Lise Tyrrell has spent over 20 years turning her love for tropical getaways into a mission for sustainable travel. In 2002, she founded Eco-TropicalResorts.com—a platform dedicated to listing sustainable lodges—and later co-created the Online Eco Rating, a simple, budget-friendly certification for lodges to prove their sustainable credentials. She teamed up with Jem Winston, a sustainability pioneer behind Dominica’s 3 Rivers Eco Lodge and Rosalie Forest (both featured on her site), to ensure the system works for real-world travelers and businesses.
When she’s not exploring rainforests or testing reusable travel gear, Lise shares practical tips to help you vacation sustainably—without sacrificing adventure. Think of her as your sustainably conscious friend with a knack for finding hidden gems that love the planet as much as you do.
The Amazon Yarapa River lodge begins 2008 with great expectations and continued growth. … Our biggest news is that we have significantly increased the size of the Yarapa River Reserve by approximately 15 more miles. This involved us purchasing the land from the Peruvian Government and then giving it to the villagers to manage in […]
A few days after settling in at Nakia Resort and Dive (http://www.nakiafiji.com), my brother and sister-in-law’s resort on the Fijian island of Taveuni, I began to think about getting up into the bush to see what we could find in the way of avian life. After making a phone call or two, my sister Joyce […]
Follow the link to find out more about this seminar taking place Tuesday August 21 through Saturday August 25, 2007 or go to http://www.northsidevalley.com where you can also register for the event.
Here are some ways we strive to promote sustainable tourism: Light Bulbs are exclusively Compact Flourescents. These bulbs –        Last longer (many of these bulbs have been in these houses for 6 years. –        Burn with less heat, very important in a hot climate. –        Use 70% less electricity (kwh cost in Chicago .08, […]
3 Rivers Eco Lodge, Dominica is delighted to announce the launching of their new community village homestay programme. Guests now have the opportunity to stay in the home of a family in the beautiful village of Grand Fond, Dominica, through our new community village homestay programme. This is the latest addition to our community based […]
The Scholarship Fund in Dominica has just been started. The Sustainable Living Initiative Centre“, S.L.I.C., is proud to announce the launching of the Grand Fond Pre-School Scholarship Fund. It is sponsored by Miami University, Ohio, USA and 3 Rivers Eco lodge, Rosalie, Dominica. It is hoped that these scholarships will be the first of many […]
Many people think that Fiji is one island when, in fact there are over 300! Most resorts are near Nadi on Viti Levu, quite a distance from the Capitol city of Suva, or on or near Vanua Levu which less developed and more tropical and lush. In December there was a “coup” (Fiji has had […]
I got an email today from Charles Mango of Amazon Yarapa River Lodge that I thought was well worth spreading the word about. When I asked permission to post his email on my blog he sent me even more information about saving the Amazon Rainforest and his involvement in Peru. He needs publicity to help […]
I have been working on my directory for almost 4 years now. My habit has been to look at each eco lodge on an individual basis to see whether I consider them as promoting sustainable tourism. If I do, they get added to the directory. I’m sorry to say that I wasn’t as discerning when […]
I’ve just added Tmatboey Ecotourism Project in Cambodia to the directory. This is really a special place because it is being helped by the Sam Veasna Center for Wildlife Conservation. Their mission from their site (SVC): The SVC opened in January 2003, and since 2004 has been developing activities to promote wildlife conservation, including: hosting public events […]
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