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...decade, it still defies easy definition. For some travelers, ecotourism means eavesdropping on nature from the comfort of a plush bed with a magnificent view. For others, it's about eschewing hot showers and trekking the tundra. Most industry watchers say the category's basic tenet is minimal environmental impact combined with some contribution to education and conservation...
...buzzword in the early 1990s, the market for it has stabilized, says center director Ralf Buckley. "Tourists are coming to expect that tourism providers will have good environmental management practices," he says. "They want luxury, but they expect that tourism operators will be doing whatever they can to minimize impact...
...first trip to Australia from her home in Taiwan, Soyoung Yuan says, she and her husband deliberately chose eco-friendly accommodations wherever they went: "We want to make sure our money is going to an organization that is going to make a positive impact." Although she thinks the lodge could improve its green attributes, Yuan is impressed. "It's very in harmony with the environment," she says. As hundreds of bats wheel through the evening sky, tour guide Ian Worcester steers his small boat through the placid waters of the nearby Daintree River, spotting leaflike shadows that, on closer inspection...
...backpack to take a memorable outdoor shower in Goa, India, that the inspiration for Pangea struck. Back in the U.S., he started a business that has expanded to a 10,000-sq.-ft. factory and sales at Whole Foods Markets across the country. Onysko is passionate about the impact of grooming habits on the environment (the average shower gel takes 200 to 300 years to biodegrade once it's rinsed down the drain...
...arrival in Cambridge will give a boost to an experienced Crimson receiving corps. He’ll join Corey Mazza, Joe Murt, Matt Lagace and Alex Breaux, all of whom saw significant time at wideout last season. Harvard will hope that Pilconis can make an immediate impact in its campaign to return to the top of the Ivy League...