Entries by Lise Tyrrell

Hotel Mocking Bird Hill in Jamaica Launches Carbon Offsetting Programme

As part of its ongoing commitment to operating an environmentally friendly business, Hotel Mocking Bird Hill is working towards becoming a climate neutral eco-boutique hotel not only by enabling its guests to offset the carbon emissions produced by their flights to Jamaica, but also by offsetting its own carbon emissions and making continued efforts to […]

Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality in Costa Rica

Who Are We? Cayuga Sustainable Hospitality is a Costa Rica based hospitality management company that develops and manages ecolodges, sustainable resorts and green hotels in Latin American and the Caribbean. All Cayuga properties are certified or in the process of being certified for their sustainable practices, nature conservation and the improvement of the local communities […]

The Lodge at Chaa Creek – GREEN GLOBE BENCHMARKED

22 September 2008, Belize – The Lodge at Chaa Creek has achieved the prestigious Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze status under the globally recognised Benchmarking programme. This programme recognises The Lodge at Chaa Creek’s commitment to operating to the world’s highest environmental standard.    In achieving Benchmarked Bronze status, The Lodge at Chaa Creek committed to […]

EcoFest 2009 in Dominica

Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Dominica PROUDLY PRESENTS EcoFest 2009 A celebration of the world’s progress on saving our beautiful planet. May 1st – May 8th 2009 Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Come spend a week celebrating the advances we have made towards preserving the planet for generations to come.  Learn about the […]

A few words about Cozumel, Mexico

I spent last winter here (in Cozumel, Mexico) and I’m with the same folks in a nice apartment. I’ve been diving once and got to see my first Black Tip Shark here ever. They are common in the Caribbean and this is the time of year for them to migrate. I’ve seen them elsewhere, but there are […]

Ron Mader at Planeta.com and government spotlights

I’ve been in a conversation with Ron about “eco certification”  and he offers up the idea that the focus ought to include certifying governments, particularly the eco and tourism departments. Ron’s brilliant idea is to create an award program to judge how well government portals walk the talk of responsible travel and ecotourism. I think this […]