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Ecotourism in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
picryl Let´s start with the fact that the Virgin Islands National Park covers nearly 60 percent of the island, based on land donated by millionaire philanthropist Laurence Rockefeller in 1956, and it harbors more than 20 trails which take hikers through diverse terrains, including various beaches, rock petroglyphs carved by the ancient Taíno people (in some cases more than a thousand years ago), and the ruins of centuries-old plantations (more about them below). Particularly notable routes…
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Red, white or green? Calif. wine choices expand
1/13/10
By TRACIE CONE
Associated Press Writer
"FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Consumers of California wine easily can tell a red cabernet from a white chardonnay, and soon they will have a tool to determine whether it's green.
Winemakers and grape growers who forgo pesticides, sow cover crops, reduce waste and energy consumption, provide workers health insurance, and are mindful of their non-farming neighbors will be able to distinguish themselves as certifiably sustainable under a new third-party audit system announced Wednesday by the Wine Institute, a public policy advocacy group."
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As a company we aim to help in the development of Responsible/Sustainable development in all West African countries by linking like minded people together to facilitate the sharing of ideas, educating by distributing Responsible Tourism related material to Tourism organisations and helping locally based individuals to develop ideas which will help to develop the concept in their country.
We are committed to putting West Africa on the map as a destination that tourists would like to visit, and our vision is that through the West Africa Discovery project the listed accommodations and tours will provide benefits for local communities whilst respecting the natural, cultural, social and historical heritages in the destination.
My opinion: we must do everything in our power to protect the environment. But is this the best way? How do we know the British govt is really using the proceeds to plant saplings? And how do we balance the need to protect the planet, assuming this is a valid way, with the need to maintain a healthy tourism industry in impoverished nations and a healthy economy in general?
It's a tough one, I know. Any thoughts?
As we do not charge any fees to travel businesses they have an option to reach out to our audience of direct booking travellers......and they will even get a free $99usd membership......not bad eh?....take a gander at the member offers on the site.....a little tip for singles......you can also get a free membership for yourself.....simply purchase a SHIsymbol at SHIsymbol.com (go to special offers page)...if you know a single or are 'about to be single' you can also buy one for yourself or a friend and keep the club membership for your own family.....even better eh?
We can all whinge about 'stuff' or we can do something to counter the negativity.....it's your choice......tony@thetoptravelclub.com
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