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and major oil spill devastates Ecuadorian Amazon.
Dear travellers,
Travelling can open the mind and fill the soul and heart. Yet how we travel can have either a positive or a negative impact on the local community, on our hosts. Below an eco-story we hope will inspire you to deepen your research when booking a trip! We hope you enjoy.
🗞️ In Climate News
✈️ Activists win greenwashing court case against aviation company KLM
🇺🇸 California votes to consider health and environment in future energy planning
🇮🇩 Indonesian activists face jail over FB posts flagging damage to marine park
📈 Cool Trends
♾️ eco-story
🇪🇨 Book Local Tours
Established in 1959, the Galapagos Islands is Ecuador’s oldest National Park. Renowned for each island’s unique flora and fauna, which inspired Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, most tourists are attracted by the underwater life that surrounds the Islands. This is thanks to the Galapagos Marine Protected Area (MPA) that was established in 1998, and turned the islands into an important refuge for marine wildlife, which is sharply declining throughout the world.
In January, I travelled to the Galapagos and boarded a small sailboat that promised a low-impact tour of the isles. In Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, I was greeted by our naturalist guide, Johnny Alvarez, who took care of us on our ten day journey visiting the wonders of the Galapagos National Park.
“Life has been so beautiful and so peaceful here.”
🌏 The Culture Column
📺 What we’re watching: Thank You for the Rain
📸 Profile of the week: @solutions.project
📖 What we’re reading: Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet, by George Monbiot
🤯 Shocking fact we learnt this week: The UK could reduce its carbon output by over 16,433 tons, simply by each adult sending one less email per day.