Conservation
By Jim Sano, VP Travel, Tourism and Conservation, WWF-US This article was originally published in the January 2014 edition of WWF’s Global Arctic Program quarterly newsletter. I’m often asked by WWF colleagues whether we should encourage travel to some of the world’s most iconic but very often fragile places such as the Arctic.
Conservation
On your bucket list of travel destinations, there are probably several United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage sites: the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Machu Picchu in Peru, or the fjords, rocky coasts and waterfalls of southwest New Zealand. It’s no wonder that your list intersects with that of UNESCO’s.
Conservation
Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park is legendary, but its biggest game reserve – the Selous – is even more impressive, for its size and stunning amount of wildlife.
Conservation
It’s a quandary that often faces travelers to ecologically fragile destinations: tourism can do wonders to raise awareness about the importance of conservation, yet visitors may question whether their very presence is contributing to a problem.
