Lise Tyrrell has spent over 20 years turning her love for tropical getaways into a mission for sustainable travel. In 2002, she founded Eco-TropicalResorts.com—a platform dedicated to listing sustainable lodges—and later co-created the Online Eco Rating, a simple, budget-friendly certification for lodges to prove their sustainable credentials. She teamed up with Jem Winston, a sustainability pioneer behind Dominica’s 3 Rivers Eco Lodge and Rosalie Forest (both featured on her site), to ensure the system works for real-world travelers and businesses.
When she’s not exploring rainforests or testing reusable travel gear, Lise shares practical tips to help you vacation sustainably—without sacrificing adventure. Think of her as your sustainably conscious friend with a knack for finding hidden gems that love the planet as much as you do.
The story of Chaa Creek began in 1977 when two young travelers stumbled upon what would later become their adopted home. In those days most business was conducted around bar room tables in Belize City and it was there that Mick and Lucy Fleming ran into the owner of an overgrown 140 acre farm […]
22 September 2008, Belize – The Lodge at Chaa Creek has achieved the prestigious Green Globe Benchmarked Bronze status under the globally recognised Benchmarking programme. This programme recognises The Lodge at Chaa Creek’s commitment to operating to the world’s highest environmental standard. In achieving Benchmarked Bronze status, The Lodge at Chaa Creek committed to […]
Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Dominica PROUDLY PRESENTS EcoFest 2009 A celebration of the world’s progress on saving our beautiful planet. May 1st – May 8th 2009 Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Come spend a week celebrating the advances we have made towards preserving the planet for generations to come. Learn about the […]
Ginger Brown Vanderveer of Northside Valley in St. Croix, Virgin Islands just sent me an email about mango trees. She decided that since mango trees are one of the best trees for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, she would do her bit. “I have always had mango trees on my estate but now I have planted […]
Rosalie Forest Eco Lodge, Dominica, is delighted to announce that following the success of our computer for schools programme last year, we will be repeating the process next month.This year 4 schools in the UK including the Bromsgrove School and Uppingham School, have donated nearly 300 computers, which are now sailing to Dominica for distribution […]
I spent last winter here (in Cozumel, Mexico) and I’m with the same folks in a nice apartment. I’ve been diving once and got to see my first Black Tip Shark here ever. They are common in the Caribbean and this is the time of year for them to migrate. I’ve seen them elsewhere, but there are […]
I’ve been in a conversation with Ron about “eco certification” and he offers up the idea that the focus ought to include certifying governments, particularly the eco and tourism departments. Ron’s brilliant idea is to create an award program to judge how well government portals walk the talk of responsible travel and ecotourism. I think this […]
Casa del Caballo Blanco, LLC is home to Casa Avian Support Alliance, LLC, NGO (CASA) a Belize based non-profit facility for birds that have been treated for illness, injury, or recently released from illegal captivity, to rehabilitate and be released back into the wild. CASA is managed by Mr. Baldemir Ricky Manzanero, In-country Director. As […]
The Amazon Yarapa River lodge begins 2008 with great expectations and continued growth. … Our biggest news is that we have significantly increased the size of the Yarapa River Reserve by approximately 15 more miles. This involved us purchasing the land from the Peruvian Government and then giving it to the villagers to manage in […]
A few days after settling in at Nakia Resort and Dive (http://www.nakiafiji.com), my brother and sister-in-law’s resort on the Fijian island of Taveuni, I began to think about getting up into the bush to see what we could find in the way of avian life. After making a phone call or two, my sister Joyce […]
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