This year the NTS are offering an exciting range of camps in locations as diverse as Fair Isle in Shetland and Grey Mare’s Tail, in the Borders. Among these are several new and exciting opportunities, including archaeology, crofting, wood-working and surveying.
With such a large and diverse range of camps, these camps have something for everyone [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
The National Trust for Scotland
Aigas Field Centre
Aigas Field Centre is set in the highlands and is a centre with a great deal to offer. They provide in-depth holidays and programmes on wildlife and the whole of our natural heritage, natural history, ancient history, geology and archaeology.
Aigas specialises in operating individually designed residential programmes for groups and individuals. Their team of qualified [...]
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Soneva Fushi - carbon free by 2010
Soneva Fushi aims to be Carbon Free by 2010, Spearheading Carbon Emission Strategies in the Maldives
Six Senses’ Hub Bangkok, June, 2007: The core purpose of Six Senses Resorts & Spas is to create innovative and enriching experiences in a sustainable environment. So it is no surprise that its flagship resort - Soneva Fushi, in the [...]
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Helix Wind
Helix Wind is a small ’system’ which generates electricity and is aimed at domestic and small business users. I wonder if these could be used in holiday village development?
Hermitage Bay, Antigua
A note from Andy Thesen, co-owner of Hermitage Bay in Antigua. This post illustrates how tourism businesses can minimise their impact on the environment.
“Hermitage Bay forms part of an area of hundreds of acres of untouched land. Someone, we know not who, came here a long time ago and named it. As the name [...]
Carbon neutral destination
The Kangeroo Valley in New South Wales is aiming to become the first carbon neutral tourist destination in Australia. The Kangaroo Valley Tourism Association has also produced a carbon neutral resource kit. Watch a short clip on YouTube.
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Patagonia wetsuits
We have blogged about Patagonia in the past well here’s a quick note on their environmentally friendly wetsuits. They are:
Made out of recycled polyester;
Use chlorine free wool;
Use non petroleum based neoprene and
PVC free kneepads.
All of which helps to reduce Patagonia’s impact on the environment.
Arcola Theatre London
The Arcola Theatre in London aims to become the world’s first carbon neutral theatre. They will be installing biomass heating, solar panels and other energy saving technologies. Via Arcola Energy they have also set up an ‘incubator space’ which provides a workspace for engineers and people working in the creative sector to help develop [...]
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Greenwich Leisure - GLL Green
Greenwich Leisure manages more than sixty five public leisure centres in the UK. As a leading provider of leisure services in the UK they have a strong policy to ‘care’ for the environment. “Climate change, potential water shortages and rapidly rising energy costs mean that the importance of increasing our sustainability through controlling [...]
GfK Roper Consulting Green Gauge
GfK Roper Consulting Green Gauge is syndicated report of US consumers’ attitudes towards the environment
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