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Destination South Africa: Can the country benefit from huge tourism potential after the 2010 World Cup games?
Hosting the World Cup games is considered a “golden opportunity” – a spotlight cast on the region from every corner of the world. Critical to maintaining momentum of interest in the destination after the Games is achieving unprecedented levels of exposure by the leaders of the travel trade from across the world.
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Africa’s national park wildlife threatened to near extinction
As Africa’s national parks are experiencing tremendous by mammal declines, parks are calling for urgently-needed support to halt the loss of key species.
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Building Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’
A new and massive undertaking represents the commitment of 11 African countries to the continent’s reforestation from west to east; an effort aimed at combating desertification in the Sahel-Saharan region.
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How green is the World Cup?
The 2010 World Cup, much like this year’s Winter Olympics, presents a unique opportunity to set an example for the rest of the world and showcase progressive and responsible environmental practices.
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The effects of tourism on local communities – A Tour Operator’s Conundrum
One travel veteran examines the impact of tourism on rural communities and asks: Are tour operators adding further pressure to fragile environments or are they providing viable opportunities for responsible development?
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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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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
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