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STORIES OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES & PARTNERS THAT MAKE TRAVEL AND TOURISM TICK

This video provides an overview of the Rio-Preto Jacundá carbon offset project, which protects an extractive reserve in the Brazilian Amazon. The video highlights the benefits the project provides to local communities, including expanding their skills and improving their living conditions. Learn more about how the Rio-Preto Jacundá project fights...

A Webinar in the Road to Net Zero Series Decarbonizing tourism in off-grid areas presents unique challenges, such as limited infrastructure, dependence on imported goods, and the long distances required for transportation. This webinar in Sustainable Travel International’s Road to Net Zero series explores how travel companies are addressing hard-to-abate...

Dan Grotsky, Chief Growth Officer of Rootella, describes the dire situation for United States farmers as climate change damages crops and outlines how his solution can not only improve crop health, but also strengthen farmers’ economic resistance to climate change. The Rootella Carbon offset project provides an extra income source...

The story of Chral Le, a Bunong woman who has learned how to weave Kramas, a traditional Khmer scarf, through training provided by the Keo Seima carbon offset project in Cambodia. Her village’s new weaving group has given her the skills to weave Kramas in her free time to sell...

The Bird Nest Guardian Program, a part of the Keo Seima carbon offset project, provides benefits to locals who ensure the safe nesting of endangered birds. Participants patrol nesting areas to prevent poaching or logging efforts during chick season, document new nests, and count the number of baby birds raised...

Reforestation efforts funded by the Keo Seima carbon offset project took place between April 2022 and March 2024. Twenty families were provided with equipment and funds to raise 63,000 seedlings of different tree species. To date, 32,000 trees have been planted in previously deforested areas throughout the wildlife sanctuary. The...