With one rhino dying by the hands of poachers every seven hours, there isn’t time to waste, and with everyone’s help, the #JustOneRhino campaign might just make a difference. 2015 is set to be an incredible year for the endangered rhino. The largest blogger-driven fundraiser ever assembled has started making waves in the fight against poaching. Two organizations, Travelers Building […]

Anti-Poaching Security to Save Our Rhinos
According to statistics posted on savetherhino.org, the number of rhinos poached in 2017 reached 1 028 across South Africa. That is approximately three rhinos every day! If this continues it won’t be long before South Africa has no rhinos left, and eventually they will become completely extinct. Rhino Poaching If you are a logical person you may be asking yourself “but […]
Let’s Talk About Water Bottles
You don’t want to leave a trail of plastic water bottles behind you when you travel. But how do you avoid using plastic water bottles in countries where the tap water is questionable? Christine Mackay, one of the founders of Crooked Trails and the Travelers Against Plastic (TAP) campaign was able to take a few minutes to share her traveling […]
Gorilla Conservation Results into Co-existence of Humans and Gorillas
Gorilla trekking is increasingly being regarded as one of the most amazing and once in a life -time wildlife encounters by the few travelers that have at least trekked on foot deep into the natural habitat for gorillas. The gorillas share 98%DNA with human beings and the sight of them in their natural wild gently munching food and caring for […]

Batwa Win a Case Against Uganda Government Over Gorilla Parks
The Batwa People, a tribe that was evicted out of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to create the park, have won a case against Uganda Government. The Constitutional Court in Kampala ruled on 20th August 2021 that the Uganda government is responsible for the suffering of the Batwa People who were evicted out of the forest during the creation of Bwindi Impenetrable […]
Are you a Green Traveler?
It is vital to ask hotels and other travel suppliers to do their best when it comes to environmental practices. At the Responsible Travel Guide, we do our best to provide you with all the information possible before your trip to pick the hotel and activities that best suit your eco-minded adventure. You can browse through our weighted green hotel […]
How You Can Help in Protecting the Mountain Gorillas
Countries where mountain gorillas live i.e Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo can come together in partnership with local people and international conservation organizations to put up strong conservation policies and measures that can help to protect and conserve gorillas. This can help in creating solutions to reduce threats and conserve gorillas through strategies including; Protection of gorilla habitats […]

How Coffee Helps Save Endangered Gorillas in Uganda
For a long time communities in the Bwindi impenetrable Rain Forest were dependent on what the forest gave. Since then, the Gorillas are threatened with extinction, the cultivation of coffee, the Chance of a more sustainable way of life. Already with eight years, he had to go to the forest for Poaching. The now 45-year-old Robert Byarugaba was together with […]
How Environmentally Friendly is Your Home?
As the topic of climate change and eco-friendliness is being discussed more than ever, it’s hard to believe many of us continue to be wasteful in our own homes. The average household wastes more than you may think. In 2018, recycling rates have fallen for 14 million homes and we are producing 23.6m tonnes of waste. The average amount of […]

Argentine Venturini cycling around the world to save Virunga National Park
When Lionel Venturini watched a documentary about Virunga National Park rangers on Netflix, the daily problems they faced compelled him to do something. He had also been reading about Virunga Community Programmes and how it’s helping change perceptions in terms of tourism, conservation and community development in the Virunga massif. Born on June 29, 1984 in Rosario, Argentina, a densely […]