At the 2018 GTI international conference of Minorca, the GTI Observatory was launched, resulting from the need to give continuity to scientific exchanges that, until that time, had only taken place annually, and to support the origination of projects through task forces and reports, to promote public-private collaboration, develop policy recommendations, identify financing opportunities, creating coalitions for tenders, while engaging all relevant stakeholders.
The GTI Observatory Global Index was also launched to assess and monitor islands progress towards sustainability. More recently, GTI has even extended its project to assist islands obtain a recognized sustainable tourism certification.
