Sustainable tourism brings people to the places it wants to protect. Can this paradox work, or would it be better just to leave nature alone?
Many conservation projects can be funded only through tourism dollars. Harry Bateman, founder of TerraPi, one of South Africa’s largest conservation projects, believes that fencing people out is not a solution.
The Galapagos Islands as we know them face extinction. Mass-market tourism has put the naturalist’s paradise in danger. The past shows that visitors can benefit the ecosystem, but the future hangs in the balance.
Every year, Allianz Germany employees travel 174 million kilometers. Manfred Lebmeier discusses how to make this mileage greener.
In climate conscious times cheap flights, glitzy hotels, and desert golf look like carbon-wrapped luxuries. Not fair, says Geoffrey Lipman, assistant secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, who says the tourist trade's climate costs are balanced by economic and social gains.
Transportation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gases. See how different modes of transportation are affecting the climate, and how they could become more sustainable.
Public transport seems to be losing ground to cars, despite rising oil prices and greater climate awareness. Eelco den Boer, a consultant with Dutch environmental research consultancy CE Delft, suggests ways to get people back on the buses.
Just one fossil fuel — oil — supplies 95 percent of the total energy used by all the world’s transport. Diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel all come from oil. But oil is dirty and it won’t last forever. What are the alternatives?
Promoting sustainable mobility means more than converting a few motorists to smaller cars. Experts say real changes are needed at many levels to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transport on the roads, in the skies and at sea.
Many modern cars consume less than 5 liters per 100 kilometer, driving nearly 50 miles per gallon. Eco driving lets you get even more mileage for your money. Johann Gwehenberger, automotive expert at the Allianz Center for Technology, talks about the dos and don’ts.
