Govardhan Eco Village wins UNWTO award for innovation

Q.  Which village was won a UNWTO award for innovation?
- Published on 23 Jan 17

a. Jagdalpur
b. Sambalpur
c. Govardhan Eco
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Govardhan Eco
 
Govardhan Eco Village wins UNWTO award for innovationISKCON’s Govardhan eco village located in Wada taluka in Thane district (Maharashtra) was conferred the UNWTO Award for Innovation in the category of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO).

The award was presented to the village for taking innovative measures of ’sustainable tourism’ in country at the annual UN World Tourism Organisation

(UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism held at Madrid in Spain on 20th Jan.

This is for the first time India has won such recognition from the UN in the NGO sector.

13th UNWTO Awards Winners

UNWTO Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge
  • Awardee of the category: Geoffrey Wall
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Public Policy and Governance
  • Innovative use of e-tourism - Egypt´s strategy 2020, Advisory Council of the Tourism Ministry, Egypt
  • Invat.Tur, Valencia Region Tourism Board, Spain
  • Social progress index in tourism destinations in Costa Rica, Instituto Costarricense de Turismo, Costa Rica
  • Strategies for development of sustainable tourism in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Ministry of Tourism, Mexico
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Enterprises
  • Adding Color to lives, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Belgium
  • Ecobnb: The community of sustainable tourism, Ecobnb, Italy
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Culture heritage: Tools for sustainability of a World Heritage Site, Petra National Trust, Jordan
  • A Sustainable Tourism Supply Chain, Fundación Tropicalia, Dominican Republic
  • Govardhan Eco Village - Eco Tourism as a Catalyst for Rural Development, Govardhan Eco Village, India
UNWTO Award for Innovation in Research and Technology
  • Carmacal carbon calculator for travel packages, Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), The Netherlands
  • Encyclopedia of tourism, Ulysses Foundation, Spain
  • Tourism 4.0, Turismo de Portugal IP, Portugal
UNWTO Ethics Award
  • Awardee of the category: ILUNION HOTELS

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