotourism Romania) and ProPark the project trains eco-tourism destination managers and guides and trainers for hiking, mountainbiking, horseback riding, skitouring, kayaking, wildlife-watching and nature interpretation.
Foto: © Andre Blumer
19.10.2015
Christian Baumgartner sets the second step in a large UNDP project 'Carbon neutral tourism in Montenegro'. On-site he discusses his scenarios for an eco- and climate certification with hoteliers and institutions.
Foto: © NTO Montenegro
1.9.2015
Christian Baumgartner develops together with CIPRA Schweiz, AER (Association of Ecotourism Romania) and ProPark trainingcourses and -material for ecotourism-destinations in Romania. Aside manager the project will train guides and mulitpliers in hiking, mountainbiking, horseback riding, ski touring, kayaking and wildlife watching / nature interpretation.
Foto: © Christian Baumgartner
31.7.2015
Christian Baumgartner moderated the successful strategy workshop of the Ferienland Kufstein (Tyrol / Austria) for the Kaisergebirge region. Aim is to establish nature experience offers in this mountain valley.
Picture: © W9 Studios / Ferienland Kufstein
23.6.2015
Christian Baumgartner contributed with the key-note to the European conference 'Green Economies in Eco-Tourism in the Danube Region' in Comana, Romania.
13.3.2015
At the request of GIZ (Enterprise for International Cooperation), Christian Baumgartner was working on a study on Human Rights in Tourism. Cases that became known in the course of the past 10 years, were analysed with reference to human rights, perpetrators, victims, etc., and existing instruments are tested for their efficacy. With a view to devising recommendations addressed to governments, donor agencies, the tourism industry and NGOs on how to avoid human-rights incidents, a few examples have been analysed in greater detail by way of in-depth interviews and on-site visits.
The outcomes were presented at the ITB 2015 in Berlin.
The present study – still designed for Naturefriends International – was drawn up together with mascontour (Berlin).
31.1.2015
Funded by the European Commission (DG EuropeAid), six decentralised training centres for sustainable village tourism are being set up in Kyrgyzstan. In cooperation with crafts initiatives and an educational umbrella organisation, trainers and train-the-trainers receive demand-oriented coaching.
The final workshops and ceremonies to hand over the certificates to the trainers finalsed the three years project.
The project was completed on behalf of Naturefriends International.
6.1.2015
At the request of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW), Christian Baumgartner was working on a brief study describing the status quo of sustainable tourism in Austria. A differentiated picture is to be drawn up Based on quantified estimates of several indicators relating to environment, economy and socio-culture as well as on an assessment of demand and political support, a differentiated picture is to be drawn up of the prevailing situation. The study was presented at the Tourism Fair Vienna 2015.
It will be finalised with the assistance of Cathrine Schwenoha still on behalf of Naturefriends International.
