From the Amazon to the Congo, rain forests are vital ecosystems that have long been plundered to make way for mining or agriculture. But a new global forest fund from Brazil aims to reward conservation. Though tropical rainforests contain some of the weiterlesen...
NEW ZEALAND: Wildlife cruise company Black Cat acquires iconic Kaikoura Eco-Tourism business
Well known New Zealand wildlife cruise company Black Cat Cruises has acquired iconic Kaikōura eco-tourism operator Encounter Kaikoura. This move marks a significant milestone for both businesses and the wider New Zealand marine tourism industry. The sale weiterlesen...
NEUSEELAND: Junge Deutsche stirbt auf Wandertour
Eine junge Deutsche ist in Neuseeland während einer Wandertour ums Leben gekommen. Wie die örtliche Presse des Landes berichtet, wurde die Leiche der 27jährigen am Wochenende von Rettungshelfern im Bereich des Fox Rivers an der Westküste der Südinsel weiterlesen...
UN report: Global climate ambitions ‘off target’
A new UN report shows that global temperatures continue to rise despite a slight slowdown in emissions. It reiterates the call for countries to be more ambitious on climate action. As global leaders head to the Brazilian city of Belem to discuss how to keep runaway global heating in check, a new report underscores the weiterlesen…
BRAZIL: Push to counter disinformation at COP30 climate summit
This year’s pivotal UN climate summit in Brazil faces a tidal wave of fake news and disinformation that aims to deflate any unified front on a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels. COP30 comes at a time when US president Donald Trump, the leader of the world’s largest historical carbon polluter, has launched an weiterlesen…
ASIA: Maldives’ generational ban on smoking goes into effect
Maldives seeks to “protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation” with a ban on tobacco use for those born after 2007. A generational prohibition on tobacco went into effect in the Maldives on the weekend, the country’s Health Ministry said. Maldives is now the only country in the world with such a ban. The weiterlesen…
ASIA: US-China dysfunction overshadows APEC summit – India watches from sidelines
For decades, APEC has helped integrate economies along the Pacific Rim. But on-again, off-again tariff escalation between the world’s largest economies means more uncertainty and less room for cooperation. Donald Trump‘s whirlwind tour of Asia this week culminated in a much-anticipated sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific weiterlesen…
NEW ZEALAND: Te Puia Māori Arts and Craft Institute Supreme Tourism Awards Winner 2025
Iconic Iwi owned Rotorua tourism attraction, Te Puia, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Craft Institute (NZMACI), has this week taken out the industry’s highest accolade, being named the supreme winner of the New Zealand Tourism Awards. The awards were hosted by Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wellington, weiterlesen…
