Oikos's project – best sustainable practices food security – Expo2015
Very happy to share this news about Oiko’s Onlus the noprofit organisation I am collaborating with for a sustainable tourism project on Lake Como, Italy. I discovered that an Oikos’s project on conservation and co-management of the Lampi Marine National Park, in Myanmar, has been selected by Expo Milano 2015 as one of the world […]
Sustainability above Manhattan: a walk on a former railway – Sustainable New York
If you think of sustainability and sustainable tourism, would you book a ticket to New York? Well, I did and I learnt something I didn’t expect about that crazy city that never sleeps. Www.travelandleisure.com considers it the third most popular landmark in New York, and the tenth in the World: the High Line, a former […]
Rhino Poaching in South Africa
South Africa is viewed as the primary custodian of Africa’s rhinos. With 18,796 white rhinos and 1,916 black rhinos as of last estimates at the end of 2010, this represents approximately 93% and 40% of the total white and black rhino populations respectively. In recent years poaching levels have soared, and the current crisis is […]
Costa Rica’s Communities – sustainable development
Costa Rica’s Communities – sustainable development A Close Up on Costa Rica’s Communities – sustainable development. The tourism industry economically influences many communities in Costa Rica; this is the case of Tortuguero and San Francisco, located on the northern Caribbean coast inside Tortuguero National Park. The area has several attractions, including a sea turtle conservatory, […]
Costa Rica’s Big History & Sustainable Development
Today, Costa Rica can be considered as a model for sustainable development and ecotourism, however, Costa Rica had hit rock bottom before rising up and becoming a mecca for eco tourists and conservationists. Costa Rica was once a country that economically depended on the extraction of natural resources, but since the 1980’s its economy has […]