If you are keen to reduce the environmental cost and increase the positive impact of your adventures, but are unsure of the best ways to do so, Sustainable Travel is the essential, accessible companion any traveller needs.
Sustainable Travel offers practical and achievable advice for those who want to make a difference in the way we experience the world.
Having travelled around the world without flying, sustainability expert Holly Tuppen knows a thing or two about low-carbon and positive-impact adventures. Here, she shares what she's learnt from over a decade of responsible travels. Sustainable Travel will help your trip to be a force for good with information on how to:
· Ask tour operators and accommodations the right questions
· Reduce your carbon footprint
· Embrace slow travel
· Pack responsibly
· Benefit the people, cultures and places you visit
Also included is a guide to regenerative travel experiences, including conservation-minded tours, community-led initiatives, alternative adventures, responsible destinations and green places to stay. A series of interviews feature the experts and unsung heroes of sustainable travel.
With so many of us looking to travel in a more sustainable way, but not sure how to go about it, this comprehensive guide reveals everything you need to know. It's a must read for anyone looking to tackle the climate crisis and support nature and people while travelling.
15p from the sale of each copy of the English language editions of this book will be donated to the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity that has funded the protection of over 5 000 000 acres of landscapes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Can we travel better?
What is sustainable travel?
The climate and biodiversity crisis
Travel in the Anthropocene
Understanding carbon
The impact of travel
Reducing your carbon footprint
A note on offsetting: use caution
Planning a trip
Where to go
What to spend
When to go
How to get there
Where to stay
What to pack
When you get there
Regenerative travel
Bolstering communities
Safeguarding culture
Protecting nature
Rebuilding places
Improving cities
Make it count
Oceania
North America and the Caribbean
South and Central America
Europe
Africa
Middle East
Asia
Index
Acknowledgements
