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Sustainability Blog Lifecycle of tourism 8.11 The lifecycle of tourism Already in 1980 Prof. Richard W. Butler wrote about a possible negative tourism cycle. In his own words he wrote:Visitors will come to an area in small numbers initially, restricted by lack of access, facilities, and local knowledge. As facilities are Read more
Sustainability Blog Spiritual tourism 8.7 Spiritual tourism and the abuse of cultural traditions In a busy world were more people feel stressed, ancient, and exotic ways to ‘cure’ this stress are growing quickly in popularity. One of these exotic ways is participation in spiritual ceremonies with special plant extracts. The two Read more
Sustainability Blog Eco Lodges 8.6 The impact of Eco Lodges Let’s have a closer look at the Eco Lodges. From all tourist facilities, these lodges should have the least impact on the environment. Eco Lodges belong to some of the best-known products in Ecotourism. Their intention is good, but there are Read more
Sustainability Blog CO2 Responsability 7.5 The responsibility for carbon footprints To what extent should Western consumers take responsibility for the things they buy and do? If, say, a UK consumer purchases a TV manufactured in China, which nation should take responsibility for the emissions incurred during its manufacture? This dilemma illustrates Read more
Sustainability Blog Carbon offset 15.2 Natural carbon sequestration and offsets Although it is difficult to calculate exact numbers, several studies prove that earth is still absorbing more CO2 from the air then it produces naturally. This absorbing, also called CO2 sequestration, or carbon offset happens through many natural life systems including: Read more
Sustainability Blog Poverty and environment 9. The relation between poverty and our environment There are interesting relationships between wealth and environmental impact. Wealthy people are generally the biggest consumers and leave the biggest carbon footprint. However the poor are often bigger polluters in terms of dumping rubbish, illegal mining, poaching, and Read more
Sustainability Blog Renewables 5.5 Renewables What about clean energy from renewables? Solar power on earth is likely not going to be sustainable enough. Maybe in the future we can harvest solar power from space but for the moment giant wind farms can be a solution. In his book Heat from 2006, Read more
Sustainability Blog Seawater Greenhouse 5.4 Seawater Greenhouse For a more sustainable way of agriculture I like the approach of Seawater Greenhouse. A moist microclimate is created inside greenhouses in the desert through the use of an adapted pad and fan technology. Electric fans powered by solar power blow saltwater through pads Read more
Sustainability Blog Sustainable livestock 5.3 Sustainable livestock farming According to research from Savory, it will even be counterproductive to eliminate all livestock farming. It will be better to use managed grazing methods to restore grasslands and decrease atmospheric CO2 levels. Restoring grasslands stores CO2 from the air into plant material. Grazing Read more