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What are the world’s most ethical travel destinations?
Set all over the globe, these destinations have made the best efforts to promote responsible travel via the protecting of natural environments and building a tourism industry that truly benefits the local communities.
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Ecotourism finds funding in African nation of Namibia
Namibia has been chosen as the first US-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) client to receive a $70 million ecotourism grant in an effort to establish the nation as one of Africa’s leading tourism economies within ten years.
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Traveling green for 2010
The new year’s top ten travel and vacation destinations show how travelers want to go green, get active and find adventure.
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Volunteer travel organization in Africa gains new accolades in Responsible Tourism
African Impact, a family-run African voluntourism organization, has been nominated for the prestigious Imvelo Responsible Tourism Award; the Imvelo Awards have had a huge impact on tourism in South Africa, creating significant awareness of environmental management issues.
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Still think climate change is a hoax? 23 million starving Africans disagree
As agricultural and water-supply devastation sweeps across the globe, our food and resource supplies will dwindle to nothing. On this small and fragile planet, East Africa is a lot closer than many will admit.
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Understanding Philanthropic Travel
“Ultimately conservation is about people. If you don’t have sustainable development around these (wildlife) parks, then people will have no interest in them, and the parks will not survive.” -Nelson Mandela
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Seven billion trees are public proof of action against climate change
The United Nation’s Billion Tree Campaign is a clear indicator of the public’s overwhelming desire to witness real, definitive action against climate change. The UN has just announced the campaign’s amazing feat of having planted 7 billion trees – one for every person on the planet.
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Kenya builds on social and environmental responsibility with new tree-planting pledge
Over the next two decades, Kenyan communities have pledged to plant 7.6 billion trees in order to counter massive deforestation in the region. Currently, only 2% of Kenya remains forested – far less than the minimum 10% required cover for healthy ecosystems.
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UNEP lays foundation for Environmental eLearning Network in Africa
Environmental authorities have teamed with 14 African countries to develop an African Environmental eLearning Network in an effort to strengthen eco-education programs through technology.
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Free fitness training for Kilimanjaro trekkers
Award-winning eco-adventure travel company Thomson Safaris is helping adventure enthusiasts get themselves in gear for a Kilimanjaro climbing excursion by offering a free, four-week specialized fitness training program tailored toward the demands of the adventure itself.
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New adventure travel website gives back to local communities
PureTravel is a new website that provides adventure vacations directly from the countries you visit, bringing together hundreds of carefully selected specialist tour operators across the world while cutting out the middle man and directly benefiting the local economy.
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Fair trade tourism in South Africa gains ground
With an official endorsement by the international Fair Trade Labeling Organization, Fair Trade Tourism South Africa is launching a pilot program of travel itineraries to South Africa to benefit the development of poor communities in the region.
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Ecotourism in Zimbabwe runs wild with the Victoria Falls International Marathon, supports local schools
Crossing the Victoria Falls bridge and into neighboring Zambia, the marathon runs relatively flatly through a National Park and World Heritage Site. Themed “Come and Run in a New Zimbabwe,” past years. proceeds support schools in the Victoria Falls township of Chinotimba.
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G.A.P Adventures and Planeterra gear up to celebrate Earth Month 2009
G.A.P Adventures, the world’s leading adventure travel company, is spearheading a number of initiatives for Earth Month to raise awareness of the importance of minimizing environmental impact and travelling in a low impact and sustainable manner.
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'African Portfolio' gets named as one of National Geographic's Best Adventure Travel Companies for 2009
African Portfolio has received one of the travel industry’s highest honors by being awarded Best Adventure Travel Companies 2009 by the editors of National Geographic ADVENTURE magazine.
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Touring the land of Tanzania with a positive, cultural impact
Brand new cultural tours from tour provider “i to i” take travelers into the depths of Africa and offer a unique way to experience the culture and beauty of Tanzania.
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Experience Africa and protect the environment with one of the 'Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth'
The Africa Adventure Company has been selected as one of the “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth” by National Geographic Adventure Magazine. The company contributes to the sustainability of the environment by sponsoring several projects in eastern and southern Africa.
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UN unveils new projects to save Africa’s rarest ape
Proposed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the projects involve educational initiatives and public awareness campaigns among local people to curb hunting, bush burning and logging alongside the establishment of community-based ‘gorilla guardian’ initiatives.
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'Crazy about Kenya' promotes music, art and culture in Africa's wildlife capital
A grassroots project involving Kenyan artists and musicians and popular with a growing number of ethical travelers, the main thrust of the project is concerned with putting a positive vibe back into destination via Kenyan art and music.
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Peace through Tourism Course Launched
At the 4th IIPT African Conference, May 20th – 25th 2007, Kampala, Uganda, a course on Peace through Tourism was launched, discussed and enthusiastically received by the international community.
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