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Caring for our World


Featured in our website are some of the most beautiful countries in the world.  We believe tourism should work positively towards protecting the natural beauty, culture and wildlife of the destinations we visit so that future generations of visitors and residents alike can continue to enjoy them.

Can we ask you join us to:

  • Support the local economy wherever possible by buying local produce and services
  • Respect the traditions and culture of the local people, particularly when taking photographs
  • Support the efforts of many countries to protect their heritage and environment by visiting museums, historic houses and local wildlife conservation products. 
  • Never buy products made from ivory, cat furs or sea turtle shell.
  • Respect the habitat and natural behaviour of wildlife when in their environment
  • Do not stand on coral reefs – they are fragile living environments and can be easily damaged.  Do not collect corals (or shells) as in many countries this is illegal, and they are also the beaches of our future.

‘Take only photographs; leave only footprints’

 

Climate Care
Each time we heat our homes, take a flight or drive the car, CO2 is added into the atmosphere. CO2 is carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is released when fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal are burnt.

We can all take simple steps to reduce the amount of CO2 we produce, for helpful tips please visit www.climatecare.org/vjv.

We can also choose to offset the rest. Offsetting means paying someone to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere on your behalf. In that way we can pay for the damage we are causing and the money helps to fund transition to a lower-carbon world.

Voyages Jules Verne have joined forces with Climate Care to enable you to offset your CO2 by funding projects around the world. These involve:

  • Renewable energy – these projects replace non-renewable fuel such as coal
  • Energy efficiency – these projects reduce the amount of fuel needed
  • Forest restoration – these projects absorb CO2 from the atmosphere as the trees grow

Our Climate Care calculator helps you to take steps to reduce your 'carbon footprint' and offset what remains, helping us to protect the environment which we live in.

To offset your flights please visit www.climatecare.org/vjv