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How Sonati is raising environmental awareness in Nicaragua
Environment, Waste September 5, 2017

How Sonati is raising environmental awareness in Nicaragua

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Sonati is a Nicaraguan NGO that is fighting environmental problems through education, community outreach and recycling parks built with reused waste.

Boosting rural community tourism with cob houses
Responsible tourism, Vernacular architecture, Volunteering August 21, 2017

Boosting rural community tourism with cob houses

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A new tourism cooperative in Rio Chiquito, El Salvador gives the locals a chance to benefit from tourism on a new level – thanks to affordable cob construction.

Fundacion En Via – empowering rural women through responsible tourism
Responsible tourism, Social sustainability December 12, 2016

Fundacion En Via – empowering rural women through responsible tourism

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En Via is a Mexican non-profit organisation that gives rural businesswomen interest-free microloans that are funded through responsible tourism.

Reforestation and ecotourism at Las Terrazas
Environment, Responsible tourism November 5, 2016

Reforestation and ecotourism at Las Terrazas

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Las Terrazas in Cuba shows how reforestation can simultaneously protect the environment, boost responsible tourism and improve the lives of rural people.

Floating villages and gardens of Inle Lake
Agriculture, Social sustainability, Vernacular architecture January 4, 2016

Floating villages and gardens of Inle Lake

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Floating villages and gardens of Inle Lake in Myanmar are a source of livelihood for the Intha people, but human activities are also a threat to the lake.

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