Working to protect all the world's distinctive places through wisely managed tourism and enlightened destination stewardship
National Geographic and five U.S. agencies sign a ground-breaking agreement to embrace geotourism, encouraging collaboration between government and private partners to promote tourism compatible with good destination stewardship.
Geo•tour•ismn: Tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place—its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. For underlying principles, see the Geotourism Charter (PDF).
