Guidebooks for Green and Sustainable Travel

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Green & Sustainable Travel

Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them (Kimberly Lisagor & Heather Hansen, Vintage, 2008)—A beautiful and memorable look at some of the most gorgeous endangered places on the planet. Machu Picchu is a mesmerizing, ancient Incan city tucked away in the mountains of Peru, but it is rapidly being worn down by the thousands of feet treading across its stones. Glacier National Park is a destination long known for the stunning beauty of its ice floes, but in our lifetimes it will have no glaciers due to global warming. In the biobays of Puerto Rico. swimmers can float in a sea shimmering with bioluminescent life, but sediment being churned up by development is killing the dinoflagellates that produce the eerie and beautiful glow. And in the Congo Basin of Africa, where great apes roam freely in lush, verdant rainforests, logging is quickly destroying the vast life-giving canopies. These places-along with many others across the globe-are changing as we speak due to global warming, environmental degradation, overuse, and natural causes. From the Boreal Forests in Finland to the Yangtze River Valley in China, 37 Places to See Before They Disappear is a treasure trove of geographic wonder, and a guide to these threatened destinations and what is being done to save them.

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Disappearing World: 101 of the Earth's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places (Alonzo Addison, Collins, 2008)—Discover the earth's most amazing places before they disappear completely. Since 1972, sites of natural, historic, and cultural significance have been designated as World Heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Although World Heritage designation offers some protection, these sites are still at risk today from both natural and man-made causes, such as earthquakes in Peru, civil strife in the Congo, and unsustainable tourism in Cambodia. The author, Alonzo C. Addison, Special Advisor to the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre World, uncovers the dramatic stories behind 101 of the most remarkable and endangered sites from every corner of the world. These sites include the Great Wall of China, Serengeti, London, Kathmandu Valley, Machu Picchu, Iguaçu National Park, Petra, Angkor, Ngorongoro, Everglades, Bam, Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra, Prague, Minaret of Jam, Historic Istanbul, Galápagos Islands, Kilimanjaro, Venice, Great Barrier Reef...and many more. A portion of all proceeds help support the conservation of World Heritage sites.

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Green Travel: The World's Best Eco-Lodges & Earth Friendly Hotels (Fodor's, 2008)—Green Travel is a must-have guide to the world's eco-lodges and green hotels. Featuring 100 clean, green accommodations that are environmentally friendly and work to support local communities, this book celebrates the growing availability of green travel experiences. It also tackles some the more difficult issues that ethical travelers’ face—questions about poverty, the politics of boycotting certain destinations, and the environmental impact of travel.

Divided into six chapters (North America & the Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, Africa & the Middle East, Asia and Australasia), the book includes: 100 independent reviews of green accommodations that have a minimum impact on the environment and benefit the local community in measurable ways; a full description of each hotel/lodge’s green credentials; a range of world-wide choices, from budget beds to luxury accommodations, solar-powered yurt camps to eco-chic city hotels; first-hand accounts of green travel experiences on each continent, from bear-watching in Alaska to wine and cheese trails in Britain; ethical travel dilemmas that tap into the key issues facing the responsible traveler; practical info about the greenest ways to get to your destination, social and environmental ratings for each listing, the best time to visit, and room rates; clear locator maps and full-color images throughout.

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The Green Travel Guide (Paul Jenner and Christine Smith, 2008)— The Green Travel Guide answers all the questions you've had about green travel. Full of practical help and suggestions, it covers: Greener ways of getting around day-to-day; How to save on business travel; Eco-friendly ways to travel abroad; Carbon offsetting schemes; Great destinations for guilt-free green holidays. You'll even find a green travel calculator to see how eco-friendly your holiday really is. The authors, Paul Jenner and Christine Smith, have written two books on the environment, The Environmental Business Handbook and The World Environmental Business Handbook (both published by Euromonitor). Paul Jenner was a contributor to Vole, the seminal environmental magazine of the 70s, and has written for many outdoor magazines.

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The Ethical Travel Guide: Your Passport to Exciting Alternative Holidays (Polly Pattullo with Orely Minelli, 2006)—The Ethical Travel Guide is an essential global resource for responsible travelers, offering hundreds of new travel ideas. If you're tired of tourist traps or just want to have a positive impact on local people and their environment, this book is for you. The extensive directory lists destinations and resources for ethical/sustainable tourism in more than 60 countries. Chapters cover the definition of ethical tourism, describe what's wrong with traditional tourism, explain why ethical travel is important, and much more. Destinations included cover the world, from horseback riding to beach resorts to Native American tribal homelands. Directory entries include facility descriptions, activities available, costs, web links, addresses, and phone numbers. This book has been produced in conjunction with UK-based Tourism Concern, an organization that works with communities in destination countries to reduce social and environmental problems.

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