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Dynamism of
Green Design and
its impact on the
environment
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• Wide acceptance and approval of CST 76.3% of key informants found CST
normal in girls compared to only 20% who
thought the practice immoral and
unacceptable;
• Peer pressure is regarded as a primary
cause of a child’s entry into sex tourism;
• A third of all key informants regard parents
as either actively or passively encouraging
CST
Tourists 'fuel Kenya's sex boom'
In some resorts, up
to 30% of girls are
engaged in the sex
trade Up to 30% of
girls in some Kenyan
resorts are involved
in the sex industry,
according to a UN
report.
The UN children's
fund Unicef, which
looked at resorts
along Kenya's coast,
found that 15,000
girls aged 12 to 18
were engaged in
casual sex for
money.
The 3 “Pictures”
1. Planetary picture (Hot, flat,
crowded, mean…)
2. World Picture- Media, Paradigm
dominated
3. Small Picture- The one you can
feel, smell, hear, taste, see…
Let’s Try Going This Way…
• Look again at “the smaller picture”
• Engage in Market and Field Research
• Engage and Challenge Scientists/
Experts
• Conserve our Environment &
Biodiversity !!
CHARGING
RHINOS !!
CARBON CREDITS…
• are part of a tradable permit scheme. They
provide a way to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by giving them a monetary
value. A credit gives the owner the right to
emit one tonne of carbon dioxide. Carbon
credits held in offshore funds, primarily
hedge funds, will now be treated as
exempt from tax on profits in the same
way as equities or bonds (epa, UK)
African Safari Club
receive two
nominations from
World Travel Awards
African Safari Club recently received two nominations for the prestigious
World Travel Awards.
African Safari
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 25, 2009 – African Safari Club recently received
nominations for the prestigious World Travel Awards.
The tour operator was nominated for the World’s Leading Cruise Travel Agent
, as well as being nominated in
category of Africa’s Leading Cruise Line, for their popular cruise services along the River Nile.
Although African Safari Club ultimately lost out in the grand final, held at the Marriot hotel
London’s Mayfair earlier this month, the nominations themselves prove that the tour operator
continues to go from strength to strength, and is building up a sterling reputation
amongst their peers within the travel industry.
The 16th World Travel Awards is the biggest award ceremony of its kind, and is voted for by travel agents worldwide.
The awards aim to acknowledge and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry
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