Rainforest Alliance voluntourism
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to have more enriching, sustainable and meaningful experiences, then we’d recommend our partner in responsible tourism, The Rainforest Alliance.
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
They believe that the best way to keep forests standing is by ensuring that it is profitable for businesses and communities to do so. That means helping farmers, forest managers and tourism businesses to realize greater economic benefits by ensuring ecosystems within and around their operations are protected, and that their workers are well-trained and enjoy safe conditions, proper sanitation, health care and housing. Once businesses meet certain environmental and social standards, Rainforest Alliance links them up to the global marketplace where demand for sustainable goods and services is on the rise.
Their website has a wealth of information about their vital work, and even has its own section on
sustainable tourism. We fully support all their efforts – watch out for updates on Rainforest Alliance week later in the year.
In the meantime, we hope this spirit of environmentalism inspires you to think about the incredible experience that is
voluntourism .
Check out our website and of course, feel free to ask us any questions!
