Category: Environmental issues

New report claims coasts may be uninhabitable within decades

A new report by the world's best known climate scientists predicts sea levels could rise by 10 feet or more in next century

Study: global warming leads to longer flights and more emissions

Climate change is causing wind patterns over the Pacific to alter, according to a study by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution published last Monday.

Assessing the full environmental impact of cruise holidays

New research estimates that a cruise holiday is responsible for around 4 times as many CO2 emissions as an equivalent hotel-based holiday.

UNEP publishes manual on Biodiversity and Tourism Development

A new report explores relationship between tourism development and biodiversity, and highlights several cases of best practice around the world

Study reveals tourism impact on environment, hosts and economy

The Travel Foundation has published results of what it claims is the most comprehensive destination impact assessment of tourism operations ever undertaken.

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