Ethical Traveller:Catherine Mack on responsible tourism

Truly ethical travel would produce little or no CO2 or other pollution. So unless you are already in Ireland, it is unethical to rent those high buck yurts. Society has gotten so used to fast, cheap transportation that they forget it is a major source of CO2.
We must go back to the days where you stayed closer to home and overseas voyages were done by sail. With gross overpopulation that exists, even the old way of using horses and other animals for transportation is too soil and water consuming, and the amount of waste produced would be another major problem.

I wonder, what if the human race could somehow agree to peacefully reduce its numbers to say 4 billion consumers, would the biosphere then be able to handle the pollution? I don't think so. It would just take longer for the toxins to accumulate. So, what if they could agree to safely recycle 100% of all human-generated waste products, could the biosphere then support 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 billion people? No, the Earth is slowly shrinking with each volcano and earthquake, so the resources would run out. So there are the two absolutely indispensable requirements for human survival: 100% safe recycling and gentle family planning education. They should be advocated everywhere around the World in all the public venues available to free speech by everyone, young and old, who feel the threat of pollution to life on Earth. At my age, this is all I can do, and it's not nearly enough.

Originally Posted by Val

Truly ethical travel would produce little or no CO2 or other pollution. So unless you are already in Ireland, it is unethical to rent those high buck yurts. Society has gotten so used to fast, cheap transportation that they forget it is a major source of CO2.
We must go back to the days where you stayed closer to home and overseas voyages were done by sail. With gross overpopulation that exists, even the old way of using horses and other animals for transportation is too soil and water consuming, and the amount of waste produced would be another major problem.

I totally agree and repect what you are saying Val, you are right, it's only truly ethical and organic if the eco camp is situated in your own country, close by to cycle or access to public transport (which will be operating anyway until we find a better alternative) and i wouldn't try encourage people to flock from across the water to it. I simply hadn't been aware myself that these type of micro local eco camps existed and i believe that poeple can try and locate a similar site near them in their own country or even set one up themselves. I simply found it an informative article and think they would be a good alternative to replace the cavaran campsite system already in place in many countries. Although its does not fix the problem of responsible tourism it's a gradual step towards it which i think people will find easier to adapt to. I appreciate your comment and i imagine i was not completely clear in my post, and i understand that it may have been misleading. I merely found it to be a great idea which i hope will spread and become a normal occurance in everyones own locality rather than hotels. Thank you for clarifying the meaning bbehind the post.