Green Traveler Guides

JANUARY 6, 2012

Argentina Bahamas Central America Chile Costa Rica Dominica Europe Latvia Mauritius News Palau Serbia South Pacific Islands Uruguay Ethical Traveler Green Travel NewsEvery year, Ethical Traveler reviews the policies and practices of the world's developing nations, then selects the ten that are doing the best job of preserving their environment, promoting human rights and creating a sustainable, community-based tourism industry.

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Ethical 2012 Dominica Uruguay 206

Green Traveler Guides

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Africa Bahamas Barbados Cape Verde Caribbean Cuba Dominica Egypt Europe Iran Latvia Lithuania Middle East Namibia Oceania Palau South America Uruguay Chile ethical travel Ethical Traveler Green Travel News Mauritius Philippines Reuters

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Ethical 2014 Cape Verde Lithuania 182

Green Traveler Guides

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Africa Cape Verde Chile Cuba Dominica Ghana Grenada Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Palau Samoa South America The Americas Tonga Vanuatu best developing nations to visit ethical travel ethical travel 2015 Ethical Traveler

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2015 Ethical Cape Verde Vanuatu 153

Green Traveler Guides

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Africa All Certification Lake Tahoe Mauritius Nevada North America Oceania South Africa The Americas Tips United States Weddings green honeymoon green wedding Hawaii Las Vegas Reuters | Yin-Yang Greening | Your dream green wedding is all set. It’ll have mega impact on you and your guests, mini impact on the environment. Don’t stop there. Do like more and more couples today: Make your once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon eco-friendly, too.

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Las Vegas Planning Eco Friendly Mauritius 109

Green Home Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Mauritius. As of September 2011, Mauritius was recognized by the WHO (World Health Organization) as having the second best air quality in the world. Top 10 Best Eco-Holiday Destinations 2012. It is nice to be with family during the holidays but for some it can be a challenge.

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2012 Eco Latvia Uruguay 116

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

Pink pigeon near Le Pétrin, Mauritius by Michael Hanselmann, used under Creative Commons license. A bit of background: Pink Pigeons are medium-sized, pink/gray/ brown birds found on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. Mauritius may sound familiar, it was also the home of one of our most famous extinct birds—the Dodo. It was the Pink Pigeons (Nesoenas mayeri) that got me thinking.

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Extinct Extinction 2018 Mauritius 107

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The other African destinations in this list are quite interesting too (Mauritius, Comoros, Cabo Verde), perhaps all but Equatorial Guinea due to complicated logistics of visiting the Bioko Island, poor infrastructure and political instability. The Species per Square Mile Approach. While Colombia may have almost 2000 bird species, it is a huge country with, still, complicated long-distance travel logistics.

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2019 Equatorial Guinea Gambia Comoros 159

Green Prophet

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Eco Villa Mauritius. These design plans were initially set for a residential community in Mauritius. While the Mauritius Eco Villa has yet to emerge, the Hyperion Tower Blocks of New Delhi may become a reality in 2020. Masdar Incubator Building by Foster & Partners. Due to our masses of energy consumption, the environment is changing for the worse. The transportation, buildings, constructions all of the mentioned are an inevitable part of our lives.

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2019 Mauritius Singapore Eco Friendly 50

Green Prophet

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The initiative’s first focus will be countries on the African continent; a number of African countries have already put in place minimum quality standards – including Morocco, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Mauritius – with many more showing interest in joining the initiative.

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2020 Africa Ghana UNEP 60

Green Prophet

JANUARY 21, 2015

This French national, born in Mauritius, told us he is most attracted to the “blue hour”, which he described as, “This very short moment when the sky turns to a beautiful blue color. Winter storms hammered much of the Middle East last week with strong winds that rose seas and dropped snow from Egypt all the way to Turkey.

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Mauritius 2015 Lebanon Egypt 75

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2013

The beauty of the Pink Pigeon of Mauritius is matched only by its rarity. Ah rose, the color of swanky gardens and rampant optimism. Rose by any other name also appears prominently in the plumage of some very perky birds. Rosy , a proper adjectival form of the word, describes a selection of finches from the genus Leucosticte.

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2013 Mauritius Australia North America 172

Environmental Economics

JUNE 1, 2011

And here's another reason to consider a shift: According to a new IMF paper with the irresistible title, "Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives: An Application to Mauritius," the United States gets, by far, the lowest percentage of revenue from environmental taxation of any OECD country. [C]ompared Mark Thoma: Brad Plumer hints at a change in the politics of a carbon tax: If we need taxes, why not pollution taxes?,

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2011 Mauritius Reform Environmental Disaster 136

Wend Magazine

MARCH 10, 2011

Capsizing within sight of Mauritius, with the boat rolling and rolling and me wondering if I’d die was a low point last time, but I can’t wait to get out on the sea again!&# Get the FREE Wend Digital Edition!

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2011 Czech Republic Mauritius Kazakhstan 162

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

The Dodo lived on Mauritius, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. For much more, see The history of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and the penguin of Mauritius (PDF). The Dodo ( Raphus cucullatus ) — that towering icon of modern anthropogenic extinctions — was a pigeon.

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2014 Solomon Islands Guinea Mauritius 219

Green Prophet

APRIL 30, 2012

Wild monkeys from Mauritius barred from research travel out of Israel. Mazor Farm receives monkeys caught in the wild predominantly from the island of Mauritius. A recent Israeli Supreme Court decision has temporarily barred the shipment of 90 monkeys to research labs in the United States. Mazor Farm, where the monkeys are being farmed, must now provide documentation proving it operates within Israel’s legal framework for captive animals.

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Israel 2012 Mauritius Ban 80

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2019

Feature photo of Tom Cade with Mauritius Kestrel by Carl Jones used by permission of The Peregrine Fund. Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. such as California Condors and Passenger Pigeons. She also has an abiding interest in important figures in natural history. She’s already written about Rachel Carson: Secret Birder.

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2019 Rachel Carson Alaska Mauritius 176

Wend Magazine

MARCH 17, 2011

Coetzer, who is officially the first person to have unicycled the distance around the island of Mauritius, will attempt to ride the entire 635 miles of Jamaica’s coastline in just 15 days. Get the FREE Wend Digital Edition!

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Jamaica 2011 Mauritius Norway 131

Green (Living) Review

JULY 19, 2009

Low-lying island states led by the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Mauritius have proposed phasing down HFC production and consumption under the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty. We hope this leadership will translate into support for FSM and Mauritius ’ proposal to phase down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol.” Washington, D.C.,

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2009 Mauritius Montreal CO2 Emissions 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2014

With their strong flight and capability to disperse, parrots have managed to colonize almost every major island group from Tahiti to Mauritius to Dominica. Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile. For one, they are remarkably diverse with a little over 380 species spread over every continent except Europe (only introduced) and Antarctica.

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Brazil 2014 Mauritius Dominica 153

Green (Living) Review

JUNE 29, 2010

If we can leapfrog over HFCs into ozone- and climate-friendly alternatives, it will save us from what will be an inevitable transition out of these potent greenhouse gases,” said Yahyah Pathel from Mauritius. Mauritius , another island nation vulnerable to the near-term impacts of climate change, announced that it would officially co-sponsor FSM’s proposal. Goal is up to 209 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent, Nearly 10% of total mitigation needed to stay below 2?C

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2010 Opportunities Opportunity Montreal 127

Green (Living) Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

In 2008 and 2009, island nations Micronesia and Mauritius submitted proposals calling for financing under the Montreal Protocol to initiate ODS bank destruction pilot projects in developing countries. Washington, DC, February 2010 – Billions of tons of ozone-destroying and climate-warming chemicals currently contained in unwanted stockpiles and discarded equipment will leak into the atmosphere if not recovered and destroyed.

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Ozone depletion 2010 Ozone Ozone Layer 100

Nature Conservancy - Science

JUNE 5, 2013

A mangrove plantation in Mauritius. Mangroves grow like weeds, making them easy to restore. But conservationists still must plant carefully. Some mangroves, like this Avicennia, require a bit more care. Ahead of World Oceans Day this Saturday, June 8, Cool Green Science is running posts this week looking at the science and issues of marine restoration.

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Opportunities Opportunity Forest Guyana 62

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

Gerald Durrell relates one story in trying to save the endemic herpetofauna of Round Island in Mauritius. In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. It’s a subject I’ve thought a lot about over the years, pretty much since I first started studying biology at undergraduate level.

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Conserve Conservation 2012 New Zealand 213

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2011

As well as being an early pioneer in the field of island restoration, clearing the first New Zealand Islands of rats in the 1960s, he was also part of the export of that knowledge, in particularly teaming up with the Jersey Wildlife Trust to help save Round Island in Mauritius, and helping protect critically endangered birds in the Seychelles by eliminating invasive rats.

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2011 Mauritius Extinct Extinction 201

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Mauritius: birding some less well-known spots Pinch Me… I’m Going to Ecuador! home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Spring is for Wheatears Spring is for Wheatears By Dan • March 18, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share What is true in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US holds true for Cyprus as well: Spring is prime-time for Passerines.

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2011 Giveaway Mauritius Peru 130

Green Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

St Kitts & Nevis (21.8), Nigeria (21.8), Fiji (21.8), Guinea (22.5), Mauritius (22.5), Cuba (23.3), Togo (23.3), Vanuatu (24.0), Philippines (24.0), Malawi (24.0), Mali (24.9), Chad (24.9), Sri Lanka (25.8), Uganda (26.7), Dominica (26.7), St Lucia (26.7), Egypt (27.7), Niue (27.7), Ghana (27.7), Moldova (28.8), Grenada (28.8), El Salvador (30.0), Guinea-Bissau (30.0), Tanzania (30.0), Djibouti (30.0).

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Emissions Burkina Faso 2011 Guinea-Bissau 67

The Green Changemakers

APRIL 1, 2010

Corruption Fighters’ Tool Kit Special Edition 2004 Teaching Integrity to Youth: Examples from 11 countries Click on the links below to download individual chapters of the Tool Kit. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Macau SAR Mr Pig and Superman William: Ethics Education for Primary Pupils 3. Brazil Where Your Taxes Go: Fiscal Education for Citizenship 4. Colombia Working with Universities: The Cátedra Programme 5. Italy Taking Anti-Corruption Heroes into Schools 6.

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2010 Bangladesh Colombia Bulgaria 43

The Green Changemakers

APRIL 16, 2014

For example, in the Mauritius series , learn how the island was formed, about the science and the ancient origins of the helicopter, how mineral deposits created gorgeous multi-colored sand found only on that island, how fish breathe , and more. Earth Day 2014 is right around the corner, and this year the theme is "Green Cities." Are you planning on incorporating the annual event in your classroom?

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2014 Earth Day Students Teachers 48

Green Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2011

At the 2011 Durban Climate Conference the US, with the help of its climate criminal lackeys Australia and Canada, again succeeded in preventing requisite international climate change action. It was reported that Island States had again pleaded with other representatives to avert “ climate genocide ” but their pleas fell on deaf ears at Durban, as at Cancun, as at Copenhagen.

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Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau 2011 Sri Lanka 49

Green Blog

JANUARY 25, 2012

Fossil fuel burning yielding the greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major component of man-made global warming. In relation to carbon pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, Net Carbon Debt is equal to the Historical Carbon Debt (from fossil fuel burning since the start of the Industrial Revolution in circa 1750) minus the Carbon Credit (the residual carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning permitted between now and zero emissions in 2050).

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Fossil Fuel Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Saint Kitt 47

The Green Changemakers

MARCH 26, 2012

HIghly recommended: a FREE series of live, online and teleseminar events where you can learn from and be inspired by more than 100 pioneers of sustainability.

Asia 40

Asia America Africa Europe 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

The story of the flightless Dodo, discovered on the island of Mauritius in 1598 and killed off by 1700, is sad and familiar. We love our stuff, stuff being the term affectionately given to the objects with which we populate our lives. In birding, we like to think that we don’t need much ‘stuff’. Just give us binoculars, a field guide, and a hat to keep out the sun and rain. Maybe a spotting scope. And a long lens camera. Some memory cards for that camera.

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Review 2014 Mauritius Greece 150

The Green Changemakers

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

MB) 2006 Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Technologies in Developing Countries - Lessons from Mauritius, China and Brazil This report reviews three renewable energy developments that have taken place in developing countries without significant foreign investment. 2013 Governing the Forests: An Institutional Analysis of REDD+ and Community Forest Management in Asia By Jose Puppim de Oliveira, Tim Cadman, Hwan Ok Ma, Tek Maraseni, Anar Koli, Yogesh D.

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Biofuel 2002 Ecosystems Turkmenistan 40

The Green Changemakers

APRIL 18, 2008

The ‘Dream Farm’ model, first proposed by Mauritius-born agroscientist George Chan, sees farms feeding manure and waste from livestock and crops into biodigesters, which convert it into a methane-rich gas to be used for creating heat and electricity. Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently Date: 01/03/2008 Author: Ed Hamer & Mark Anslow 1.

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2008 Organic 2006 Agriculture 40