Climate Impact Update – 2024 Portfolio 7
December 25, 2024
Tourism can stimulate economic growth, foster cultural exchange, and support conservation efforts that protect the world’s most remarkable places. However, when tourism development is poorly managed, unchecked growth can overwhelm destinations, and detrimentally impact the environment, local communities, and visitor experience. This issue, known as overtourism, is an urgent challenge...
SEATTLE, WA (June 5, 2024) – Today, Sustainable Travel International released Part 2 of the second season of its Sustainable Travel: Where Next? documentary series in honor of World Environment Day. The four new episodes once again feature inspiring initiatives that are transforming tourism’s impact in destinations around the world,...
Sea turtles have been an important part of ocean ecosystems since the age of the dinosaurs. Humans and turtles have interacted for thousands of years, with drawings of ancient turtles found in early cave paintings. Today, human-turtle interactions are more complicated than ever as humans overload nesting beaches, chase turtles...
As travelers become more aware of their environmental impact and seek conscientious travel options, the tourism industry is responding by promoting sustainability efforts. However, not all of these claims are sincere. This practice, known as greenwashing, has become increasingly prevalent in the tourism industry as businesses try to capitalize on...
In recent years, there has been an increased focus on the environmental toll that tourism takes on the planet. Air travel and energy consumption are often the center of these critiques due to their high levels of carbon emissions. Yet other overlooked factors also drive up tourism’s carbon footprint, such...