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A view of an electric car for hire in Paris. / Credits: Reuters

A sea lion lies on a bench on the Galapagos Islands / Credits: Shutterstock

A tourist in the Tenorio Volcano National Park in Costa Rica. With more than 2 million visitors in ... / Credits: Reuters

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Allianz knowledge on mobility: an artists's impression of an Airbus concept plane

Allianz knowledge on mobility: Airbus predicts future aircraft will have bionic cabin structures based on bord bones.

Allianz knowledge on mobility: a transparent membrane makes up the future aircraft cabin

Allianz knowledge on mobility: a passenger on an Airbus concept plan looks through the intelligent cabin membrane.

Allianz knowledge on Mobility: smart chairs harvest aircraft passengerss body heat to power cabin appliances

Allianz knowledge on mobility: the holographic virtual reality golf game on the Airbus concept plane

allianz knowledge on mobility: Airbus concept planes fly in formation along express skyways

allianz knowledge on mobility: an Airbus concept plane takes off

Allianz knowledge on mobility: an Airbus concept plane performs a steep eco-climb

Allianz knowledge on mobility: an Airbus concept plane in a free-glide approach

allianz knowledge on mobility: An airbus concept plane being taxiied to its disembarkation slot.

Allianz knowledge on mobility: jatropha seeds for biofuels in a Mexican lab

Mobility The future of flight Airbus offers a vision of what leaner, greener air travel could look like in 2050. more

SAS Norway has reduced top speed during some of its flights to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions ... / Credits: SAS Norway

Mobility Efficient aviation: The sky is the limit Air travel's popularity is soaring, a problem for the climate. To reduce fuel ... more

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A brown bear and her cub in Romania

Kid's play soccer in the streets of Rio de Janeiro

A seal on a rock in Scotland

The Manu River basin in Peru

African children reading

Maldives atoll

South African elephants

A wolf on a rock in Sweden

Rural area in Africa

Archaeological digging area in Italy

Mobility Building not beaching: Volunteer vacations Are you planning your next holiday? How about an adventurous trip with a purpose instead ... more

Mobility Ten places to see before it's too late The world as we know it is disappearing fast. Here are some places you should ... more

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A lion yawns in a South African animal refuge. South African conservation projects make sure that ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility Ecotourism and conservation in South Africa Harry Bateman, founder of TerraPi, one of South Africa’s largest conservation ... more

A woman lies in bed and hides under the blanket.

The Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland

Rubbish washed upon a beach line

A group of hikers on a mountain path

Volunteers collect waste in the French Alps during a clean up operation

Since the 1980s, a fifth of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed or damaged

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An airplane lifts off against the rising moon

Camping in the wild

Pedestrians relaxing at Time Square, New York

A woman selling souvenirs in a street market

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A certain amount of business travel might be unavoidable - so why not make it as efficient and ... / Credits: Shutterstock

Mobility: Interview Sustainable business travelling takes off Every year, Allianz Germany employees travel 174 million kilometers. Manfred ... more

Kids smile and wave at Bettina's camera during her stay in "Village Africa", a volunteer vacation ... / Credits: Bettina Blass

Mobility Volunteer blog: Time out with a meaning Inspired by a volunteer vacation feature on the Allianz Knowledge Site, ... more

The NGO Village Africa needs the help of volunteers like Bettina to drive construction projects in ... / Credits: Bettina Blass

Mobility Volunteer blog: Four weeks in Tanzania Having finally arrived, Bettina readies herself for four exciting and strenuous ... more

After having returned from Tanazania, Bettina fondly remembers the friendly faces of the children ... / Credits: Bettina Blass

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Environment Green travel and the carbon trade war Non-European governments are fighting the new cap-and-trade laws. The resulting ... more

Ovuheli Island, Maldives. Mass tourism nearly ruined some travel destinations but fortunately the ... / Credits: Reuters

Mobility: Interview Green travel: Tourist trap? Geoffrey Lipman, Advisor to the Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism ... more

A Zipcar parked in New York City with the Manhattan skyline in the background. / Credits: Zipcar

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