Leaving a Light Footprint in Africa: Share Your Sustainable Travel Tips!

[Anne de Jong]

That’s a good question @ASJourneys and there’s not one specific answer for this. Leaving a light footprint is about making as little negative impact on the environment and wildlife as possible.

This includes (among others):

• Reducing your carbon emissions
  https://goodtourisminstitute.com/library/reduce-co2-emissions/
• Offering carbon-free travel experiences
  https://goodtourisminstitute.com/library/benefits-carbon-free-travel-experiences/
• Reducing plastic waste
  https://goodtourisminstitute.com/library/reduce-plastic-practical-guide/
• Spreading impact by offering year-round tourism
  https://goodtourisminstitute.com/library/low-season-travel-experiences/
• Protecting wildlife and offering responsible wildlife tourism
  https://goodtourisminstitute.com/library/guidelines-for-animals-in-tourism/

Besides making as little negative impact as possible, the next step is to maximise positive impact through nature conservation, community-based tourism and more.