Our #10toprotect Commitment
The tourism industry is one of the largest and fastest growing economic sectors globally. According to the World Tourism Council the industry as a whole, both directly and indirectly, equates to around 10% of global GDP and 1 in 5 new jobs created worldwide between 2014 and 2019 was tourism related.
In short, it's huge.
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Given the sheer size and very nature of the industry it should come as no surprise it is responsible for substantial environmental pressures, most often in the very places it looks to promote. Even if you ignore the obvious carbon emissions from flights and transport just consider the demands placed on an environment by building a hotel or resort or running a cruise ship through delicate ecosystems.
Habitat loss for local flora and fauna, huge demands for power, water and resources, vast amounts of waste to be treated and released into the local environment. The list goes on.
Many in the industry would prefer not to talk about these impacts and carry on with business as usual. Not us, nor the suppliers we choose to work with . We'd prefer to do something about it even though by global standards our little section of the market is a tiny drop in the ocean. You have to start somewhere.
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Our #10toprotect commitment -
Impact Travel are committed to developing a fund with minimum 10% of our profits to help fund local, hands on projects in the destinations we and our travellers love.
While this project is very much in it's infancy (in fact, we are too) as it takes shape we will keep our travellers updated on the various global partners and projects we will be working with.
Through direct sponsorship of local programmes to replant trees on degraded land and coral on damaged reefs, to assisting with clean up on beaches and in waterways, to training guides and tourism workers on environmental best-practice we hope to make some change for good and it is our hope that in time others will join us.
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Helping Protect The Destinations We Love
Our Partner Organisations
We are very proud of the fact that our very first association is with the wonderful team at Landcare lutruwita/Tasmania and excited to support the amazing work they do in Australia's beautiful island state.
Full disclosure.... we could be accused of playing favourites here given that one of our directors grew up in Tassie and has long standing family links with Landcare but given the outstanding and important work they do they more then qualify for our assistance. Let's call it "positive nepotism", shall we?
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Tasmania is a place that has seen an explosion in the numbers of visitors over the last decade or so. This has placed huge demands on the very environment which draws tourists in the first place and as such the work done by Landcare and others is more important than ever.
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What do Landcare do? Well, we'll let them explain....
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What Is Landcare Tasmania?
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Landcare Tasmania supports over 6,500 environmental volunteers statewide - an impressive 1% of Tasmanians.
These dedicated volunteers grapple with complex challenges including climate change, biodiversity loss, and declining farm productivity. Last year, the Landcare volunteer cohort spent 127,000 hours undertaking habitat restoration, weed control, doing rubbish clean ups, pest management, community education and much more.
This strong network of volunteers play an important role in social connectedness and community resilience, and are actively working to support the health of our environment by reversing biodiversity decline, improving food and fibre production, and protecting the natural areas that we love and rely on.
Community Landcare’s approach to environment and sustainability issues is ‘bottom up’, with the community taking ownership of the problem and being actively involved in the solutions.
Landcare Tasmania is proud to be the peak body supporting, strengthening, representing, and growing the community Landcare movement in Tasmania.
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Landcare Tasmania acknowledges and pays respect to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional and original owners, and continuing custodians of this land on which we live today. We acknowledge Elders – past and present.