Day 1: Training
9.30 - 10.00 Event opening
10.00 - 10.15 Green Destinations introduction
10.15 - 11.45 Keynote lecture & panel discussion Sustainable tourism in Southeastern Europe
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Keynote lecture: How do we manage a sustainable destination and its stakeholders?
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Panel discussion: Destination management: new challenges, new needs
11.45 - 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 - 14.30 Training session
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Core criteria in sustainable tourism certification
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Interpretation & Reporting Core criteria of the Green Destinations standard theme 1, 2, 3
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break
15.00 - 17.00 Training session
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Core criteria in sustainable tourism certification (cont.)
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Interpretation & Reporting Core criteria of the Green Destinations standard theme 4, 5, 6
19.00 - 21.00 Gala dinner
Day 2: Field visits & best practices
9.00 - 9.30 Keynote speech Sustainability trends in tourism
9.30 - 10.45 Panel discussion
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Best practices - Destinations
10.45 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Panel discussion
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Best practices - Protected areas and businesses
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 - 18.00 Field visit Međimurje
Day 3: Training & Workshop
9.00 - 11.30 Training session
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Practical tools & techniques
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Resource inventory
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Appraisal of impacts
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Stakeholder mapping
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Action plan
11.30 - 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 - 15.00 Workshop session
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Implementing practical tools & techniques
15.00 - 15.30 Closing ceremony
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Closing speeches
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Awarding of Certificates