Many picked up on the launch of the UN’s “Green Passport” initiative. This site has some very useful information, however, it is a little difficult to navigate and slow to load.

If you enjoy golfing and care about birds this post is for you. Intelligent travel has a post about Audubon International’s certification program for golf courses. (While I was down in FL I actually noticed that my grandfather’s retirement community/golf course has signs stating that they are certified) Here’s a link to a pdf that contains all the certified properties.

If you’re interested in traveling to a place where your dollar actually gets you somewhere (Eastern Europe) check out Lonely Planet’s piece on Macedonia going green.

Vagablogging discusses development and volunteer tourism and asks: Do these programs really make a difference?

Christopher Elliot writes about greenwashing in How to Spot the Travel Industry’s Eco-Spin.