Category: Environmental issues

The weed-destroying goat herd was deployed to tackle an area along railway tracks where vegetation was out of control.

Europe's night trains face cut-throat competition from budget airlines.

Cruising has been heavily criticised for its effect on the environment but French line Ponant is aiming for a more sustainable future with its plans for a 200-passenger ocean-going ship it claims will be emission-free when sailing, manoeuvring, in port or at anchor.

Spain wants to ban short-haul flights when there is an alternative by train that takes less than 2.5 hours. Environmental groups have slammed the proposal as ‘purely symbolic’.

Tourists are returning to South Africa – but the sector will need to go green to deal with the country’s electricity crisis.