As prominent tourism destinations have increasingly seen the impacts of climate change on their beaches, forests and other natural assets, the tourism industry has felt the pressure to take control of its sizable environmental footprint, and specifically, its carbon emissions.  

Luckily, there are a number of mitigation strategies that can be used to address tourism’s impact on climate change, many of which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Island nations face huge logistical challenges in terms of waste management. These challenges are often ignored to feed the picture-perfect image that we all want to keep in our minds when we hear the word “Maldives” or the names of other bucket list destinations.

This week’s blog will look at the waste management current challenges facing The Maldives and the solutions that are targeting the issue.

We live on a planet that is two-thirds water and one-third land. The weather delivers us rain on what feels too regular and turning on the tap delivers us as many gallons of the wet stuff we desire. This begs the question, why are we so bothered about water consumption?

And the answer? There are plenty of reasons to want to save water.

PLAs have been heralded around the world as a renewable, plant based, biodegradable alternative to petroleum based plastics. Made from fermented plant starch, the plastic is said to be “carbon neutral” and “non-toxic.” However, this is far from the truth. Critics and experts around the world have brought to light that the renewable alternative is not as environmentally friendly as one might have thought.

In this week’s post, we reveal the hidden reality of PLA plastics. Read to find out the truth!