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This week, the Focus Earth team looks at the hazards of green travel, and brings you the expert’s perspective about how to make lasting vacation memories without creating permanent ecological damage.
In the case of the Galapagos Islands, it is the environment itself which draws visitors to this isolated area. From far and wide, tourists come to see the flora and fauna immortalized by the scientist Charles Darwin in his famous chronicles of Galapagos species. However, the very tourists who come to celebrate this unique eco-system may in fact be changing it forever. Focus Earth reporter Jeffrey Kofman is on the ground in the Galapagos this week with an in-depth look about the effect that tourism is having on the area.
Then, Focus Earth brings you a sit-down interview with green travel expert Costas Christ. Christ is on staff at National Geographic Adventure magazine, where he is the Global Travel Editor, and a columnist. Costas has spent his career educating travelers about how to appreciate nature on vacation without leaving their mark. Tune in to get the facts on eco-tourism, how people do it wrong, and how to do it right, in this special one-on-one interview segment.
For more of the latest eco-news, check out Focus Earth: October 11, 2008.
And for more about ecotourism, try these related posts:
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Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to see these stories and more on Focus Earth.
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