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Something a little bit different to the usual posts but the Norwich Business School at the University of East Anglia has introduced a 12 month MBA in strategic carbon management.  Read more about the MBA in Strategic Carbon Management here.

Tuesday 22nd April
10am to 4pm
FREE to attend

Deepdale Backpackers and Camping at Deepdale Farm on the beautiful north Norfolk coast, is an eco-friendly backpackers hostel and campsite.

On Earth Day 2008, 22nd April, Deepdale Backpackers and Camping will be hosting a whole range of eco-friendly organisations for an exhibition of environmental technologies.

Businesses and the general public are welcome to visit Deepdale for FREE to meet installers, look around the facilities at Deepdale Farm or enjoy an Earth Day BBQ of local food and drink (£7 per person).

Stands at the Deepdale Earth Day event cost £25. There is the opportunity to be inside in one of the two barns or outside. Stall holders need to bring their own tables and chairs.

To find out more about the event or to book an exhibition space please visit: http://www.deepdalefarm.co.uk/earthday

Explore are one of the largest specialist adventure travel operators in the UK. If you feel like trekking along the Inca pathways of Choquequirao or hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro Explore offer guests these experiences. The natural and build environment are one of the cornerstones of the Explore guest experience and as such they have a dedicated policy on responsible tourism, which includes carbon neutral travel.

In terms of carbon neutral travel Explore offset the emissions for all their staff flights and now they also offset all of the passenger’s flights. Included within the tour cost is a sum which is paid to projects which reduce global CO2 emissions.  The emissions are offset with Climate Care.

The Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge is directly adjacent to the 3 Rivers Eco Lodge. Actually it is where the tree houses and Carib cabins are located which were part of 3 Rivers.

The new lodge is even more eco friendly than 3 Rivers, with all buildings built with 100% renewable materials. The lodge is reached ONLY after a 15 minute steep hike deep into the Rosalie rainforest. The accommodations are a range of rustically comfortable cabins and tree houses, as well as full camping and dormitory facilities.

There is a jungle restaurant serving local cuisine and fresh local juices, and a communal kitchen and bathroom facilities for use by all guests.

The Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge offers the same enormous range of nature, adventure and community based eco tourism activities, as well as a choice of workshops and classes in most forms of renewable energy.
All staff are employed from the 3 surrounding villages, and all electricity is made from a combination of renewable energy sources.

For a real sustainable vacation, try the all new Rosalie Forest eco Lodge Jungle Experience.

There are 165 wind farms in the UK with 34 under construction and another 118 have planning consent (source; Sunday Times). Interestingly, wind turbines have become a unique promotional point at several visitor attractions including, the Ecotech Centre.

Mark Ellingham, founder of the Rough Guide and Duncan Clark who wrote Rough Guide to Ethical Living have have teamed up to publish a range of books at GreenProfile.  GreenProfile’s first book will be Fixing Climate written by Rob Kunzig and Wally Broecker.  We will keep you posted with information as it becomes available.

The Ambrose Hotel, located in Santa Monica, California, USA is a leading eco-hotel in California. Their green operational policies, all helping to reduce their environmental impact, centre around:

• Energy Conservation
• Water Conservation
• Non-Toxic Housekeeping Practices
• Waste Reduction
• Alternative Transportation
• Staff and Guest Awareness
• Community Service

The Ambrose Hotel even has a London Taxi to act as a shuttle bus for guests which they have recently convert to run on bio-diesel fuel.

In terms of green awards and certificates that have been awarded:

• Sustainable Quality Award Grand Prize Winner 2006
• Google Green Drummer Recognition 2006
• Greenopia Los Angeles 4 Leaf Award of Achievement 2006

Located on the north Norfolk coast Deepdale Farm offers eco friendly hostel accommodation and a campsite. The hostel offers private ensuite rooms or you could choose a tipi!

The fully equipped kitchen and meeting room provides a social space for guests. An external area with a bbq and tables allow you to relax outside. There is also an information point to help you decide what to do during your stay.

In terms of Deepdale’s environmental initiatives they have been awarded the Gold award in the Green Tourism Business scheme and to find out about their policies click here.

Watch this short video to find out what makes Under the Thatch’s holiday accommodation so special!