Is Eco-Tourism a Contradiction in Terms? Not When You Consider the Alternatives

TreeHugger readers know flying is dying, and that the carbon footprint of travel is a problem. But is the answer to stop travelling? Don't tell that to the Añangu Kichwa of the Napo River in Amazonian Ecuador, who built and run the Napo Wildlife Center on their community's lands. The Rainforest Alliance took a group of journalists and bloggers to see the work they are doing in Ecuador, and how the Añangu and others are providing alternatives to the depredations of big oil.