Økoturisme

Hjemmesiden indeholder mange informationer og links om økoturisme.

“Sustainable tourism in its purest sense, is an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive.

This web theme covers issues related to both sustainable tourism and eco-tourism.”

Sygdom og rejser

Omfattende hjemmeside om sundhed, med informationer, links og artikler vedrørende sundhed og rejser.

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”Risks from Food and Water (Drinking and Recreational)

Contaminated food and water (1,2) (drinking [3] and recreational [4]) are common sources for the introduction of pathogens into the body. Among the more common infections that travelers can acquire from contaminated food and drink are Escherichia coli infections, shigellosis or bacillary dysentery, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, noroviruses, and hepatitis A. Other less common infectious disease risks for travelers include typhoid fever and other salmonelloses, cholera, rotavirus infections, and a variety of protozoan and helminthic parasites (other than those that cause giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis). Many infectious diseases transmitted through food consumption and drinking water can also be acquired directly through the fecal-oral route. Accidental consumption of recreational water from lakes, rivers, oceans, and inadequately treated swimming pools can spread these same diarrheal diseases as well as ear, eye, skin, respiratory, and neurologic infections (See Chapter 6).”

Økologisk belastning ved rejser

Turisme og bæredygtighed

United Nations Environment Programme

www.unep.fr

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