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❓Q: Which is the #WhiteRhino, which is the #BlackRhino?
How to tell?
🧬Plot twist: Its not in their skin colour!

🦏 Learn this #WorldRhinoDay how #conservation, & #tourism, can help #rhinos recover
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Rhinoceros standing beside a tangle of thorny bushes in dry scrubland, facing the camera with its prominent horn and wrinkled skin visible. #WhiteRhino or #BlackRhino? #WorldRhinoDay #rhino #rhinoceros #rhinos Rhinoceros standing beside a tangle of thorny bushes in dry scrubland, facing the camera with its prominent horn and wrinkled skin visible. #WhiteRhino or #BlackRhino? #WorldRhinoDay #rhino #rhinoceros #rhinos
September 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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From Local Flavours to #SustainableTourism: #GUSTI Project Wraps Up in #Dubrovnik. The message? The future of #tourism does not necessarily mean inventing something new - #destinations can look to what they already have www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/dubrovn... #SDG12 #SDG2 #culture #community
From Local Flavours to Sustainable Tourism: GUSTI Project Wraps Up in Dubrovnik - The Dubrovnik Times
The GUSTI project concluded in Dubrovnik after two and a half years of Croatian-Italian cooperation focused on gastronomy, heritage and sustainable tourism
www.thedubrovniktimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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❓Q: Which is the #WhiteRhino, which is the #BlackRhino?
🧬Plot twist: Its not in their skin colour!

🦏 Learn here - about #rhino populations, poaching & plight across the 5 species.
www.earth-changers.com/purpose/the-...

Want to see a #rhino in the wild on #safari?
Drop a line!

#WorldRhinoDay
Rhinoceros standing beside a tangle of thorny bushes in dry scrubland, facing the camera with its prominent horn and wrinkled skin visible. #WhiteRhino or #BlackRhino? #WorldRhinoDay #rhino #rhinoceros #rhinos Rhinoceros standing beside a tangle of thorny bushes in dry scrubland, facing the camera with its prominent horn and wrinkled skin visible. #WhiteRhino or #BlackRhino? #WorldRhinoDay #rhino #rhinoceros #rhinos
September 22, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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#MotivationMonday this #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay

🙏 #Gratitude, for travelling the world
🕊 #Peace, enabling that cross-cultural understanding
🤞 #Hope, for #tourism that lifts up local people & places

📸 #IncredibleIndia's #TajMahal
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#India #SDG16
For #MondayMotivation on #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay, Vicky facing the Taj Mahal across a long reflecting pool at dawn, overlaid with an inspirational quote: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” supporting sustainable tourism & #InternationalDayOfPeace call to "Invest in Peace, For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day"
September 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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🙏🕊️ #MotivationMonday this #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, & the voice of hope that says all things are possible” ~Anon

📸 #TajMahal, #IncredibleIndia
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For #MondayMotivation on #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay, Vicky facing the Taj Mahal across a long reflecting pool at dawn, overlaid with an inspirational quote: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” supporting sustainable tourism & #InternationalDayOfPeace call to "Invest in Peace, For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day"
September 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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#MondayMotivation 🕊️ Today's #InternationalDayOfPeace calls us to "Invest in #Peace, For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day" - Positive #impact #travel is one of the easiest, most enjoyable ways to do that!

📸 Me at the breathtaking #TajMahal, #India 🧘‍♀️
🔗 www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...
#SDG16
For #MondayMotivation on #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay, Vicky facing the Taj Mahal across a long reflecting pool at dawn, overlaid with an inspirational quote: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” supporting sustainable tourism & #InternationalDayOfPeace call to "Invest in Peace, For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day"
September 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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#MondayMotivation this #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay

🙏 #Gratitude, for travelling the world,
🕊 #Peace, enabling that cross-cultural understanding,
🤞 #Hope, for #tourism that lifts up local people & places

📸 #IncredibleIndia (me at the #TajMahal)
www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...
#india
For #MondayMotivation on #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay, Vicky facing the Taj Mahal across a long reflecting pool at dawn, overlaid with an inspirational quote: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” supporting sustainable tourism & #InternationalDayOfPeace call to "Invest in Peace, For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day"
September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🕊️🙏 #MondayMotivation this #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, & the voice of hope that says all things are possible” ~ Anon

📸 #IncredibleIndia:
www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...
For #MondayMotivation on #PeaceDay & #WorldGratitudeDay, Vicky facing the Taj Mahal across a long reflecting pool at dawn, overlaid with an inspirational quote: “Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.” supporting sustainable tourism & #InternationalDayOfPeace call to "Invest in Peace, For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day"
September 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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#InTheNews re #sustainable #travel, #tourism & #development
10/ #Conservation: #Indonesia’s critically #endangered #Java #rhinos safe despite Mount #AnakKrakatau eruption nr their last remaining habitat, which leaves species vulnerable news.mongabay.com/2026/09/java... #rhino #savetherhino #SDG15
Javan rhinos survive eruption in Indonesia, but single habitat leaves species vulnerable
Indonesia’s critically endangered Javan rhinos appear to be safe despite an ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near their last remaining habitat, conservation authorities said. Ardi Andono, head…
news.mongabay.com
September 19, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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#InTheNews re #sustainable #travel & #development
9/ #Conservation: #UNDP working with #Cambodia #MinistryOfTourism supported by #CocaCola Foundation to reduce #plastic #waste, promote more #sustainable practices across #tourism + #circulareconomy to reduce #waste www.undp.org/cambodia/new... #SDG14
National Campaign for Marine Protection and Sustainable Coastal Tourism
Cambodia’s beaches and marine ecosystems are central to coastal tourism, local businesses and community livelihoods.
www.undp.org
September 19, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel, #tourism & #development
8/ Places: #Dubai launches 2 new courses: 27 Measures of #Sustainability - underpins Dubai #SustainableTourism Stamp, raises mandatory measures from 19;+ broader #DubaiSustainableTourism course www.ttnworldwide.com/ArticleTA/48... #SDG4
TTN - Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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September 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel & #development
6/ #Destinations: #Seychelles #Tourism Board is putting #Gulf at core of its drive for high-value #sustainabletourism: arrivals +13% with +29% earnings; ~60% international reach #islands via #Dubai/#Doha/#AbuDhabi www.indexbox.io/blog/seychel...
Seychelles Puts GCC at Centre of High-Value Tourism Strategy at ATM 2026 - News and Statistics - IndexBox
Seychelles is putting the GCC at the centre of its high-value tourism strategy at ATM 2026, with a planned Emirates MoU, deeper regional trade engagement and a push to showcase Creole culture, nature…
www.indexbox.io
September 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel & #development
5/ #Destinations: #Uzbekistan & #UNTourism partner on #sustainabletourism #development principles & announce opening ceremony of the International Year of #Sustainable & #Resilient #Tourism 2027. www.traveltrendstoday.in/uzbekistan-u... #IYSRT2027
Uzbekistan, UN Tourism partner for joint promotion of sustainable tourism development principles
In the United Arab Emirates, Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Akkulov met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism) Shaikha Nasser…
www.traveltrendstoday.in
September 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel & #development
4/ Commerce: Perverse '#CobraEffect'? > #SustainableTourism credited with helping #Aruba #tourism 11% growth - strategy of #destination branding, #sustainabledevelopment initiatives & expanded regional connectivity
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Trinidad And Tobago Aligns With Jamaica And More Countries A
Trinidad And Tobago Aligns With Jamaica And More Countries As Aruba Tourism Surges 11% Through Strong Branding And Sustainable Growth
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September 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel, #tourism & #development
3/ #Commerce/#Community/#Conservation: Tenerife defends airport expansion & modernization is "perfectly reconcilable" with #sustainabletourism for #qualitynotquantity & #guest experience (safe) democrata.es/en/economy/t... #overtourism
Tenerife links the expansion of airports to sustainable tourism
The Cabildo of Tenerife supports investing more than 800 million in its airports and defends that the expansion fits with a sustainable tourism model.
democrata.es
September 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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#InTheNews re. #sustainable #travel, #tourism & #development
2/ #Commerce: #Spain sets out 2030 #sustainabletourism strategy - residents a core focus - with 100m international visitors expected this yr, & ongoing #overtourism concerns
www.euronews.com/travel/2026/... #destinations #sustainability
Residents a ‘core’ focus of Spain’s 2030 sustainable tourism strategy
With 100 million international visitors expected this year, and ongoing concerns about overtourism, Spain is putting people and sustainability at the centre of its countrywide policy.
www.euronews.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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#InTheNews re #sustainable #travel & #development
1/ #Climate: #UN acknowledges the world is set to miss the global +1.5°C target: 'overshoot, peak, decline' "the best remaining option" in the next few years, acc/to #UNEP, even if climate commitments are met www.weforum.org/stories/clim... #SDG13
UN says 'limit overshoot, peak, decline' is new climate goal: news
Top news: UN says world set to overshoot 1.5C goal; Air pollution and climate crisis must be tackled together; Nepal demands $20m in compensation following floods.
www.weforum.org
September 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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👗#FashionWeek?
🌊 Real glamour:

🐠 An #island where #ocean & #reef isn't backdrop, it's protected, monitored, left better than found
www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...

No runway required.
🥽👙 Just a mask, cozzie, & sea worth safeguarding.

Where's your beautiful, catwalk or #coral? 👇
#cleanwater
Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania Tropical shoreline with a thatched-roof visitor centre and tall white lighthouse among palm trees beneath towering cumulus clouds, by turquoise sea Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Aerial view of tropical beachfront - thatched-roof bungalows nestled among palm trees along a white sandy shore with clear turquoise water and a visible coral reef stretching toward the horizon. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Three batfish with tall, triangular bodies and dark vertical stripes swim upward beneath a sunlit turquoise water surface, their silvery-gold fins reflected in rippling water. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Two five-armed starfish resting on a shallow sandy seabed scattered with seagrass; a vivid red starfish in the foreground and a smaller brown‑orange one behind it.
September 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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👗 #FashionWeek?
🌊 We'd rather show you real glamour!

🐠 An island where the #ocean isn't a backdrop, it's protected, monitored, & left better than found it
www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...

#GlobalGoalsWeek #WorldWaterMonitoringDay #GreatBritishBeachClean #WorldCleanupDay
#SDG6 #SDG14 #water
Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania Tropical shoreline with a thatched-roof visitor centre and tall white lighthouse among palm trees beneath towering cumulus clouds, by turquoise sea Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Aerial view of tropical beachfront - thatched-roof bungalows nestled among palm trees along a white sandy shore with clear turquoise water and a visible coral reef stretching toward the horizon. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Three batfish with tall, triangular bodies and dark vertical stripes swim upward beneath a sunlit turquoise water surface, their silvery-gold fins reflected in rippling water. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Two five-armed starfish resting on a shallow sandy seabed scattered with seagrass; a vivid red starfish in the foreground and a smaller brown‑orange one behind it.
September 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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This week we celebrate
👗#FashionWeek - #fashion pollutes our rivers & oceans: dyes, #microplastics, waste, washed downstream & out to sea.
+
#GlobalGoalsWeek
#WorldWaterMonitoringDay
#GreatBritishBeachClean
#WorldCleanupDay

❓What are we doing to protect #water we depend on?

#SDG14 #SDG6 #SDG15
Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania Tropical shoreline with a thatched-roof visitor centre and tall white lighthouse among palm trees beneath towering cumulus clouds, by turquoise sea Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Aerial view of tropical beachfront - thatched-roof bungalows nestled among palm trees along a white sandy shore with clear turquoise water and a visible coral reef stretching toward the horizon. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Three batfish with tall, triangular bodies and dark vertical stripes swim upward beneath a sunlit turquoise water surface, their silvery-gold fins reflected in rippling water. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Two five-armed starfish resting on a shallow sandy seabed scattered with seagrass; a vivid red starfish in the foreground and a smaller brown‑orange one behind it.
September 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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74% of Europeans consider the #train important for #sustainabletourism - 5 largest countries & 3 regions differ in attitudes www.railwaypro.com/wp/?p=141752 #Germany #France #Italy #Spain #Poland #EU #SDG12 #trains #rail #transport #mobility
74 per cent of Europeans consider the train to be essential for sustainable tourism
An EU-wide survey shows that a clear majority of Europeans associate trains with more sustainable tourism, and that expanding rail connections could encourage millions of people to choose this mode of...
www.railwaypro.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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👗 As the world watches #FashionWeek,
🌊 we'd rather show you what real glitter looks like.

#Glamour? #Fashion quietly remains one of the biggest polluters of our rivers & #oceans

🪸 Our answer: #coral #reef so healthy you can watch it breathe
🐠 www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...
#SDG14 #SDG6
Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania Tropical shoreline with a thatched-roof visitor centre and tall white lighthouse among palm trees beneath towering cumulus clouds, by turquoise sea Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Aerial view of tropical beachfront - thatched-roof bungalows nestled among palm trees along a white sandy shore with clear turquoise water and a visible coral reef stretching toward the horizon. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Three batfish with tall, triangular bodies and dark vertical stripes swim upward beneath a sunlit turquoise water surface, their silvery-gold fins reflected in rippling water. Marine Protected Island Chumbe Island Tanzania - Two five-armed starfish resting on a shallow sandy seabed scattered with seagrass; a vivid red starfish in the foreground and a smaller brown‑orange one behind it.
September 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Perverse '#CobraEffect'? > #SustainableTourism initiatives credited with helping #Aruba #tourism 11% growth - by coordinated strategy focusing on aggressive #destination branding, #sustainabledevelopment initiatives, & expanded regional connectivity
nomadlawyer.org/trinidad-and... #SDG12 #commerce
Trinidad And Tobago Aligns With Jamaica And More Countries A
Trinidad And Tobago Aligns With Jamaica And More Countries As Aruba Tourism Surges 11% Through Strong Branding And Sustainable Growth
nomadlawyer.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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#UN acknowledges the world is set to miss the global +1.5°C #climate target: 'overshoot, peak, decline' the new goal – "the best remaining option" in the next few years, acc/to #UNEP, even if all climate commitments are met www.weforum.org/stories/clim... #SDG13 #climateactionnow
UN says 'limit overshoot, peak, decline' is new climate goal: news
Top news: UN says world set to overshoot 1.5C goal; Air pollution and climate crisis must be tackled together; Nepal demands $20m in compensation following floods.
www.weforum.org
September 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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#Dubai launches 2 new courses:
27 Measures of #Sustainability - raises mandatory measures from 19, underpins Dubai #SustainableTourism Stamp awards, expanding expectations on #environmental & #social performance
+ broader #DubaiSustainableTourism course
www.ttnworldwide.com/ArticleTA/48...
TTN - Travel & Tourism News Middle East
www.ttnworldwide.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM