The latest updates on Earth Changers' sustainable tourism for development & responsible travel
The UK has become the first country government to declare a climate emergency, given the impacts of man-made climate change. In the same week, a UN 3-year, 15,000-source reference, 1800-page Global Assessment of Nature has also laid the blame of biodiversity breakdown squarely on the heads of man.
But what does the simultaneous breakdown of nature and climate mean for travel?
Read MoreYoung people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow. They have the energy, skills and ideas to change society and the environment for the better today. Yet society often fails to listen to young people’s views or recognise their ability to make a positive difference.
Here we listen to Arjun Dutta, ambassador and youth campaigner for the #iWill campaign for youth social action, sharing how his love of nature, birdlife and conservation was inspired by travel to Malaysia.
Read MoreSustainable tourism - It’s not a type of tourism (like cruise or camping), nor does it have specific destination features (like city, beach or ski). Actually, any type of tourism, be it luxury or basic, can be more sustainable.
Because it’s all about how an organisation makes its decisions on a triple bottom line basis, ie not just for maximum profit (the economic bottom line), but considering on balance people (social) and planet (environmental) impacts too, whether design, construction, energy, water, waste, staff employment, procurement, partnerships etc.
But what’s in it for you?
Read MoreBees. They’re essential to our ecosystem and human life, but they, and so it, are increasingly threatened.
What on Earth has that got to do with travel and tourism?
Read MoreIf you’ve already read our article, “Sustainable Tourism, Ecotourism, Responsible Travel, Conscious Tourism... What's the Difference?” you’ll know there’s a number of closely-linked, but slightly nuanced in definition, different ethical travel ‘types’ that you can experience. But what about travel for change?
Read MoreBel Jacobs interviewed Vicky and featured Earth Changers in HowNow Magazine.
You can read the article here.
18th Jan 2017 sees the official opening of the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development - #IY2017. Timely for Earth Changers, which exists to promote and support the best sustainable tourism for development. But what does that really mean?...
Read MoreIf you’re anything like us, as soon as Christmas is over and the sales begin, New Year dreams usually revolve around getting away...
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