Travelers urged to keep it local in the name of sustainable tourism
From rolling vineyards to stunning beaches, there's no shortage of beauty to discover in our own backyards.
Environment
Jun 19, 2024
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Iceland grants whaling license for 2024 season
Iceland's government said Tuesday that it had granted a license to hunt 128 fin whales for the country's sole whaling company amid widespread criticism of the practice.
Ecology
Jun 11, 2024
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Seagrass meadows are rapidly expanding near inhabited islands in Maldives
Swimming through the crystal clear waters of the Maldives, a nation renowned for its marine life, it could be easy to forget that these delicate ecosystems stand on the frontline of climate change and that seagrass habitats ...
Ecology
May 16, 2024
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Nepal's nature threatened by new development push: conservationists
Nepali conservationists condemned on Thursday new regulations permitting hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, saying they threatened to damage the habitats of tigers and other endangered animals.
Ecology
May 9, 2024
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Floods strand dozens of tourists in Kenya's Maasai Mara
Nearly 100 tourists were among people marooned after a river overflowed in Kenya's famed Maasai Mara wildlife reserve following a heavy downpour, a local administrator said Wednesday, as the death toll from flood-related ...
Environment
May 1, 2024
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Study suggests real-time feedback in hotel showers could help the tourism industry cut water use
Providing hotel guests with messages about water use while they are taking a shower can reduce the length of time they spend showering by more than 25%, a new study has shown.
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2024
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Elephant tourism often involves cruelty. Here are steps toward more humane, animal-friendly excursions
Suju Kali is a 50-year-old elephant in Nepal who has been carrying tourists for over 30 years. Like many elephants I encounter through my research, Suju Kali exhibits anxiety and can be aggressive toward strangers. She suffers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2024
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Out of the park: New research tallies total carbon impact of tourism at Yellowstone
People depend on natural ecosystems of trees, grasses and shrubs to capture carbon from the atmosphere and pull it underground to slow the decline toward climate-change disaster. Ironically, these same protected spaces also ...
Environment
Apr 3, 2024
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Tourism planning as a social practice in times of change and uncertainty: Views from a troubled Latin American country
Given the limited capabilities within the public sector, tourism planning consultants play a crucial role in public policy efforts in Ecuador.
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2024
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Study of 34 countries finds ocean protection delivers overlooked economic benefits to fishing, tourism
In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind to date, a new study released today reveals that marine protected areas (MPAs, national parks at sea) deliver a range of economic benefits to the fishing and tourism industries. ...
Ecology
Mar 27, 2024
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