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Eco tours in Yellowstone and Australia help raise environmental awareness
America’s Schools Program and Sustainable Travel International have partnered to offer eco-friendly trips to raise awareness within the travel industry for local economic development and the natural and socio-cultural environments.
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Eco tours for educators on a budget: Teachers can experience Costa Rica
From beaches and turtles, to highlands and volcanoes and many adventures in-between, eco-adenture tour provider EcoTeach has designed a special itinerary for budget-minded teachers to let them get shoulder-to-shoulder with local community members dedicated to protecting their environment.
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Can the travel industry use more sustainable travel agents?
A new course from The Travel Institute certifies agents as “Lifestyle Specialists” via a partnership with Sustainable Travel International. Could this open the door for more responsible travel options?
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The Bodhi Tree Foundation launches to protect the world through travel
Founded by travel industry veteran Jena Gardner, The Bodhi Tree Foundation aims to unite travelers to protect places, help people, and preserve cultures.
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Top 15 posts on how youth of the world can make a difference
Today’s youth have been born into a world where there is no room for compromise; where much-needed action is crucial in the face of the harsh environmental, political and social changes we have looming over our planet in the decades to come.
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How much of an impact has Al Gore made on climate change education? A lot, actually.
An independent consulting company has recently issued a new report that says the Nobel Laureate and former Vice President’s non-profit environmental activism organization, The Climate Project, is a key factor in transforming public perception of climate change.
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Eco eating in Crete: new Responsible Travel programs help preserve culture with tourism and good food
Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries, the educational travel program noted for best practices in Responsible Travel, is offering a new workshop to educate professionals in tourism, conservation, agriculture, and the culinary arts from October 11-18, 2009 on how to implement programs that include heritage preservation, organic agriculture, and building mutually beneficial relations between local populations and the tourist trade.
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ATTA and Teva bring scholarship to Adventure Tour Operators
The two companies have recently launched a new scholarship program to provide financial support to early-stage adventure tourism enterprises in an effort to assist deserving adventure tour operators in growing responsibly.
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Humanitarian travel adventures through the Thar Desert of India
The award-winning, humanitarian-based adventure travel company Relief Riders International (RRI) has developed an all-new humanitarian program for 2010 that leads humanitarian expeditions on horseback through The Thar Desert of India and into the mystical Southern Rajasthan.
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Puerto Rico eco-resort makes huge strides in preservation
Gran Melia Golf Resort Puerto Rico is heavily marketing its remarkable eco-initiatives and guest activities focused on natural preservation. The resort’s ongoing guest enhancing ecological initiatives have positioned the property as a leader in the greening of the tourism industry on the island as well as throughout the Caribbean.
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Two eco-minded students win Ocean Journey Scholarships to explore the Galápagos
Blue Ocean Institute & Lindblad Expeditions have awarded their 2nd annual Kalpana Chawla Ocean Journey Scholarship to a 17-year-old student who emigrated from Vietnam to California, and a 16 year-old from New Jersey for selflessly supporting their communities’ environmental programs.
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Teachers can win an eco-adventure to Antarctica
Environmental leader and polar explorer Robert Swan has joined Broadway Books and NativeEnergy to launch the “ANTARCTICA 2041 Teachers’ Contest,” providing U.S. and Canadian teachers the opportunity to win a free trip to Antarctica and join Swan on his 2041 International Antarctic Treaty Expedition in November 2009. The trip brings together eighty teachers, students, corporate leaders, and environmental experts from around the world will come together to gain first hand knowledge of Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems.
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How to inspire kids to connect with nature
The Children of the Earth Foundation has expanded its youth “Survival School” to a new location in Grass Valley, California, bringing a rather unique approach to connecting children and nature in the western United States. The non-profit is offering week-long courses for youth, teens and families in California and British Columbia as well as working with local schools and groups to create programs that meet the goals and interests of each organization.
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Dartmouth's 'Big Green' road trip heads to New York
Fifteen eco-conscious Dartmouth students are boarding the “Big Green Bus: A Vehicle for Change” for its 5th annual cross-country adventure to educate America about sustainability and green living.
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New marine educational center now open at Golden Gate
The newly rebuilt Marine Mammal Center Hospital and Educational Facility is now open to the public in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The center showcases a rehabilitation hospital for seals, sea lions and other marine mammals in an effort to push forth a “new era” of scientific discovery to the public.
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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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Carbon offsets for students studying abroad
A new partnership between GlobaLinks and the Colorado Carbon Fund is aiming to allow students to offset their carbon emissions when studying abroad. The new initiative is a new addition to GlobaLink’s list of green programs, encouraging students to be prepared for cultural differences while remaining environmentally conscious.
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New educational tour promotes sustainable consumerism
The launch of the coast-to coast 2009 National Clean Air Green Tour is aiming to educate consumers on the latest advances in sustainability, giving participants hands-on experience with well-known brands that support environmental awareness.
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Xanterra to debut a Green Educational store 'For Future Generations'
Xanterra Parks & Resorts – one of the best known travel operators throughout Yellowstone National Park – is planning to convert its gift shop in the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel into an interpretive facility dedicated to informing park visitors about climate change and offering environmentally friendly products.
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Penn State's new environmental event inspires action
The popular university’s symposium “Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream” will encourage and foster community discussions on environmental sustainability and social responsibility.
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