Wanderlust Magazine’s February 2007 issue is devoted to saving the world: “how your travels can help preserve our planet. I’m just now digging into it, and it’s interesting and informative. For example, they pick their top ten latest trips, “with a conservation twist.” Suggestions include mapping ecosystems while diving the reefs off Tobago and trips to clean up the slopes of Mt. Everest.
Then they discuss at length a place that’s near and dear to my heart, Costa Rica, asking the question “How Green is It?” They also tackle conservation-oriented safaris in Tanzania and trekking in Bhutan.
They even do a “green gear” section, reviewing and rating equipment and clothes for how eco-friendly and practical they are.
The magazine is tough to find in the U.S. (it’s from the UK), but it is available in specialty booksellers, if you look hard enough. It’s worth the extra effort getting your hands on it. And, if not, they at least put some of the sections on the web, as I’ve shown above.