Conservation
On Earth Day, we want to celebrate the admirable efforts of our travelers, who have demonstrated in really special ways that they are committed to protecting the environment. These folks share a common message: that they were inspired to protect wild animals and wild places precisely because they had a chance to visit them.
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.
Travel Tips
Thanks to your handy smartphone, you can contribute to scientific endeavors while you’re traveling or exploring natural areas near your home. More and more smartphone users are becoming so-called “citizen scientists” using their phones to capture photographs, sightings and other data about the natural world and submitting it through scientific websites and apps.
Videos
“Pride of Namibia” tells the story of communities committed to protecting wildlife, of a nation that has enshrined conservation into its constitution, and of the future of responsible travel – tourism that directly benefits the people who give wildlife freedom to roam. Travel to Namibia with WWF and NatHab.
Conservation
Earth Hour, organized by World Wildlife Fund, was inaugurated in Sydney, Australia in 2007. The hour is a globalized movement uniting people to protect the planet and is symbolized by the one-hour lights off event. This year, Earth Hour takes place on March 29th, from 8:30-9:30 p.m. your local time.
Canada & the North
Bear-viewing tours bring in 12 times more money than hunting in western Canada, according to a new study. As many nations in Africa and around the world have learned, protecting wildlife and inviting travelers to come see them is far more profitable than hunting those animals.
Travel Tales
Sandra Elvin always thought she would grow up to be a veterinarian. Sandra acquired her love for nature from her father, who after spending one day in Canada’s open spaces, decided to move his family there. Trained as a wildlife biologist, Sandra is currently pursuing a Ph.D.
Conservation
Coca-Cola and three global organizations including WWF are giving a #toasttowater to draw attention and mobilize global action and attention to freshwater issues on World Water Day, March 22. Their website will display a compilation of posts coming in from around the world.
Conservation
Environmentalists around the world are putting cutting-edge technology to use on a daily basis. “New technologies have given conservationists abilities that would have seemed like super powers just a few years ago,” WWF Chief Scientist Jon Hoekstra wrote in an essay in this month’s in Foreign Affairs magazine.
Conservation
As a traveler, you have tremendous power to decrease the demand for illegal products by making informed purchases. Your purchases abroad and at home have a profound impact on wildlife. Demand for illegal products made from endangered species fuels wildlife crime and devastates populations of elephants, marine turtles, rhinos and tigers, among other species.
Travel Tales
March celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month. To inspire you and the women in your life, we are featuring profiles of women we know who thirst for adventure and care deeply about the planet.
Conservation
Guest post by Kendal Yoakum, Marketing Coordinator at Natural Habitat Adventures I’ll admit it…marine pollution isn’t an uplifting topic. But it’s necessary once in a while to bring attention to not-so-pleasant subjects that impact us.
