We were a first-day signatory of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism.

The intent of the Glasgow Declaration is to urge and enable all travel and tourism stakeholders to sign and demonstrate, for the first time as a united sector, a shared voice and commitment to aligning the sector’s climate ambitions with scientific recommendations and international agreement. The Glasgow Declaration grew out of the Tourism Declares Climate Emergency movement which we joined upon its launch in January 2020 and which later became the climate programme of the Future of Tourism Coalition.

Earth Changers is a Travel Partner member of The Long Run – a global membership organisation of nature-based tourism businesses committed to driving sustainability to maintain a healthy and productive planet for posterity. The Long Run supports, connect & inspire nature-based businesses to excel in following the highest standards of sustainability encompassing Conservation, Community, Culture and Commerce (4Cs). Collectively The Long Run Protect and regenerate over 21 million acres of biodiverse landscapes and marine areas., improve the lives of over 130,000 people through education, sustainable infrastructure, and employment, and Support and celebrate over 100 cultures by funding the protection of heritage and living culture.

The Travelife Partner level award of the international Travelife sustainability programme for tour operators and travel agents was awarded to Earth Changers in recognition of its long-term efforts regarding sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. This recognition confirms our commitment to further improving the sustainability of our business operations through a structured sustainability management system and the implementation of recognised sustainability practices.

Travelife Partner recognition is awarded following an independent assessment based on the Travelife Partner criteria. During this assessment, our sustainability policy, objectives, management system, implementation of key sustainability practices and supporting documentation are evaluated against 60 mandatory sustainability criteria. To maintain this recognition, our company is independently reassessed every two years to verify that we continue to comply with the Travelife Partner criteria. Read more

More information about the Travelife programme, the different recognition levels, the validity of our current Travelife Partner recognition and the Travelife criteria can be found on the Travelife information website for travelers: travelife.info/travelers

As world tourism begins recovering from the coronavirus crisis, the Future of Tourism Coalition shares a global mission: to place destination needs at the center of tourism’s new future. We therefore urge worldwide commitment to these principles: 1. See the whole picture. 2. Use sustainability standards. 3. Collaborate in destination management. 4. Choose quality over quantity. 5. Demand fair income distribution. 6. Reduce tourism’s burden. 7. Redefine economic success. 8. Mitigate climate impacts. 9. Close the loop on resources. 10. Contain tourism’s land use. 11. Diversify source markets. 12. Protect sense of place. 13. Operate business responsibly

Founder Vicky has earned the Safeguarding Essentials badge from the Humanitarian Leadership Academy. Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. The badge is awarded to course participants who demonstrate understanding the importance of safeguarding, the standards of conduct required, and how to recognise and report safeguarding issues in a humanitarian and development setting. Vicky is also DBS-checked (clear).

Women Travel Leaders is a global networking community of women owners and leaders in the travel industry. Their mission is to elevate and support women leaders in travel through authentic connections, collective wisdom, and peer collaboration that drives holistic growth and lasting impact. If you’re interested in joining, drop us a line via our Contact Us page and/or see their website (button link below).

Earth Changers is a signatory of World Animal Protection’s Wildlife-Friendly Pledge.

Founder Vicky got involved in lion conservation and volunteering in Africa in 2006, learning about the blood lions practice. She later trained as a ranger. So this Born to Live Wild pledge is close to heart. The Blood Lions documentary feature film that blows the lid off misleading claims made by the predator breeding and canned hunting industries in South Africa was released in 2015 and gave rise to this pledge. By signing the Born to Live Wild pledge, we commit to not knowingly support any operator that contributes to the cycle of captive breeding, canned hunting and commercial exploitation of wild animals. This includes all petting and ‘walking with lions’ tourist attractions, as well as voluntourism involving the handling of young predators, actively becoming involved in being part of the solution. We commit to securing the survival of Africa’s predators in the wild by supporting and promoting Africa as an authentic, wild and ethical tourism destination.

SUNx is a program of the EU based, not-for-profit Green Growth and Travelism Institute, and a legacy to the late Maurice Strong – former Under-Secretary General of the UN, pioneer and father of Sustainable Development, and visionary on climate resilience. He had a passionate belief in the potential of Travel & Tourism to be a positive change agent for sustainability generally and in response to the Climate Crisis specifically. SUNx’s goal is to promote Climate Resilient, Impact-Travel with good & bad effects measured and managed, with Green growth at the core and, 2050-proof in line with the Paris Accords and the W.E.F. 4th Industrial Revolution. Earth Changers founder Vickyis honoured to be invited to the SUNx Council.

Founded in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, World Rainforest Day celebrates the importance of healthy, standing rainforests for climate, biodiversity, culture, and livelihoods— and convenes a global movement to protect and restore them, including us! Join at worldrainforestday.org Stay in Earth Changers’ rainforest locations such as Costa Rica, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar and Nicaragua and here learn more about forests.