One of the driving points of this blog is to create awareness and education for travelers. Not only awareness of acculturation, but also information about how to travel conservatively using eco-conscious locations. Here are a few questions to ask when looking for accommodations or tour companies:
1. Is the company in question playing an active roll in the conservation of natural resources?
2. Does the company in question acknowledge, celebrates, and works to preserve local culture?
3. Does the company in question hire locals? (This is a great way to promote local economies).
4. Does the company in question work to educate about sustainability and other conservation efforts?
These are just a few of the many ways a company can be sustainable. For a more in-depth list, and a list of travel options check http://www.ecotourism.org/.
Plan on traveling to Mexico? Here's a great company that is practicing ecotourism habits including: being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complying with the guidelines of UNESCO's MAB (Man and the Biosphere), and following the principles of the National Commission of Protected Areas.
Sian Ka'an is a Biosphere Reserve that was founded in 1986. It is located in Tulum, which is within the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The reserve covers 1.3 million acres of protected land and ocean, making it the 3rd largest refuge in Mexico. They offer many kinds of tours, from snorkeling all the way to exploring Mayan Ruins. Sian Ka'an has been making great strides in minimizing their footprint and promoting the local economy. They keep tour groups to a maximum of 6 people to help keep environmental impacts low. They also have a tree planting program to help offset their carbon footprint. Beyond direct environmental benefits, Sian Ka'an also helps indirectly. They hire locally from surrounding fishing villages. Not only does this promote the local economy, but tourist benefit from guides who have a deep knowledge and passion for the surrounding area. Another way they help indirectly is by educating and involving the local school children in conservationefforts, because as they said on their website; “You can only conserve what you know and what you have learnt to care for."
For more information visit their website here.
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1. Is the company in question playing an active roll in the conservation of natural resources?
2. Does the company in question acknowledge, celebrates, and works to preserve local culture?
3. Does the company in question hire locals? (This is a great way to promote local economies).
4. Does the company in question work to educate about sustainability and other conservation efforts?
These are just a few of the many ways a company can be sustainable. For a more in-depth list, and a list of travel options check http://www.ecotourism.org/.
Plan on traveling to Mexico? Here's a great company that is practicing ecotourism habits including: being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, complying with the guidelines of UNESCO's MAB (Man and the Biosphere), and following the principles of the National Commission of Protected Areas.
Sian Ka'an is a Biosphere Reserve that was founded in 1986. It is located in Tulum, which is within the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The reserve covers 1.3 million acres of protected land and ocean, making it the 3rd largest refuge in Mexico. They offer many kinds of tours, from snorkeling all the way to exploring Mayan Ruins. Sian Ka'an has been making great strides in minimizing their footprint and promoting the local economy. They keep tour groups to a maximum of 6 people to help keep environmental impacts low. They also have a tree planting program to help offset their carbon footprint. Beyond direct environmental benefits, Sian Ka'an also helps indirectly. They hire locally from surrounding fishing villages. Not only does this promote the local economy, but tourist benefit from guides who have a deep knowledge and passion for the surrounding area. Another way they help indirectly is by educating and involving the local school children in conservationefforts, because as they said on their website; “You can only conserve what you know and what you have learnt to care for."
For more information visit their website here.
Thanks for reading!
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