Travel guides: eco-tourism / ‘green’ tourism Books

Queensland's Tropics provide numerous environments for enjoyable walking: from lush rainforests, cloud-shrouded mountains and extinct volcanoes, to drier savanna woodlands and magnificent beaches on the coast and Great Barrier Reef...

This practical and inspiring guide, the latest in our popular Handbook series, motivates travellers to take a responsible approach to the impact of travelling. Whether you’re looking to reduce your carbon emissions, enjoy more a responsible...

This is Lonely Planet's guide to the world's best eco-friendly resorts and experiences. From eco-lodges with cutting-edge sustainability initiatives to tours designed to protect wildlife and empower communities, you'll discover remarkable places where...

Go beyond the ordinary with this highly visual travelogue, guidebook, and coffee table keepsake showcasing the incredible experiences waiting to be had in Mexico City.Explore the authentic side of Mexico City, with a richly photographed, intoxicating mix...

Join Kinfolk on a journey off the beaten track, to islands big and small, in this collection of eighteen new travel stories. Whether it’s a tour of the otherworldly landscape of Socotra in Yemen or a hike into the old growth of a Japanese forest on...

Places We Swim California is a travel guide that explores California's wilderness through swimming, documenting the state's best beaches, hot springs, rivers, lakes, waterfalls and canyons.This beautiful book is divided into six distinct regions...

Escape to Nature is a stunning guidebook to 75 of Australia's most unique and awe-inspiring national parks, carefully selected by the Australian Geographic team. Given Australia is home to the highest number of national parks in...

A magical book featuring Tanja B. Linde's gorgeous illustrations, In My Nature will help you realise your own potential by unearthing your connection to the natural world.Having lived nomadically for the past decade, Tanja has...

This updated and newly designed edition of Australia's Ultimate Bucket List remains the best gift book to inspire your next Australian travel adventure!Authors and Channel Ten Places We Go presenters Jennifer Adams and Clint...

This updated and revised edition of Walks in Nature: Tasmania highlights the 50 best walks to experience the state’s natural beauty.From bays of picturesque blue waters to centuries-old rainforests, local walker and writer Andrew Bain shows you...

Ultimate Train Journeys: World profiles 30 great train trips from every inhabited continent, selected by long-time rail fan and travel writer Tim Richards. Environmental concerns are prompting travellers to consider the surface route – and the...

A strikingly illustrated photographic identification guide to sea slugs in all their colourful varietyNudibranchs, or sea slugs, are a group of marine gastropod molluscs whose adults lack shells, an evolutionary loss that has led to a wide variety of...

"A paleontological odyssey that manages to be informative, witty, educational-and enormous fun." -Simon Winchester, author ofThe Map That Changed the World,Krakatoa,andA Crack in the Edge of the WorldAn epoch tale of a scientist and an artist on the...

A beautifully illustrated survey of Yellowstone's breathtaking birdlife, written by a team of renowned ornithologists and wildlife biologistsEstablished in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the oldest and arguably the most famous national park in North...

Following one woman's voyage across the Antarctic, this elegant debut confronts the dark history of the whaling industry and the mystery of one young whaler's death against the backdrop of the vast Southern Oceans."Urgent and moving."-Publishers Weekly...

This is Costa Rica advice the way a friend would give it to you: fiercely opinionated, funny, and brimming not only with advice about what to see and do, but also what's not worth your time.Whether you plan to hike through rainforests (and cloud...

Portable, up-to-date, and to-the-point, Frommer's Maui day by day is all about maximising the time you have to spend in this enchanting Hawaiian paradise. This itinerary-based book, written by Hawaii resident and established travel journalist Jeanne...

This is the essential guide to the north of Scotland, on a route which begins in Inverness, weaves westwards to Applecross and then northwards towards Torridon. From Ullapool it leads to the most northerly points in Britain, passing by Caithness and John...

Whether you want to follow the Great Migration in Kenya and Tanzania, explore Botswana's Okavango Delta, or experience Victoria Falls, the local Fodor's travel experts in Africa are here to help! Fodor's The Complete Guide to Africa Safaris guidebook is...

Get an insider look at the US National Park Service to see how they use maps and geospatial technology to protect and manage America's national parks.Maps easily cap your first greeting upon arrival at a national park, allowing you to visualize its...

The cool temperate waters around Britain and Ireland contain a huge variety of marine life and the sea anemones and corals, the Anthozoa, are some of the brightest and most attractive of all the groups of animals that live in them. Anemones and corals...

The classic guide to the birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti-now fully revised and updatedField Guide to the Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti is the essential guide to birdwatching in these tropical countries. This completely revised and...

The first field guide to all of the world's major land habitats-richly illustrated and packed with essential information to help you get the most out of your outdoor adventuresAccurately identifying and understanding habitats in detail is essential to...

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of Maine's incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades, Birds of Maine is a detailed account of all 464 species recorded in the Pine Tree...

An enthralling exploration of the biologically richest island on Earth, featuring more than 200 spectacular colour images by award-winning National Geographic photographer Tim LamanIn this beautiful book, Bruce Beehler, a renowned...

Western Ecuador is famed for its astonishingly diverse birdlife, from colorful hummingbirds and outrageous toucans to more difficult groups like raptors, flycatchers, and ovenbirds. Here is the ultimate photographic guide to the spectacular birds of this...

A guide to 25 untameable or rewilded places throughout the world, with beautiful illustrations and great tips for the mindful traveller, as well as commentary on conservation of these special places. Get back to nature and explore sites unspoilt by...