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RESOURCES FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL

Here is a list of organizations committed to reducing our carbon footprint and preserving our international treasures through funding and public education.

Word Monuments Fund, http://wmf.org/activeprojects.html

International Tourism Society http://www.ecotourism.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/eco_template.aspx?a=12&z=25 

Global Development Research Center, http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/eco-tour.html

National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable

http://www.sustainabletourism.net

RainForest Alliance, http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/tourism.cfm?id=main

Sustainable Travel Int., http://www.sustainabletravelinternational.org

Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development http://ecotourismcesd.org/home/index.html

United Nations http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/tourism/tourism.htm

Book List: Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? by Dr. Martha Honey, 2008 Sustainable Tourism: A Global Perspective by Rob Harris, Tony Griffin, Peter Williams, 2002
Sustainable Tourism: Theory and Practice by David Weaver, 2004 Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas by Paul F. J. Eagles, Stephen F. McCool, 2002

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