Look into the history, culture, natural environment and customs. Your trip provides a unique opportunity to explore a new culture and to see the world through a different perspective so engage in local culture.
Five of the world’s top 10 cities most at risk of flooding due to climate change are in the United States. Miami, Florida is built right at sea level has the greatest attached cost then New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Tampa and Boston in the USA with Guangzhou & Shenzen in China, Mumbai in India, Nagoya & Osaka in Japan following.
What are the key focal areas for sustainable tourism operations? Whether you are a small B&B or a Hotel Group, the following framework allows business to focus on short term quick wins that are inexpensive to implement and have a significant reduction on corporate carbon footprints.
Extinct within the decade as 1 Rhino is poached every 18 hours. Since the start of the poaching epidemic in 2008 South Africa has lost over 1400 rhinos – a figure that, despite so much effort, increases daily.
With some aquifers in central India taking 10,000 years to accumulate water and having all dried up in the past 30 years, a severe water shortage is looming over many of India’s most productive farmlands. This poses a serious challenge to the country & the region’s food security. Read More
GREEN TOURISM ACTIVE
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Green Tourism Active is a non profit company offering global sustainability assessments and certifications for tourism operators including: Hotels, BnBs', Lodges, Restaurants and Tour Operators.
GT-Active is a Global Sustainable Tourism Council recognised standard, a member of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and an auditor member of Green Globe International, our in depth assessment programmes are at the forefront of global best practice.
