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Toolkit for Small and Medium EnterprisesIf you're unable to view any of the .pdf files, please see the Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari Acrobat setup guide. Guide for Sustainable Tourism Best Practices (in English and Spanish) -- a step by step guide explaining the how-to's for implementing best practices. Guide to Best Practices for Sustainable Tourism in Latin American Communities (in Spanish) -- with simple concepts and concrete tips, this guide covers all the key aspects for attaining environmental, social and economic sustainability for community tourism enterprises. Guide to Best Practices for Sustainable Tourism in Tropical Forests -- This guide presents detailed information about the tropical forest and the environmental resources most impacted by tourism in this ecosystem. It analyzes the potential problems resulting from tourism activity and recommends specific best management practices to minimize these impacts. Guide to Best Practices for Sustainable Tourism in Marine-Coastal Ecosystems -- This guide presents detailed information about the marine coastal ecosystem and the environmental resources most impacted by tourism. It analyzes the potential problems resulting from tourism activity and recommends specific best management practices to minimize these impacts Directory of Best Practices, Certification and Codes of Conduct for Sustainable Tourism (in Spanish) -- a directory of Web resources that guides the user through definitions and application of best management practices. 
Study of the Commercialization Chain and Market Opportunities for Eco- and Sustainable Tourism (in English) -- for tourism entrepreneurs to better understand and access their clients. Integral Biodiversity Impact System (in Spanish) -- provides tourism businesses and organizations with a means of measuring the impact on biodiversity of their activities and provides information about ways of minimizing it. A Simple User's Guide to Certification for Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism (in English and Spanish) -- this guide to certification, developed in collaboration with the International Ecotourism Society (TIES), is designed for those who have heard about certifying sustainable tourism and want to understand how it works or how to begin the process. Practical Steps for Funding Certification of Tourism Businesses (in English and Spanish) -- this handbook, developed in collaboration with the International Ecotourism Society (TIES) is intended to provide those tourism businesses seeking certification, particularly small businesses, an overview of funding mechanisms and possible sources to help underwrite the costs of undertaking sustainable tourism certification. Toolkit to Develop and Promote Sustainable Tourism in Latin America (in English and Spanish) -- this is a practical guide with recommendations for best management practices for tourism entrepreneurs, depending on the activity and type of destination. Tourism Certification in Central America: Study Results (in Spanish) -- information about the concept of certification, its definition and methods used. The ABCs of Marketing Sustainable Tourism (in Spanish) -- all sustainable tourism businesses require a solid marketing strategy that guarantees their business a competitive place in the market.
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