Ethical Traveler

Ethical Traveler is currently researching a number of issues for our next campaign. In the meantime, you can read about any of the issues we've addressed in the recent past. Note that the Candles for Burma campaign is ongoing, and still offers a way for you to contribute.

As always, if you register with Ethical Traveler you'll have a chance to tell us which additional issues concern you most.

The "Candles for Burma" Campaign
Send your birthday greetings to Burma's imprisoned leader

On the 19th of June, 2005, Aung San Suu Kyi — the freedom-loving leader of the Burmese people — turned 60 under house arrest. The military junta prevents mail from reaching her. To show our support, we have created a website where concerned persons from around the world can post digital greetings. We invite you to contribute a digital photograph on the theme of "Candles for Burma." Read more about this issue, and how you can participate.

PERU
Campaign Against Human Trafficking in Peru's Sex Tourism Industry

Peru's fascinating cultural heritage and Incan legacy are being eclipsed by a more sinister attraction. Young women and children are being trafficked and exploited in a commercial sex industry fueled by increasing numbers of tourists who engage in sex with children. It is estimated that there are up to 500,000 child victims of sexual exploitation and violence in Peru. The government's efforts to eradicate this slave trade have been stalled by corruption, insufficient law enforcement, and apathy. Read more about this issue and how you can help.

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CAMBODIA
Campaign Against Cambodian Child Sex Trafficking

Despite its popularity with legitimate tourists, Cambodia is a hot spot for human trafficking: the sale of men, women, and children for sexual exploitation (and forced labor). It's big business; many men who visit Cambodia come specifically for sex. As many as 100,000 women and children may be at risk, many of them minors. Cambodia's efforts to eliminate this slave trade have been hindered by corruption, poor law enforcement, and a weak judiciary system. Read more about this issue, and how you can help.

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TASMANIA
Future Remains Uncertain for Tasmania's Old Growth Forests

Tasmania is home to magnificent stands of hardwood trees and the largest area of rainforest wilderness in Australia. These impressive old growth forests draw millions of visitors to Tasmania each year, but logging, burning, and poisoning are threatening their existence, as well as the lives of thousands of native animals that inhabitant them. Read more about this issue, and how you can help solve it.

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TIBET
Road Construction Threatens Tibet's Sacred Mt. Kailas

The ancient circumambulation route around Asia's most sacred summit, 22,028-foot Mt. Kailas in Western Tibet, draws thousands of religious pilgrims each year who walk the 32-mile path in an age-old ritual of devotion. Now this supremely holy site is threatened by a proposed motor road around the mountain, part of a plan by Chinese authorities to increase tourism in the region. Read more and learn what you can do to help preserve the integrity of this site.

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