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Edinburgh has joined cities like Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Manchester by introducing a tourist accommodation tax, at 5%. The Scottish Greens, who have pushed for such a measure for over 15 years, have urged councils to follow Edinburgh’s lead. The levy is meant to raise funds for schools, libraries and housing rather than combat Overtourism. greens.scot/news/greens-urge-councils-to-follow-ed…

Greens urge councils to follow Edinburgh in rolling out ‘tourist tax’ - Scottish Greens

Edinburgh and Greens have led the way.

This video from the Okavango, Botswana is nearly one year old, but the relevant lessons should never get old. No crowding, keep distances, respect wildlife, constant monitoring needed. 14dd5266c70789bdc806364df4586335-gdprlock/shorts/UKv_jL_Nies

🚣‍♂😱 ELEPHANT FLIPS TOURIST CANOES IN BOTSWANA 🐘 - YouTube

A male elephant in Botswana’s Okavango Delta charged at British and American tourists, toppling two canoes and briefly dragging a woman underwater. Experts s...

We were very sorry to hear of Ronald Sanabria's recent passing at such a young age. Ronald was a genuine, green offspring of beautiful Costa Rica, a pioneer of Sustainable Tourism, Fair Trade and Organic Agriculture. As he mentioned in the very detailed Interview we conducted a few years ago, "If you are happy with what you do, if you believe and honour what you do, it becomes contagious to...We were very sorry to hear of Ronald Sanabria's recent passing at such a young age. Ronald was a genuine, green offspring of beautiful Costa Rica, a pioneer of Sustainable Tourism, Fair Trade and Organic Agriculture. As he mentioned in the very detailed Interview we conducted a few years ago, "If you are happy with what you do, if you believe and honour what you do, it becomes contagious to others!". His genuine happiness and positive, can-do attitude was indeed contagious to the ECOCLUB Team and everyone who had the privilege of meeting him! ecoclub.com/headlines/interviews/all-interviews/12… Show more

Interview: Ronald Sanabria, Consultant & Advisor, Sustainable Tourism

Ecoclub Interview with Ronald Sanabria. Ronald Sanabria, a native of Costa Rica, has worked with the tourism industry on certification, productivity, quality assurance and sustainability…

Free Public Transport? Do it like Porto! What prevents other cities from copying this great, green decision? eutoday.net/porto-introduces-free-public-transport…

Porto introduces free public transport for all city residents - https://eutoday.net

Porto has introduced free public transport for its residents, allowing eligible passengers to use metro, bus, suburban rail, tram and river services across

Movie Tourism: Moviegoers flock to Prague.... I can think of a hundred other far better reasons to visit Prague, but anyway. apnews.com/article/odyssey-imax-prague-ad3d6aa0238…

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' draws thousands of foreign moviegoers to Prague's IMAX screen | AP News

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is drawing moviegoers to Prague for its rare 70 mm IMAX experience. This film is the first feature made entirely with…

Who needs rare earths? Finland just built a sand battery that can cover a whole town’s heating demands for a week in winter and a month in summer. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/finland-sand-battery-renew…

Sand battery: Finland’s radical answer to a renewable energy headache

A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.

Around 70,000 marched against overtourism in Mallorca, according to the organizers. Unless local people protest, authorities will never get the message that Tourism cannot just keep growing so that developers can make more $$$. Mallorca, a relatively small island, has seen its permanent residents grow by a third in the last 20 years to nearly 1m, while it also has to cope with 15m visitors, 40%...Around 70,000 marched against overtourism in Mallorca, according to the organizers. Unless local people protest, authorities will never get the message that Tourism cannot just keep growing so that developers can make more $$$. Mallorca, a relatively small island, has seen its permanent residents grow by a third in the last 20 years to nearly 1m, while it also has to cope with 15m visitors, 40% of whom arrive in July and August. www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2026/07/27… Show more

Eight people injured following clashes with police at the end of Sunday's tourism protest in Mallorca

Some of the crowd wanted to continue the protest. Police responded to objects being thrown by firing rubber bullets

In the quest to replace plastic packaging, Ooho is a very promising solution, a natural, fully biodegradable, film made from seaweed. It can even contain liquids such as water. The green solutions are already here, but ignorance, inertia and established interests are blocking their adaptation. www.notpla.com/ooho

Ooho | Edible Water Pods & Biodegradable Packaging

Ooho is an edible, plastic-free water pod made from seaweed. A biodegradable alternative for drinks, sauces, and single-use liquids, it disappears naturally after use. Perfect…

Nothing will ever convince or worry climate change deniers. The rest of us should put our act together. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/world/europe/france-spa…

You may ask, how would a giant cosmetics company, part of Unilever, dispense its cosmetics, if not inside cheap virgin plastic? There are many alternatives, including: paper, aluminum, stainless steel, glass, silicone. In fact Unilever is part of The Sustainable Packaging Initiative for CosmEtics (SPICE) that supposedly promotes these alternatives (or appears to do so to promote self-regulation...You may ask, how would a giant cosmetics company, part of Unilever, dispense its cosmetics, if not inside cheap virgin plastic? There are many alternatives, including: paper, aluminum, stainless steel, glass, silicone. In fact Unilever is part of The Sustainable Packaging Initiative for CosmEtics (SPICE) that supposedly promotes these alternatives (or appears to do so to promote self-regulation rather than legislation). We must put pressure on these companies, also via legislation, so that they stop treating the environment and our health (see microplastics) as an externality! www.greenpeace.org/international/act/dove-kick-out… Show more

Tell Dove: Kick out plastic to protect health! - Greenpeace International

Tell Dove to kick out plastic to protect people and the planet!

Survival International condemns the arrest - without a warrant - of Pranab Doley, an activist leading protests against a new 5-star resort of a multinational, on indigenous land near Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage Area, in Assam, India. According to the NGO, the planned hotel has led to the eviction of over 45 Adivasi families, and will affect the livelihoods of hundreds more. If...Survival International condemns the arrest - without a warrant - of Pranab Doley, an activist leading protests against a new 5-star resort of a multinational, on indigenous land near Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage Area, in Assam, India. According to the NGO, the planned hotel has led to the eviction of over 45 Adivasi families, and will affect the livelihoods of hundreds more. If accurate, it means that the authorities are treating indigenous people far worse than wild animals. But I am sure they will probably save enough of both as props for luxury tourists. IPRI, the Indigenous Peoples Rights International, has also called for Mr Doley's immediate release. The only language developers understand is $$$, unless someone successfully sues them, they will keep building such 'resorts' and displacing peoples. www.survivalinternational.org/news/14531 Show more

India: Indigenous activist arrested after protesting luxury hotel project

Dozens of police officers in India have arrested the prominent Indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley,