One Million Trees for Timor Leste

Matebian, third highest mountain in Timor Leste. © Billtrips.com

In July, I discussed with the Cabinet of the President of Republic of Timor Leste on supporting the One Million Trees Program. Conservation International will support the Government’s commitment of planting one million trees by the end of 2022, as stated by President Mr. Francisco Guterres (Lú Olo). By having one million trees, the country would be able to combat climate change, reduce land degradation, and bring clean water to communities. With the active involvement of all agencies and various partners, it is expected that more than 180,000 ha will be replanted or restored.

Growing Tourism to 2030: Enhancing a national identity of Timor-Leste

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“Taking into account the growth of tourism in the South-East Asia region and the high priority that the Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is attaching to tourism development, the new National Tourism Policy will certainly be a very important document to further guide the growth of tourism in Timor-Leste in a sustainable and inclusive manner” UNWTO (2017)

Timor-Leste National Tourism Policy is a pledge by the Government of Timor-Leste to develop a unified and holistic tourism sector that places emphasis on sustainability, community, quality and business competitiveness. This Policy provides the framework to deliver on this ambition and is a call to action by industry, tourism agencies, government departments, academic institutions, and everybody with an interest in Timor-Leste tourism to partner, collaborate, and cooperate to ensure that we collectively achieve these ambitions.

That is from The Timor-Leste National Tourism Policy (2017)