Green Travel and Ecotourism
This section provides information and links on ecotourism, eco tours, green travel sustainable tavel and green meetings resources.
Green Travel and Eco Tourism Sub Categories:
Green Travel and Ecotourism Web Sites & Blogs
Green Meetings Resources
Eco Tourism Web Sites & Blogs - Continued
Global listing of green, eco-friendly hospitality destinations.
National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations
National Geographic’s portal site with geotourism information, resources and destination scorecards.
National Ski Areas Association
Online database of sustainability initiatives at ski resorts. Dubbed the "Green Room", it is part of Sustainable Slopes, a set of principles endorsed by 75% of the US snow resort industry. The database showcases innovative actions resorts are taking in 21 topics, from water quality to wildlife habitat.
Nature and Ecotourism Accreditation Program (NEAP)
Certification for tour operators and naturalist guides in Australia.
Nature Conservancy's Ecotourism Program
Program works with local conservation organizations in more than 15 countries in the planning, development and management of ecotourism projects.
Clearinghouse for ecotourism around the globe with online forums, articles, reports and workshops.
Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Tourism Program
Information and resources for travelers and tourism professionals. Certification programs including SmartVoyager Certification for tour boats in Ecuador.
RARE Center for Tropical Conservation 
Linking biodiversity conservation and ecotourism. Blog
Marketplace for eco-travel trips around the world which benefit local communities and conservation of habitats. Blog
Sustainable Travel International
Promoting responsible travel and ecotourism, supporting sustainable development, and helping travelers and travel providers protect the cultures and environments they visit.
Tour operators from different parts of the world have joined forces to create the Tour Operators' Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development.
Membership organization campaigning for ethical and fairly traded tourism.
Database of environmentally certified hotels in Europe.
World Tourism Organization Sustainable Development Section
News, events, and articles.
Green Meetings Related
BlueGreen Meetings is a multi-stakeholder initiative spearheaded by Oceans Blue Foundation. Created in 1996, and with offices in Vancouver (Canada) and Seattle (USA), Oceans Blue Foundation is an environmental charitable organization with the mandate of conserving coastal environments through environmentally responsible tourism. It is the first charity in North America to focus on developing environmental 'best practices' for all sectors of the tourism industry.
Convention Industry Council - Green Meetings
In 2003, the Convention Industry Council’s Green Meetings Task Force was charged with creating minimum best practices for event organizers and suppliers to use as guidelines for implementing policies of sustainability. The results of the Task Force's work are a series of guidelines for event organizers and event suppliers on running environmentally friendly events. Those guidelines are available in the Convention Industry Council's Green Meetings Report.
Green Meetings Industry Council
The GMIC is a non profit membership based organisation. Our mission is "transforming the global meetings industry through sustainability". The Green Meeting Industry Council is leading the meeting industry in improving meeting management by supporting collaboration and the development and dissemination of resources and opportunities that improve the environmental performance of meetings and events. The GMIC is the leading global community for sustainability education, research, policy and standards for the meeting, incentive, conference and event industry. Our vision is to transform the meetings industry through sustainability.