Category: Environmental issues

STUDY: Behavioural Effects of Tourism on Oceanic Common Dolphins

(PLOS ONE) Common dolphins, Delphinus sp., are one of the marine mammal species tourism operations in New Zealand focus on. While effects of cetacean-watching...

Iran proposes establishing friendship park with Afghanistan

(Teheran Times) The head of Iran’s Department of Environment has proposed the establishment of a peace and friendship park in the border area with Afghanistan...

The Azores named the No.1 Global Sustainable Destination of 2014

(Travel Daily News) The results are in, and the first ever ‘Global Sustainable Destinations Top 100’ study has revealed that the undiscovered archipelago of the...

Galápagos tourism backfires

A squabble over tourist dollars is threatening the survival of the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) on Santa Cruz island, which works to protect the flora and fauna that tourists come to see.

Ecotourism experts recommend best places for responsible travel

Five of the world's leading experts on ecotourism recommend the places in the world most deserving of tourism as a result of their efforts to be more sustainable and responsible.

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