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For the 2nd year, Ethical Traveler has issued “The Developing World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations.” To create this list, the San Francisco-based project of Earth Island Institute conducts a study of the world's 70+ developing nations, from Albania to Zimbabwe. They begin their research by looking at three general categories: Environmental Protection, Social Welfare, and Human Rights. READ MORE AT http://www.ethicaltraveler.org/destinations/2008

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Ecuador's self-proclaimed "green" president, Rafael Correa, is reluctant to cap the number of tourists allowed into the islands for a simple reason: tourism to the Galapagos generates some $200 million a year in revenue. Carlos Macias, a spokesperson for Ingala, the regional planning agency, told The Observer that "Of course the tourist numbers have an environmental impact, but we cannot forfeit the economic opportunity." By Tania Campbell READ MORE AT http://www.ethicaltraveler.org/news.php

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"Join us on a remarkable 25-day journey by luxury private jet," invites the WWF in a brochure for its voyage to "some of the most astonishing places on the planet to see top wildlife, including gorillas, orangutans, rhinos, lemurs and toucans." The World Wildlife Fund’s luxury getaway will cost passengers $64,950 but cost the environment much more. The 36,800-mile trip in a Boeing 757 jet will burn about 100,000 gallons of jet fuel to produce roughly 1,231 tons of CO2. READ MORE AT http://www.junkscience.com/ByTheJunkman/20081009.html

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