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Communique #52 Spring (downunder) 2014 !!Myanmar (Burma) Parallel processes currently underway in Myanmar (i) Economic reform & liberalization (ii) Transition from a military regime to a democratic state (iii) Peace process between the central government & various ethnic groups. From July to September, Steve Noakes was involved in a Business Innovation Facility (UKAID) project addressing net benefits to the poor from engagement in tourism supply chains.

! !!Below: Commonwealth War Graves, Thanbyluzaya, near Hpa An - capital of Kayin State. Recently removed from the restricted list of travel destinations. Thenotorious Burma-Siam railway, built by Commonwealth, Dutch and American prisoners of war, was a Japanese project driven by the need for improved communications to support the large Japanese army in Burma. During its construction, approximately 13,000 prisoners of war died and were buried along the railway. Ernie NOAKES was one of them. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 civilians also died in the course of the project, chiefly forced labour brought from Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, or conscripted in Siam (Thailand) and Burma (Myanmar). Has potential for new war history and pilgrimage tourism at the foot of the hills which separate the Union of Myanmar from Thailand.

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Off in Melanesia with the Kiwis.

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Ecolodges Indonesia www.ecolodgesindonesia.com !Flores: Steve & Suzanne Noakes will be overlanding from Kelimutu Crater Lakes National Park (southern coast of the island of Flores) to Bajo Komodo Ecolodge (Labuan Bajo – north western coast of the island) in late January/early February 2015. Let us know if you happen to be in the area.

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New 2015 brochure released interNATIONAL PARKtours have been leading guided walking holidays around the world since 1975. The new 2015 brochure with all the trips can be downloaded at http://www.parktours.com.au Includes INDONESIA: Kalimantan Sumatra & Flores - Wildlife Safari - Walking Holiday Dates: 23 August – 04 September 2015 (12 nights)

Infographic: Why Poverty still Matters in Indonesia http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/09/23/why-poverty-still-matters-in-indonesia

October 2014: Suzanne Noakes’ latest expedition as a specialist Melanesian cultural connector with New Zealand based Heritage Expeditions takes in Madang, Sepik River, Manus Island, Mussa Island, Kavieng, Rabaul, Nissan Island, Bouganville, Choisel Island, New Georgia Islands, Santa Isabel islands, Honiara. www.heritage-expeditions.com

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Presentations at Universities in Norway & Finland, September 2014 In addition to conducting an intensive 4 week Sustainable Tourism course at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland, during September, Steve Noakes undertook a trip up to Alta in northern Norway was undertaken to meet with Faculty at the Arctic University of Norway and an address was given to the annual meeting of the Lapland Tourism Parliament.

!!!!!! ! World Tourism Day, 27 September 2014: Tourism & Community Development.

! !!“Tourism is a people-based economic activity built on social interaction, and as such can only prosper if it engages the local population by contributing to social values such as participation, education and enhanced local governance,” Talib Rifai, Secretary General United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). GIFT Director, Prof. Susanne Becken announced a new partnership at the Third United Nations International Conference on Small Island Developing States, to work with key agencies globally, and in the region to enhance tourism resilience. The impacts of climate change and extreme weather events are a key focus of this new partnership. GIFT Adjunct Professor, Steve Noakes continues inputs to an international consultancy in Myanmar on a tourism business development project, focusing on micro/small enterprises in impoverished communities. Across the past few years, Myanmar has experienced significant double-digit growth in international arrivals, with the first five months of 2014 having seen a massive 46% increase in arrivals. “Despite the obvious economic positives of the current situation, there is also potential for problems to manifest as the destination grapples with the economic, social and environmental consequences of rapid tourism growth.” http://goo.gl/s3OepQ

Second Nature Asia Pacific www.sn-ap.com.au !

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New book: Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: Challenges for Sustainable Development

! + 7 other Publications in 2014

1. Noakes, S. Greening Tourism Jobs – approaches in Indonesia. In Jiang, M. et al (2014) Green

Growth and Travelism – The Academic Viewpoint, UK, Routledge. 2. Noakes, S. and Wilson, A. (2014) Cricket: Biology and Bali. In Baum, T. and Butler, R. (eds)

Travels to the boundary: Tourism and Cricket’, Scotland, University of Strathclyde. 3. Noakes, S., Jiang, M., De Lacy, T. (2014) Pacific Tourism Building Resilience and Adaptive

Capacity to Climate Change, In Ruhanen, L. (Ed) ‘Tourism’s Response to Climate Change: An

Examination of Tourism Related Initiatives in Asia and the Pacific’. United Nations World Tourism

Organization: Madrid.

4. Jiang, M., Calgaro, E., Munk Klint, L., Dominey-Howes, D., DeLacy, T. and Noakes, S.

(2014) Understanding climate change vulnerability and resilience of tourism destinations: an

example of community-based tourism in Samoa, in Pratt, S., and Harrison, D. (eds) Tourism in

Pacific Islands: Current Issues and Future Challenges, Routledge. 5. Forthcoming 2014) Noakes, S. and Wiranatha, A.S. Indonesia, tourism. recommended for

publication in Encyclopedia of Tourism. Frankfurt: Springer. 6. (Forthcoming 2014) Noakes, S., Bhutan, tourism. recommended for publication in Encyclopedia of

Tourism. Frankfurt: Springer. 7. (Forthcoming 2014) Noakes, S., Nauru, tourism. recommended for publication in Encyclopedia of

Tourism. Frankfurt: Springer.

GSTC Unveils New Criteria Translations The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) announces the GSTC Criteria are now translated into a variety of languages and available for download by the public. The translation of the Criteria was a collaborative effort from organizations and individuals from around the globe. Portions of the criteria are available in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, German, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, and French. http://goo.gl/rMA1U8 Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. September 2014

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Part 3: The Development and Management of Rainforest Experiences. Chapter 7. The Lamington National Park: A Contrasts Approach to Rainforest Tourism Research. Noel Scott, Don Getz, Steve Noakes and Eric Laws http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rainforest-tourism-conservation-and-management-bruce-prideaux/1115090707?ean=9780415635820

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Resources:)!Peacekeeping tool for educators

The Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators can help develop students’ understanding of, and interest in, global peacebuilding, and develop their skills and capacities to act as peacebuilders - also helps teachers develop their own understanding of key concepts and skills, and enhance their capacity to teach about global peacebuilding themes and issues. Three key themes: (i) Conflict is an inherent part of the human condition. (ii) Violent conflict can be prevented (iii) There are many ways to be a peacebuilder. http://www.buildingpeace.org/train-resources/educators/peacebuilding-toolkit-educators

OECD Young Professionals Programme

http://www.oecd.org/careers/oecdyoungprofessionalsprogramme.htm

Presidential Proclamation - Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Expansion The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument falls within the Central Pacific Ocean, ranging from Wake Atoll in the northwest to Jarvis Island in the southeast. http://goo.gl/6lgyd5

http://www.fws.gov/refuge/pacific_remote_islands_marine_national_monument/

Sustainable Brands

Sustainable Brands is home for the global community of business innovators who are shaping the future of commerce world wide. http://www.sustainablebrands.com/

Asia cruise industry Asia cruise shipping industry - year-on-year growth in passenger numbers of more than 20% since 2007. In the next three years the number of Asians expected to take a cruise will double - the major lines are deploying larger and larger ships in the region, while Asian port cities are vying with one another for ever more impressive cruise facilities. http://www.asiacruisenews.com/

ASrIA Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) is the leading association in Asia dedicated to promoting sustainable finance across the region. http://asria.org/

2014 Global Investor Statement On Climate Change - Signed by 348 Investors Representing Assets of +US$24 Trillion http://asria.org/about-aigcc/ UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Network. http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

Supports, facilitates and monitors voluntary Partnerships for Sustainable Development and monitors the more than 750 voluntary commitments registered at Rio+20.

For graduates from OECD nations - the next round of the YPP will open for applications in October 2014. Selected candidates will start work in summer 2015. !

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