The Bioasis project is the exciting new UK programme from the team behind STC Expeditions: an ‘immersive’ outdoor adventure, set in the year 2074 in a post climate-change apocalyptic world. School groups can choose either a 6 or 10 day mission to learn about conservation, rewilding and reconnecting with nature. Here Rebecca Waller chats to Adrian Ferraro to find out more.
Intrepid Travel has set a science-based emission reduction target in line with a 1.5°C future. Intrepid is one of 529 companies in the world, and the only tour operator, with approved science-based targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as the company steps up its fight for a more sustainable future for the travel industry.
More than 10,000 online volunteers have created a countrywide network of paths in the UK to connect travellers with the history of the country and allow them to cover the distance between cities on foot. This conscious tourism project will hopefully inspire change for much longer distances.
Tour operator Intrepid Travel has created a 10-step guide for travel companies looking to decarbonise their businesses. The free resource provides an easy-to-follow action plan on reduction and offsetting to encourage the tourism industry to rebuild more sustainably amidst the pandemic.
Before the pandemic, a Colombian and Nepali went trekking through the Tamang Indigenous Trail in the Himalayas. Here they chronicle their journey and reflect on the human side of ecotourism and the commonalities between their countries’ post war realities. Their story provides ideas on how we can all repurpose the travel industry.
