EcoTravel Resources
We’ve collated a collection of information and websites, listed here. With special thanks to Stephanie Martin and Cassie Price who contributed our newest resource: Environmental Education Virtual Field Trips for Nature Lovers
Ecotourism
Ecoclub, International Ecotourism Club — International Centre for Responsible Tourism — The International Ecotourism Society — IUCN Business and Biodiversity Programme Tourism Pages — Pro-Poor Tourism Initiative — Responsible Travel — Sustainable Travel International — Tourism for Tomorrow Award — Tourism Watch — UNWTO Sustainable Tourism – Eliminating Poverty — World Tourism Directory — World Tourism Organisation — World Travel and Tourism Council
Growing Green Businesses
Benefits of Becoming a Sustainable Business — Ecotourism manual for conservation planners and managers — IISD, Success factors for start-up environmental enterprises — IUCN Integrating Business Skills into Ecotourism Operations — Keeping Tourism in Balance with Nature — Tourism-Led Poverty Reduction Programme — WWF, Guidelines for community ecotourism — Time for Biodiversity Business Series
Conservation and Tourism Advocates
Conservation International — Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) — Integrated Biodiversity Tool for Business (Paid) — International Union for Conservation of Nature — Green Globe Certification — Greenpeace — Worldwatch Institute
Books
Climate Change and Tourism — ECOpreneuring — Tourism and Sustainability: Development and Tourism in the Third World — Sustainable World Sourcebook — Farm City — Farmstead Chef — Agritourism and Nature Tourism in California (ANR Book) — A Guide to Evaluation the Feasibility of New Farm-Based Enterprises — New Farmers’ Market: Farm-fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers, and Communities
Running Sustainable Operations
Center for Biodiversity — Earthcheck — Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa — Global Reporting Initiative — Global Sustainable Tourism Council — Green Globe — IUCN Biodiversity, My Hotel in Action — Rainforest Alliance — Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development — The Green Key — The Travel Foundation UK — Travelife Sustainability System — UN Global Compact
Sustainable Agriculture
American Farm Bureau — CA Agricultural Production Stats — CA Dept of Food and Agriculture — National Agricultural Library — National Center for Appropriate Technology — Sustainable Agriculture News — USDA Agriculture News — USDA Resources For Small Farms
Agritourism
CA Agricultural Tourism Directory — CA Hunting and Fishing Licenses — Environmental Education Virtual Field Trips for Nature Lovers — Minnesota Farm Stay Manual — USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service — US State Agritourism Statutes
Energy Savings
Carbon Offsets: Carbon Fund non-profit delivers offsets — Carbon offsets reporting services — Carbon neutral company delivers offset – Carbon neutral information
Energy: How Does Solar Energy Work — Nat Geo’s Geothermal Energy — EPA Energy Recovery From Waste
Food: City Fruit’s Benefits of Growing Your Own Food — Eat Wild’s Grass Fed Foods and Facts — A-Z Food Guide — Food and Wine’s Eco-friendly Food — Ghost Town Farm
Transportation: Driving Growth: How Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs — Biofuel Benefits Go Beyond Environment — 6 Ways to Stop the Excuses & Make Eco-friendly Travel Easy
Business Management
UK Health and Safety Executive Society for Human Resource Management — SBA Road Map — Ag Marketing Resources Center — American Ag Credit — Farm Credit Association — Evaluating a Farming Enterprise — Farm Credit Council — European Agency for Safety and Health — Food Standards Agency
Sustainable Building Styles and Materials
How to Build Green — Cob Buildings — Studio of Environmental Architecture, Hertz — The Shelter Blog