The following websites may be of interest to you before you travel and after
you've returned from your holiday.
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GreenTraveller: the online forum for green travel set
up by freelance journalist Richard Hammond. Richard writes a weekly column in The Guardian and also contributes to travel
magazines and trade media on ecotourism and responsible travel. www.greentraveller.co.uk. |
International Centre for Responsible Tourism: A post-graduate
training and research centre based at the Leeds Metropolitan University that aims specifically at Responsible tourism. www.icrtourism.org.
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Friends of Conservation (FOC): is an international charity
which has been actively working to protect wildlife and habitats for almost 25 years. FOC work with local communities
to develop and promote a balance between their needs and those of the wildlife with which they share their natural habitat.
In addition to their own work in Kenya’s Masai Mara, they partner with NGO’s in various locations, including
Tanzania, Uganda and Namibia as well as India and the Caribbean. |
FOC are involved in the following activities: Wildlife
and habitat protection - environmental programmes which provide education, health and community benefits - alternative fuel
and energy initiatives - reforestation programmes - anti-poaching and wildlife monitoring campaigns - human/wildlife conflict
management - promoting sustainable tourism. For further information visit www.foc-uk.com
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Climate Care: This site explains ways of reducing carbon
emissions and also offers carbon calculators so you can see how much carbon you are producing with your flights, car and generaly
living. Once calculated you can pay to have your carbon offset or even buy offsetting for others as presents! http://www.jpmorganclimatecare.com. |
Tourism Concern: An organisation dedicated to reducing
the negative aspects of tourism on both the environmental and social sides as well as working with tourism companies to show
that helping those visited does not mean that the trip will be worse than without such direction. http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk.
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Tourism for All: This site looks at issues of tourism from
another perspective showing how anyone can get involved with aspects of the activity even if they might find what most of
us take for granted each day very easy. It is promoting the idea that no one should miss out on the joys of tourism.
http://www.tourismforall.org.uk.
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Different Travel: a volunteer holidays and adventure
travel and tourism specialist offering the volunteer opportunity to work alongside local people on international development
projects volunteering abroad combined with responsible travel, sight-seeing, relaxation and great accommodation. http://www.different-travel.com.
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