European Sustainable Tourism Links

European Ecotourism Links

This is a selection of sites to give you guidance and education on "Ecotourism". If you feel we have omitted anything, please suggest a site...

Sustainable Tourism
Ecotourism.org The International Ecotourism Society - Promoting responsible travel that unites conservation and communities since 1990. TIES is a global network of industry practitioners, institutions and individuals helping to integrate environmental and sociallyresponsible principles into practice.
ecofriendlytourist.com The user-friendly guide to green holidays. Packed with information, ideas and tips for places to go, how to get there and things to do while you're away.
Green Tomato Cars Lonodon's first carbon neutral mini-cab service, with a fleet of Toyota Prius's
Travel Oké - Sustainable Tourism Consultants Travel Oké consultants provide solutions in sustainable destination- and marketing management
Plane Stupid Plane Stupid is a network of groups taking action against airport expansion and aviation's climate impact.
Camp for Climate Action The Camp is a place for anyone who wants to take action on climate change; for anyone who’s fed up with empty government rhetoric and corporate spin; for anyone who’s worried that the small steps they’re taking aren’t enough to match the scale of the problem; and for anyone who’s worried about our future and wants to do something about it.
The Carbon Consultancy The Carbon Consultancy enables companies and individuals to reduce and offset their carbon emissions. Their focus is primarily those emissions created by air and road travel, two of the UK's largest generators of atmospheric carbon.
EcoTrans ECOTRANS is a European network of experts and organisations in Tourism, Environment and regional development, who are seeking to promote good practice in the field of sustainable Tourism.
European Cyclists Federation To promote and encourage cycling throughout Europe and abroad.
European Travel Commission - Ecotourism Co-ordinates and supports ecotourism projects in Europe
Green Globe Green Globes environmental reports demonstrate responsible behavior across the triple bottom line of economic, social and environmental management. Partnering with Green Globe will help your business to increase and sustain profits whilst meeting your Corporate Social Responsibility obligations.
New Scientist Report on Ecotourism Something weird is happening in the wilderness. The animals are becoming restless. Polar bears and penguins, dolphins and dingoes, even birds in the rainforest are becoming stressed. They are losing weight, with some dying as a result. The cause is a pursuit intended to have the opposite effect: ecotourism.
The Guardian Newspaper - Ecotourism Is ecotourism a contradiction in terms? How can places of great natural beauty, or wildlife, be preserved once tourists start visiting in their thousands, bringing with them the need for services and development? Is it possible to have a guilt-free holiday? Can you visit a place without damaging it in some way?
Tourism Concern Tourism Concern has a wide range of exciting and innovative projects. They work with communities in destination countries to reduce social and environmental problems connected to tourism and with the outbound tourism industry in the UK to find ways of improving tourism so that local benefits are increased. They fight exploitation in tourism.
Tourism Site Tourism-Site is a network for the sustainable development of tourism destinations in Europe. It enables its members to exchange experiences, knowledge, best practices, ideas… courtesy of the Internet and various technical meetings and seminars.
UNEP - Tourism Ecotourism is of special interest to UNEP for its relationship with conservation, sustainability, and biological diversity. As a development tool, ecotourism can advance the three basic goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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