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- 1 billion tourists are travelling across the world each year
- Aviation is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gases
- One transatlantic return flight emits as much carbon dioxide as an average car does in one year
- Buses have 5 times less CO2 emissions per passenger per kilometre than a plane on the same route
Volunteer Vacations
Eco volunteer vacations provide a unique opportunity for holiday makers to make a positive contribution to their environment. An eco vacation will enable you to see places not accessible to the normal tourist. You will be able to assist in the protection of nature and its inhabitants. An eco vacation provides the opportunity to help local organisations with their conservation projects. These trips are rewarding and will give you an unforgettable experience.
Eco volunteer vacations may include working beside world renowned scientists on pressing environmental problems, getting hands on experience, locating and tagging endangered species, reporting on the migration process... the list of activities for you to choose from are endless.
Some specific eco volunteer opportunities include working with marsupials, frogs, climate change, echidnas, turtles, plant species, koalas and whale sharks.
Eco-friendly travel is all about minimising the impact of tourist activity, using resources responsibly, and increasing local benefits from tourism - and that can encompass a wide range of experiences, from eco-naturalist and eco-learning trips to eco-adventure vacations. On eco-volunteer trips, you pitch in and help a local community, and on an agri-tourism vacation you stay - and work - on a farm.
