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Meaningful Travel in 42seconds!
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Meaningful Travel in 42seconds!
Producer: itoi
42second summary of volunteer opportunities and achievements by i-to-i.
location: Thailand
tagged: travel, adventure, fun, culture, family, animals
views: 3 / rank: 2242 / uploaded: 08/21/2008
duration: 0 Mins. 42 Sec.

Turtle Time in Southwest Florida
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Turtle Time in Southwest Florida
Producer: LeeCountyVCB
In 1989, Eve Haverfield created Turtle Time to ensure the survival of endangered sea turtles. The group patrols area beaches daily during the loggerhead nesting season. For more information visit www.fortmyers-sanibel.com
tagged: conservation, southwest florida, fort myers beach, turtle nesting, turtles loggerhead
views: 2 / rank: 2363 / uploaded: 07/31/2008
duration: 1 Mins. 39 Sec.

Brazil Ecotravel - Brazil for Travelers
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Brazil Ecotravel - Brazil for Travelers
Producer: bbmmbr
Brazil Ecotravel - www.brazil-ecotravel.com - Breathtake landscapes, great climate, megabiodiversity, wonderful people, vibrant culture and a fascinating history.
location: Brazil
tagged: travel, adventure, nature, wildlife, trip, brazil
views: 197 / rank: 3285 / uploaded: 11/29/2007
duration: 1 Mins. 30 Sec.

Kishkinda trust
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Kishkinda trust
Producer: Anuradha
location: India / Karnataka
tagged: conservation, hampi, model village
views: 58 / rank: 3363 / uploaded: 10/18/2007
duration: 13 Mins. 58 Sec.

Marine Conservation And Research Expedition In The Seychelles
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Marine Conservation And Research Expedition In The Seychelles
Producer: GVI
GVI has been invited by the Seychelles government and local NGO’s, to assist their priority biological study and conservation programmes including coral reef research, invertebrate surveys, whale shark migration observations, plankton sampling, turtle nesting research and in water turtle surveys, together with additional training and assistance to our partner organisations.
tagged: scuba, conservation, dive, expedition, marine, research
views: 223 / rank: 286 / uploaded: 08/08/2007
duration: 8 Mins. 52 Sec.

Mexican Marine Conservation Expedition
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Mexican Marine Conservation Expedition
Producer: GVI
Global Vision International’s longest running marine expedition offers an array of marine research projects combined with local community interaction and breathtaking scenery in Mexico’s first biosphere reserve. The ambitious coral reef research and community education expeditions support and assist the work of local non-profits including Amigos de Sian Ka’an (ASK), the local state university of Quintana Roo (UQR), and the National Commission for the Conservation of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), as well as international NGO’s and universities on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Survey.
tagged: mexico, volunteer, conservation, expedition, marine, scubs
views: 75 / rank: 2029 / uploaded: 08/08/2007
duration: 9 Mins. 1 Sec.

Rainforest Conservation and Community Development Expedition In Ecuador
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Rainforest Conservation and Community Development Expedition In Ecuador
Producer: GVI
The Amazon rainforest is home to 30% of all known plant and animal species making it one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. The region is populated by a variety of indigenous cultures and settlers who make their living in this seemingly inhospitable terrain. GVI’s Amazon expedition is set in the heart of the Ecuadorian rainforest and provides participants with a unique, first-hand experience of this extraordinary environment and its inhabitants.
tagged: volunteer, ecuador, conservation, rainforest, expedition, community
views: 729 / rank: 373 / uploaded: 08/08/2007
duration: 9 Mins. 22 Sec.

i-to-i Project Chooser
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i-to-i Project Chooser
Producer: itoi
One of the best things about meaningful travel with i-to-i is the variety of experiences and the array of countries which you can choose from. With over 500 projects in 23 countries, there is literally something for everyone. A common thread that runs through all of our projects is helping someone or something. Whether it’s the environment, an impoverished people or yourself, everyone gains something special.
tagged: travel, i-to-i, conservation, community development, volunteering
views: 118 / rank: 775 / uploaded: 02/06/2007
duration: 5 Mins. 30 Sec.

Lion Park in South Africa
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Lion Park in South Africa
Producer: itoi
i-to-i volunteers work with lion cubs in a South African lion park. While the volunteers work primarily with lions, they are also responsible for helping out with feeding other animals such as giraffes and warthogs. If they ever have a slow day, the full-time staff will often take them out into the park where the full grown lions reside, get out and play with them.
location: South Africa
tagged: africa, wildlife, animals, i-to-i, conservation, lions
views: 1367 / rank: 433 / uploaded: 02/06/2007
duration: 4 Mins. 32 Sec.

Community Development in Kenya
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Community Development in Kenya
Producer: itoi
The idea that any child should have to support themselves while living on the street is a sad one. This video portrays the experience of two i-to-i volunteers that work at the Grandsons of Abraham center in Mombassa, Kenya. The house is a center for kids who do in fact essentially live on the streets.
location: Kenya
tagged: travel, africa, i-to-i, conservation, community development
views: 492 / rank: 942 / uploaded: 02/06/2007
duration: 5 Mins. 25 Sec.

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Blog posts tagged with 'conservation'

07/07/07 Update

The announcement came a week later than expected, but yesterday Al Gore went public with plans for the “Live Earth” concerts that will happen on July 7

Weekend Travel Section Roundup

Travel headlines for the weekend of 1/21/07

Location: United States of America / Washington / Spokane

The Human Zoo

If you’ve ever visited a great ape exhibit at the zoo and had the painful awareness that there are very sentient creatures on the other side of glass, well, the Adelaide Zoo hears you.

Location: Australia / Adelaide

Brazil Protects Amazon Region the Size of England

It’s called the Guyana Shield – and you might say it’s protecting us from climate disaster: roughly 10 million acres of the most undisturbed tropical forest in the world.

Location: Brazil / Pará

Travelocity and Expedia to Add Carbon Offset Programs

Good news for green-inclined travelers today, online-travel giants Travelocity and Expedia are adding the option to balance out the greenhouse gases produced by flights, rental cars, even the average hotel stay, to their checkout pages.