All fuel usage during our marine wildlife cruises is carbon balanced through the World Land Trust. In concert with local partners, WLT buys tracts of rainforest, and areas of degraded forest land for regeneration, all for long-term conservation. We encourage all participants in our wildlife holidays to carbon balance their flights through an organisation such as the World Land Trust.
In the Solomon Islands, MV Bilikiki distributes free seeds to interested villagers on the islands we visit. The villagers grow vegetables, which they can use to feed their own families, or sell back to the Bilikiki. So we have a regular supply of fresh local vegetables, while the villagers have a regular source of income.
In all of the locations we visit, we use local wildlife guides and other local services in order to make sure that there is some economic benefit to local communities.
In Indonesia, the engines of MV Mermaid have been converted to run on biofuel, so her net production of CO2 is kept to a minimum. Indeed all of the vessels we use for our marine wildlife cruises have taken measures to reduce their environmental impact. In the Maldives, MV Keana is having solar panels fitted on the top deck; they will produce enough electricity to supply all of the boat’s needs.
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