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Travel to some of the world's most pristine landscapes—and help keep them that way.

Cruise ships and the environment. An industry on the brink of sinking, for good.

What makes a city great?

Today is national coffee day! While you sip your decaf, non-fat soy latte, think about the fact that over 80 percent of Canadians drink coffee regularly, according to the Coffee Association of Canada, and in 2008 sales of coffee amounted to 16 percent of non-alcoholic beverage sales in Canada. So this just leaves the question: do you know where your coffee comes from?

A pain-free guide for travel martyrs.

An innovative livestock lending brings farming into the 21st century.

A Honduran fishing village plants a future for mangroves with the help of Canadian non-profit.

I have to admit I was skeptical about the Great Baikal Trail Association at first.  

When Joseph Otari declared the forest he owned just outside of Wellington protected land, he was defying the times. 

An award-winning documentary draws attention to a Canadian company's role in Ecuador's oil mess.