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Biosphere Certification
for Destinations

A system designed to improve
your tourism and territorial management

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A complete solution
for destination managers

Biosphere certification for destinations allows territories of any size to assess, improve and communicate their commitment to the 17 UN SDGs.

If you are part of an administration that designs and implements management or promotion policies for a tourist destination, this system is made for you. With Biosphere you will be able to outline your own tourism-territorial management plan, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and prioritizing the main challenges of your destination. 

With indicators developed with UN-SDSN specific to your territory, you will have a comprehensive system to manage, measure, and communicate your commitments in a 100% online way, in a process of continuous improvement and annual renewal, with an international, simple, and effective methodology. 

It doesn’t matter if your area of responsibility is local, regional, or spans an entire province. We adapt to the reality of your needs, resources, and opportunities for action! All to transform tourism into a driver of change, involving local stakeholders and communicating the destination’s progress clearly and transparently.

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Management, monitoring and certification: all in one place

A continuous improvement system designed for local, regional or national administrations



Working with Biosphere means having a clear and measurable roadmap, with tools that support you at every step. Gain access to a platform that allows you to plan, track, and communicate your tourism and territorial progress for each action and target of the 2030 Agenda. A system that includes:

Initial tourism and territorial sustainability diagnosis

Tourism and territorial progress indicators for your destination

Generation of a personalised action plan aligned with the SDGs

External audit (100% online) by independent professionals

International certification and real-time communication

Complete the process and certify your destination in 9 months or less!

Puerto Iguazú
Argentina

Top 4 in the Traveller Review Awards 2025 by Booking.com, for offering outstanding hospitality in natural and sustainable environments.

Thompson Okanagan
Tourism Association, Canada

“Tourism for Tomorrow” Award in 2018 by the World Travel & Tourism Council, for its sustainable tourism strategy as a Biosphere destination.

Aldeias Históricas
of Portugal

Gold Medal in 2024 from the CTP for its practices as a sustainable destination, with significant impact beyond Portuguese borders.

Why join the Biosphere destinations community?

  • It is an international community of destinations aligned with the 17 UN SDGs.
  • You will participate in a global network of best practices and institutional support.
  • You will find opportunities for synergies in common projects.
  • You will learn from and share best practices with destinations that face similar challenges in tourism and territorial management.
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Engage your business network

Build a complete sustainable tourism observatory!

With Biosphere, you can go one step further and actively involve your business network in your transformation. Independently of your destination certification process, you can offer companies in your territory access to this international sustainability management and certification system with full or partial discounts on their annual subscriptions.

 

It is not mandatory or essential to contract and carry out your destination certification process, but it is certainly an additional service that would bring numerous advantages to your action plan and tourism and territorial sustainability strategies, such as:

 

✔️ Creating a local ecosystem connected by sustainability

✔️ Enhancing the competitiveness and differentiation of companies

✔️ Giving visibility to the most committed entities

✔️ Generating validated data to support the destination’s narrative

✔️ Consolidating your own sustainable tourism observatory, with real and shared metrics on the participation and sustainability progress of your business network.

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