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Singapore has transformed itself from a hub of pollution to an environmental dream-city in the past 50 years. From afar, the country's landscape looks like any other modern city with abounding skyscrapers etched into its...

Many countries are fighting plastic pollution by enforcing harsher regulations such as special labels and plastic taxes, but the island nation of Dominica is now leading the pack by announcing that it will ban plastic foam...

A beautiful A-frame cabin has popped up on the remote Finnish island of Vallisaari to serve as an "ecological alternative to cabin life." Imagined by Finland-based designer Robin Falck, Nolla is a beautiful cabin retreat...

Michael Strasser, famous cyclist and the first cyclist to join the UN Environment's Mountain Heroes campaign, has now been cycling for nearly two weeks...

Many theme-park visitors in the U.S. are familiar with using bottles or cans of soda they've purchased to score a discounted entry to their favorite attractions. Now, the U.K. is joining in with "reverse vending machines"...

A new glamping destination has popped up in an unlikely location — a 172-acre island just across the river from New York City’s Statue of Liberty. Launched by Denver-based Collective Retreats on Governors Island, the...

In an effort to encourage ecotourism for the millions that visit the United Arab Emirates each year, the country has officially launched the Biodomes project, which will feature beautiful biodomes designed by Baharash Architecture...

For the first time, researchers have quantified the carbon footprint of global tourism around the world – and their findings show that tourism’s impact is roughly four times greater than previously thought...

Visitors to Uruguay’s Maldonado region can soon stay in a stunning new hotel, which is tucked into 250 acres of gorgeous natural landscape. The Sacromonte Landscape Hotel — designed by local firm MAPA Architects —...

Today in the United States there are 3.5 million fewer beehives than there were in 1947, a worrying decline given that bees pollinate one out of every three bites of food. Addressing the need for more bees, and in general...

The team behind the famous Treehotel in Sweden just unveiled plans for a new floating hotel and spa on the Lule River in that will fill you with wanderlust...

The four pavilions of the Naked Gallery resort in China were built using a combination of locally available natural and recycled waste materials. Xiaohui Designer Studio designed the complex as an eco-friendly space that...

The tiny village of Stoos, Switzerland just opened the world's steepest funicular on Sunday. The new transit line will cover 1,720 meters from a station in the Schwyz-Schlattli valley up to Stoos, which sits at an elevation...

A two-week vacation in the Alps is great, sure. But what about a 10-year stay where you'll be paid to sip hot cocoa in a charming chalet settled amongst snow-capped mountains? Indeed, as Travel+Leisure shares, the tiny Swiss...

Mexico's beautiful Tosepankali Hostel is a peaceful haven for travelers that pays homage to the local indigenous culture. The eco hostel was designed by Puebla-based firm Proyecto Cafeína, and it's actually part of a Nahuatl...

Everyone one likes to travel, but a wise tourist wants to do this in a way that minimises the environmental impact and provides support for the local economy...