Category: Environmental issues

Global governments ban the sale of wild baby African elephants to zoos

Conservationists celebrate final CITES decision to limit the controversial trade of wild-caught baby African elephants from Zimbabwe and Botswana to zoos.

New UKinbound survey says 81% of firms think it’s important to reduce their environmental impacts

UKinbound, the British travel trade association, have published their latest Member survey. The survey asked its Members about their sustainability actions.

New report investigates the state of sustainability in the hotel sector

Sustainable building practices are increasingly being incorporated through the hotel sector, to add value, and provide a competitive edge to properties, says new Urban Land Institute report.

New Canadian law bans all whale and dolphin captivity

The legislation covers all captive cetaceans, so whales, dolphins and porpoises, and establishes fines of up to $200,000 for all non-compliances.

UK parliamentary inquiry on sustainable tourism opens

Closing date for submitting written evidence to the UK Environment Audit Committee inquiry on sustainable tourism is 13 September 2019.

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