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Visit melting glaciers

As part of our Climate Warriors information project we offer guided tours to the melting Scott Turner glacier on Spitsbergen...read on for a story from the field:
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Basecamp in media on climate agenda

Why was there recently a 2-page spread in Aftenposten, Norway's leading newspaper, covering a safari lunch with Basecamp staff from India, Tibet, Kenya and Sweden, while world leaders were gathered in Poland discussing the future of the Kyoto Climate Protocol?
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Obama plants trees with Basecamp

Our message: "Leave a positive footprint" clearly appeals to Barack Obama! When visiting Kenya in 2006, his natural choice for a safari experience was Basecamp Masai Mara, where he planted a tree - for the future!
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Climate warriors!

There's a war going on! A war against climate change. Basecamp challenges the tourism industry, and their guests, to pick up a spear and join the fight! From 2009, Basecamp will be offsetting all CO2 emissions related to its core business, including guest travel, through our own tree planting. Cooperating with key partners, such as the GreenBelt Movement in Kenya, our goal is to capture more carbon than we emit! Flying to Basecamp Spitsbergen, Basecamp Pyreenes, Basecamp Rajasthan or Basecamp Kenya you know that your CO2 emisions are being taken care of -  by Basecamp.

 ... and how do we do this?  Well I'll tell you, right here...

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Our Climate Change Policy and Strategy

Your climate footprint is measured when you travel with Basecamp. Our goal: 1. ....is to make sure your footprint is as small as possible. 2. ... is to offset what we (and you) can't reduce. This we do through tree planting. In the ten years since Basecamp started its first camp in the Masai Mara, the climate challenge has become ever more daunting.
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Seeking solutions

At our destinations we seek the best technology available to limit energy use and waste. Basecamp Masai Mara has won several awards for responsible practices. Basecamp Pyrenees are using renewable- and energy-efficient technologies and have the biggest private owned solar panel  parc in Languedoc-Roussillon.
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The sky is the limit

With the GreenBelt Movement of Kenya we therefore offset all those CO2 emissions we just can't avoid. Our partners, like Jambo Tours, help us not push the limit!
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Spreading the message

Basecamp actively uses its venues as platforms for climate messaging...Invites and hosts guest lecturers and scientists...Specifically train guides on climate communication...Work and partner with others, feeding in the tourism- and travel-related link to climate change...
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