eco-tourism

So-called eco-tourism is becoming less ecological all the time, reaching its absurd extreme one afternoon during my visit as about 20 vehicles converged on three cheetahs as they embarked on a hunt to locate dinner.

Directing Traffic on Safari Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

What once might have been a quick trip, perhaps an eco-tourism tour on the Amazon followed by a few days in Rio, would now need to be an extended sojourn of several weeks to visit half a dozen or more great Brazilian cities.

Frank Gruber: Modernism for the Right: Contemporary Urbanism in Brazil: Beyond Brasilia Frank Gruber 2011

REI, Backroads, and other eco-tourism programs are plentiful.

Where to Find Friends for Travel in Back Country 2009

And in case that makes it sound daunting, it's really not -- if you know nothing about the far north and are interested in snow sculpture, modern Saami life, the ecology of eco-tourism, and other related issues, this is a good introduction.

Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2009

It seemed ironic to Tom and me that growing concern about the viability of current environmental resources is now fueling Belize's eco-tourism industry, while the country continues to uncover the ruins of a society, once one-million strong, which struggled to survive in the face of similar challenges.

Meg Pier: Guatemalan Jungle Reveals the Wisdom of the Maya's Tikal and Time Meg Pier 2011

What once might have been a quick trip, perhaps an eco-tourism tour on the Amazon followed by a few days in Rio, would now need to be an extended sojourn of several weeks to visit half a dozen or more great Brazilian cities.

Frank Gruber: Modernism for the Right: Contemporary Urbanism in Brazil: Beyond Brasilia Frank Gruber 2011

Organic produce, hybrid cars, eco-tourism resorts, ethical fashion – what could be finer than living such a fantastic, indulgent "champagne environmentalist" existence?

Hypocrisy of champagne environmentalists is deceitful and distracting | Ed Gillespie 2011

What once might have been a quick trip, perhaps an eco-tourism tour on the Amazon followed by a few days in Rio, would now need to be an extended sojourn of several weeks to visit half a dozen or more great Brazilian cities.

Frank Gruber: Modernism for the Right: Contemporary Urbanism in Brazil: Beyond Brasilia Frank Gruber 2011

What once might have been a quick trip, perhaps an eco-tourism tour on the Amazon followed by a few days in Rio, would now need to be an extended sojourn of several weeks to visit half a dozen or more great Brazilian cities.

Frank Gruber: Modernism for the Right: Contemporary Urbanism in Brazil: Beyond Brasilia Frank Gruber 2011

It seemed ironic to Tom and me that growing concern about the viability of current environmental resources is now fueling Belize's eco-tourism industry, while the country continues to uncover the ruins of a society, once one-million strong, which struggled to survive in the face of similar challenges.

Meg Pier: Guatemalan Jungle Reveals the Wisdom of the Maya's Tikal and Time Meg Pier 2011