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DESTINATIONS SUSTAINABILITY | LOCKDOWN PROJECTS


growing your own food in malaysia of the


of the BESTBEST


SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS


While travel wound down in 2020, these conservation and


community projects kicked up a gear, finds Katie McGonagle


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coral planting on the great barrier reef


Husband-and-wife team Perry Jones and Taryn Agius, owners of Cairns Premier Reef & Island Tours, are among a group of five reef operators and scientists helping to replant coral damaged by cyclones, bleaching or rough waves. After a pilot study in 2019, the team has extended the project to other sites along the Great Barrier Reef this year, boosting live coral coverage to rebuild this fragile ecosystem and using only the types of coral particular to that site, while also keeping crew members employed. The company operates two vessels, Ocean Free and Ocean Freedom, offering diving trips along the reef.


tackling poachers in zimbabwe


There have been many tales of wildlife thriving during lockdown, but the news hasn’t all been positive. The loss of tourist income in some of Africa’s most famous national parks has led to reports of increased poaching. That’s why camp operator Wilderness Safaris allocated emergency funding to the Scorpion Anti- Poaching Unit in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, ensuring the group could continue to operate throughout this year despite the drop-off in tourism.


improving access to water in jamaica


Washing your hands has never been more important than this year, and it’s now a lot easier for more than 200 infant and primary-school pupils in Jamaica thanks to a project run by the Sandals Foundation and The Coca-Cola Company to improve sanitation and implement sustainable water harvesting systems. A $50,000 grant was given to seven schools before the start of the current school year to ensure children have access to safe drinking water, clean toilets and hand-washing facilities.


An urban community garden in Seremban, near Kuala Lumpur, is among the projects supported this year by Exodus Travels’ Community Kickstart Fund, a grant of £10,000 plus more raised through customer donations, shared out across numerous projects worldwide. In Malaysia, Exodus tour leader Wye Wong saw friends and neighbours struggling with the economic impact of lockdown and helped establish a community garden so those living in the surrounding 360 high-rise flats could grow their own food and reduce rubbish going to landfill. The grant helped them build a rainwater harvesting system to make the garden more sustainable in the long term.


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going carbon neutral in costa rica


This central American country practises what it preaches on sustainability, with 29% of its energy coming from renewable sources and plans in the pipeline to reduce deforestation using data from the Google Earth Engine. One of the core elements of its recently announced Pura Vida Pledge is a focus on reducing carbon footprint, so the tourism board is working with the National Forestry Financing Fund to help visitors gauge the carbon emissions from their flight and offset them by donating to environmental projects around the country.


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