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The big picture photography competition by Telegraph Dairy from UK

This is a different idea to share & to enjoy of travel photography around the world. The Diary The Telegraph one of the reaides diaries around the UK an the world has launched the Big Picture competition, consisting to ask Telegraph readers to send their photographs depicting and all the is weird and wonderful in the world of travel & tourism. A request that has successfully answer by the readers who intermediately have sent the best pictures of the most beautiful passages & landscapes from many parts of the world

In 2010 the competition marked its 100th round but the standard of entries continues to impress the Telegraph redaction

We bring you some of the best pictures involved sustainable development & eco-tourism activities.

©Telegraph.co.uk

Dedicate weeks of your time to caring for vulnerable animals and ensuring that endangered species such as big cats are monitored and protected into different places.

A large proportion of animals around the world are particularly vulnerable to harm and suffering. Despite their size and strength many are at a loss to defend themselves from the harsh conditions in the wild. However, with the help of committed volunteers around the world, these animals can escape an eventual destiny of being seen only as images in history books.

Caring and protecting projects and programs have been lunched in different countries where wildlife are in danger of extinction. South Africa have established cheetahs caring and also big hunted animals such as lions, African Elephants, Rhinoceros, Leopards and Cape Buffalos. Other country involved in animals protection is India that has created a special program caring crocodiles. In the Americas, Greenpeace is still promoting its campaigns caring white whales, wild orcas and dolphins, especially in USA. and Canada Mexico also is within animal care countries, creating a marine turtles’ sanctuary in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

Although yo discover new places and destinations, you can also find out about the animal care, and even contribute to.

© President Felipe Claderon cc2010 Cancun Mexico

Last United Nation Conference on Climate Change has concluded highlighting the impact that tourism activities over sustainable development.

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© photographers direct

Thus Sanctuary Retreats was born, launching with its first luxury camp, Sanctuary Olonana, in Kenya. Sanctuary Retreats soon spread out across Africa, opening lodges in Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania and Uganda, as well as tented camping across East Africa. We now also offer expedition cruising in China, Egypt and the Galapagos Islands. Each Sanctuary property has the same aim: to allow guests to have a real experience, and enjoy a more natural kind of luxury.

For further information visit: http://www.sanctuaryretreats.com/

© Morocco

This project is seen as a regional tourism strategy about sustainable development quality, which pretends to create value in the every single region of the kingdom, promoting Responsible tourism.

Created by a group of professionals of tourism areas headed by the Moroccan minister of Tourism Yassir Znagui, “Vision 2020 expects to keep increasing tourism industry within the country, sector seen as a fundamental contribution to Morocco’s economy”.

The project has many goals in mind.  First of all, to position Morocco within the top twenty international destinations, secondly, to keep increasing national economy, and finally,  to make of Moroccan tourism the leading industry of the country. To achieve this, Morocco has contemplated create activities of different tourism niches: Ecotourism, sustainable development, tourism entertainment, cultural heritage and even tourism business. Many tourism companies & enterprises are so interested for this project; they already have signed to contribute as a part of investments. The total investment of the project is going more of 13 billion Euro.

Having already achieved the Morocco’s vision 2010, vision 2020 promises new developments and increments to local people, trying to project Morocco as a tourism country.

Source: L’Echo Tourisme, www.lechotouristique.com

© Flash Dubai

The Luxury hotel Radisson Blu Dubai Deira Creek has been recognized as a green hotel thanks to its environmental practices. Since 1975 this hotel has developed ways to contributed to sustainable activities such as energy and resources saving. This is a clearly proof that Dubai hotels have green policies through Responsible Business to meet the exacting certification standards.

The Green Globe brand and programme, has primarily been used in the travel and tourism industry but is now being expanded to include a growing number of environmentally responsible businesses in a variety of market sectors. The GGC stamp of approval is an ideal symbol for the world’s increasing awareness of environmental responsibility and response to global climate change.

Source: www.traveldaylynews.com