Sustainable Travel vs Eco-Tourism
We live in a time of heightened awareness regarding the impact travel has on our climate and I would hope that we can all agree that climate change exists, is a problem, and urgently needs to be addressed. To be honest, saying that it doesn’t exist is just bollocks and ignoring it doesn’t bear thinking about; not that we would have long to mull it over as current estimates by the United Nations state that by 2030 the damage to our climate will be irreversible. Simply put, if we don’t change our habits, we’re truly fucked. So how do we change our damaging travel habits and become more conscientious travellers?
5 Basics for Becoming a Sustainable Traveller
Travel is amazing. It opens up entire worlds and cultures that would otherwise remain foreign to us. It allows us to experience new places, communicate with new people, and interact with different perspectives than our own; in short, it can make us well-rounded, open-minded human beings and I think that is a beautiful thing. But, just like all beautiful things in this world, travel can come at a very high price, not just financially but personally and environmentally as well.