#eco-tourism Berita
Tourism has caused severe coastal contamination, with consistently high faecal coliform levels in the sea off El Nido, despite efforts like a new sewage treatment plant.
From more frequent direct flights to marketing drives, some of the Philippines' most pristine destinations are campaigning for more visitors. Eco-Business reports on why there is renewed optimism for sustainable tourism in the archipelago.
A proposed wind power project by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in the north of Sri Lanka, which ran into strong opposition from environmentalists due to multiple potential ecological impacts, particularly on migratory bird species, has come to halt.
A new study finds that primate skulls, including those from threatened species such as orangutans, gibbons and proboscis monkeys, are openly sold in Bali shops, despite the trade being illegal.
Polisi & Kewangan
Did the Moo Deng craze help wild pygmy hippo conservation?
Polisi & Kewangan
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2024
#eco-tourism Pendapat
Countries which govern half the world's territorial oceans have yet to integrate ocean-focused solutions into their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, due for an update by February 2025.
Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience.
Karbon & Cuaca
Clearing the air on snow leopards and last chance tourism
India's Ladakh is seeing a form of tourism which relies on climate grief and a desire to escape toxic cities.
Pengangkutan
Rising costs can encourage a better kind of tourism
Rising costs of living and airfares point to long-haul travel being affordable for fewer people. It also might re-shape the way we think about tourism.
Karbon & Cuaca
Mongabay founder Rhett A. Butler: 11 things to watch in 2021
#eco-tourism Video
Polisi & Kewangan
‘Environmental defenders are the glue of the Philippines’ democracy’: Delikado director Karl Malakunas
The veteran journalist talks to Eco-Business about how his Emmy-nominated documentary depicts the lives of environmental crusaders in Asia's deadliest country for guardians of the seas and forests.
Polisi & Kewangan
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
Karbon & Cuaca
Jane Goodall returns to Tanzania for tree-planting mission
Dr Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering study of chimpanzees nearly 60 years ago in Tanzania, continues her work to conserve nature in Africa by joining an expedition to protect the continent’s highest peak.
The Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay is looking to build a sustainable marine community that relies on tidal power for low carbon electricity, food security from aquaculture, and eco-tourism for their livelihood. Watch the video here.
#eco-tourism Audio
Can the hotels sector, traditionally resource-intensive and wasteful, reinvent itself and go green? Eco-Business asks two hospitality executives about balancing post-Covid recovery, and if luxury can be made compatible with sustainability.
#eco-tourism Siaran Akhbar
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Thailand’s Bang Pu Nature Education Centre is Asean's 63rd heritage park
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Fund for Coral Reefs approves more than US$25 million in additional funding for resilience action
