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Earth.org has found a few helpful resources in planning our own travels - we hope that they will be equally useful to you!
If you have additional resources that you would like to share, please contact us !
Responsible travel resources
- Ecotour directory - A good resource for eco tours worldwide as well as responsible tips for travellers
- National Geographic - The American non-profit organization offers a "Center for Sustainable Destinations" on its website, including a variety of resources for responsible travel
- Responsibletravel.com - One of the biggest directories for responsible travel providers on the web, with guidelines to help tourists travel more responsibly
- Sustainable Travel International - A non-profit organisation promoting sustainable development and responsible travel
- UNWTO - The United Nations World Tourism Organization provides a website section dedicated to the development of sustainable tourism, with information about the concept of sustainability, as well as a collection of responsible travel activities worldwide
- WWF - The world famous NGO for the environment gives tips to tourists for traveling responsibly
Ecolabels
Ecolabels are implemented to make certain companies and organizations that provide eco-friendly products and services more visible. You can use the following websites to search for these:
At the world level: the Global Ecolabelling Network
At the European level: the European Commission and the Ecolabel
At the national level:
Some more links for you
- Green search engine: Ethicle.com ("Ethicle works exactly as the biggest search engines and provides results as relevant and as quick as them. Its only difference is that evrery 100 researches, Ethicle funds the planting of a tree." )
