Books and Publications
Learn how to explore history with a negative impact
The “Guide to Best Practices for Archaeological Tourism” highlights good practices for anyone interested in visiting archaeological sites, outlining practices that allow for proper, sustainable archaeological tourism, giving visitors the opportunity to fully experience ancient sites while minimizing any negative impact.
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Should Earth Day be just once a year, or every day? Grist says "Screw" it
Grist’s newest media and music campaign, “Screw Earth Day! One Day is for Amateurs”, urges everyone to make every day “Earth Day” and walk-the-walk when it comes to green, responsible lifestyles.
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Fodor's Travel Guide goes paperless with the ECTACO jetBook
The newest and most popular e-book reader offers a pre-loaded premium travel guide to help users start building a library of indispensable titles and go paperless on their next journey.
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New Galapagos DVD: 'A Musical Odyssey'
Shot in hi def on location, “Galapago” A Musical Odyssey” features up-close images of exotic wildlife of one of the world’s last pristine paradise, located along the Equator line in the Pacific some 1,000 kilometers west of Ecuador, their sovereign country.
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Clinton Global Initiative and others motivate kids to help save endangered gorillas
The new children’s book, “Looking for Miza”, National Education Program and Kids Gorilla Summit raise awareness and empower children to participate in global issues.
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'Coming Clean' - new book explores how to break America's fossil fuel addiction
Though most Americans support bold action to create a clean energy future, many are disheartened that individual actions such as switching to energy efficient light bulbs, taking mass transit, and voting aren’t enough. “Purging this country of its two-century addiction to fossil fuels is the great task of our time. Here is the resource we have long needed.” - Bill McKibben, environmentalist and bestselling author.
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National Geographic Adventure pushes to update Adventure Rating Guide for 2009
National Geographic Adventure magazine has issued an open letter to tour operators in an effort to gain momentum on its 2009 Adventure Rating Guide.
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New recommended reading: Kerala: A Poem in Green and Gold - with online pre publication offer
Invis Infotech Pvt Ltd., announces the publication of a book on Kerala, titled Kerala: A Poem in Green and Gold, with an online prepublication offer. The book is on Kerala, a state of India, which has been rated as one of the 13 paradises and 50 must see destinations of the world by National Geographic Traveller.
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New recommended reading: Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century
“Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century”, is a groundbreaking compendium of the most innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future.
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Xola Consulting publishes Adventure Travel research document
According to a new research publication by Xola Consulting, “adventure travel is not a well-defined segment”, as it often pertains to ecotourism, heritage tourism, volunteer tourism, rural tourism, community tourism, and wildlife tourism.
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New recommended reading: 'First Stop in the New World'
David Lida moved to Mexico City fifteen years ago in search of a kind of culture, energy, and spontaneity that he thought had been lost in his native New York City. What he found was a thriving, miraculous urban center comprising centuries of living history, even as its rapid development was making it a prominent force on the world stage.
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New recommended reading: "Disappearing Destinations"
This week, Eco-Libris presents a book about some of the most beautiful and endangered places on planet earth and how we can and should tour them responsibly: Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them, by Heather Hansen and Kimberly Lisagor.
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New Guide Outlines Best-Practices for Tropical Forest-Based Tours
Conservation International (CI) is pleased to announce its latest publication, A Practical Guide to Good Practice for Tropical Forest-Based Tours, incorporating input from biologists and travel experts from Australia, Belize, Ecuador, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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