Biodiversity Basics
Safeguarding an animal’s welfare has often been regarded as something radical rather than something necessary, at least when compared to protecting species or ecosystems. But respecting an animal’s physical and Continue Reading →
OUR PARTNERS
Recognising that animal welfare is part of a wider responsible and sustainable tourism agenda, ANIMONDIAL works with like-minded experts to deliver unparalleled services that cover a variety of topics and services:
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ATTA – Adventure Travel Trade Association
The Adventure Travel Trade Association is a vital leadership voice and partner for the adventure travel industry around the world.
The ATTA community today is a thriving network of over 1,300 members representing 100 countries worldwide. From tour operators to tourism boards, specialty agents to accommodations. The community supports real efforts to address issues associated with tourism and travel. ATTA believes it should be the intent of every organization to move towards a more responsible and sustainable approach to tourism and works with selected partners to guide its members on how to deliver upon this promise.
When it comes to the amount of animals involved in adventure tourism, it is a top priority to ensure the experiences sold are best practise. With that, ATTA have welcomed our support to provide impartial guidance to their members. For existing ATTA members, or those looking to join, get in touch to find out more about our discounted tailored services quoting ‘ATTA4ANIMALS’.
PATA – Pacific Asia Travel Association
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a not-for profit association that is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region.
The Association provides aligned advocacy, insightful research and innovative events to its member organisations, comprising 95 government, state and citytourism bodies, 27 international airlines, airports and cruise lines, 68 educational institutions, and hundreds of travel industry companies in Asia Pacific and beyond. ANIMONDIAL is proud to join PATA as a leading voice for the protection of animals across the Asian continent!
Animal Welfare Expertise (AWE)
Dr Isabella Clegg is an animal welfare scientist, specialising in marine mammal welfare in captivity. Dr Clegg has degrees in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Marine Mammal Science, and a PhD on developing welfare parameters for bottlenose dolphins.
Following her PhD, Dr Clegg wanted to address the knowledge and application gap between academia and animal use industries, and set up Animal Welfare Expertise (AWE): an animal welfare consultancy that pioneers an animal-based, scientific approach to conduct welfare assessments of captive animals, and objectively advises animal facilities, the travel industry, NGOs, governments and conservation projects on safeguarding and enhancing animal welfare.
‘I am excited to work towards enhancing animal welfare on a large scale by partnering with ANIMONDIAL, combining their expertise on animal welfare in tourism with AWE’s scientific and practical experience of assessing welfare.’ – Isabella Clegg, Founder and Director, Animal Welfare Expertise
Endangered Wildlife OÜ
Endangered Wildlife OÜ is an award-winning ESG SaaS company that is contributing towards solving the climate crisis by developing the Biodiversity Valuator, a disruptive solution that allows its users to calculate and understand the financial value of their impact through biodiversity.
ecollective
ecollective is a bunch of carbon experts. They measure your company’s carbon footprint, suggest a Net Zero target date and identify an actionable strategy to reduce emissions. They are partnered with ANIMONDIAL to help travel & tourism businesses achieve reductions in carbon emissions whilst simultaneously boosting biodiversity. With extensive experience in the travel sector, and taking a science-based approach, ecollective is the team of choice for travel companies looking to take action on their carbon footprint.
Inspire Global
Inspire Global is a member-driven organisation whose purpose is to provide a global community and marketplace for the promotion of sustainable, positive impact tourism.
We believe travel, when done responsibly, safely and respectfully, can be a catalyst for positive change for communities, the environment, wildlife, and culture. Our diverse and inclusive global travel community of members includes Destinations, Suppliers, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Media, and Industry Partners, who are driven by, a collective passion for sustainable, positive impact tourism, that enrich the lives of both visitors and the host communities.
‘Inspire Global works with Animondial, as a strategic impact partner, to encourage best practice around animal welfare and nature protection (nature positive). Our members benefit from their expertise, knowledge and experience in applied animal welfare science, field conservation, wildlife trade policy, environmental education and policy development’ – Byron Shirto, CEO, Inspire Global
Luxperia Collective
Luxperia Collective is an independent network of small to mid-sized Destination Management Companies (DMC) across multiple regions. Dedicated to product creativity, intimate destination knowledge and offering excellence in service delivery; Luxperia supports locally owned-and-managed DMC members made up of tourism experts as the first step towards building a sustainable business practice. Collective Members are self-owned and managed DMCs working in their specific destination of expertise to exceed guest satisfaction in touring, designing local experiences and travel related services for MICE, special event production, group travel and private full-service travel packages.
Natucate – Specialist in educational internships and sabbaticals that protect animals
Acknowledging the value of natural habitats and the preservation of our resources is a core principle of Natucate’s work. For several years, Natucate has been working together with different conservation projects worldwide who attach value to responsible traveling and preserving our planet’s biodiversity.
Natucate specialises in volunteer projects, educational programmes, internships and sabbaticals with a focus on nature and species conservation as well as animal welfare. Ecotourism as well as nature and adventure travel are further areas of expertise. Natucate works together with conservation and environmental non-profits to help them implement meaningful conservation projects through strategic planning, organisational assessment and mentoring.
‘Working together, ANIMONDIAL and Natucate will advocate the importance of animal welfare protection in the voluntourism sector. Whilst identifying and supporting more conservation and animal-focused projects to create and deliver meaningful experiences as welcomed additions to tour operator product portfolios.’ – Daniel Kaul, Director, Natucate
NatureMetrics
NatureMetrics is a world leader in delivering nature data and intelligence, using cutting-edge technology to generate biodiversity data at scale. They are partnered with ANIMONDIAL to bring measurable nature intelligence to the travel & tourism industry. By better understanding the wildlife and biodiversity in your destinations, you can assess and reduce your impacts on biodiversity, helping your business progress towards its Nature Positive Tourism strategy.
Organeco
Organeco ltd is the “one-stop-shop” training and consultancy company providing services based around the theme of sustainability, conservation and biodiversity.
We are all reliant on biodiversity and ecosystems to maintain healthy lives, produce raw materials in a sustainable way and are part of the interconnectivity that form interactions with nature and the planet. Humanity not only has had a negative effect on biodiversity and wildlife but also a positive impact in delivering solutions to protect , enhance and restore ecosystems. We have nine years left to prevent irreversible damage to Earth – it’s now time to act! The driving force behind the Organeco ethos is that it is possible to have an impact on the environment, biodiversity and habitats (positive or negative) no matter how large a company or organisation you are.
Preverisk – Consultancy, auditing and training services for tourism and restoration
‘Innovation is of paramount importance to Preverisk. We are continuously developing and integrating new services for the travel sector. We are delighted to have joined forces with ANIMONDIAL to incorporate new consultancy services aimed at animal welfare protection in the industry. We will integrate this with our well-established services in the reduction of health and safety risks for holidaymakers. ANIMONDIAL possesses a deep knowledge and expertise in a vast array of issues relating to animal welfare, and we are very much looking forward to building a successful partnership together.’
– Dr Esteban Delgado, Chairman and Technical Director, Preverisk
‘Innovation is of paramount importance to socialbnb
The social impact startup socialbnb has created an online platform that connects travellers with meaningful social and environmental projects around the world. socialbnb offers travellers, who want to travel in a more sustainable way, a chance to stay in authentic spaces, whilst supporting projects that protect people, animals and the natural environment.
‘socialbnb welcomes the opportunity to work with ANIMONDIAL to ensure our stays at animal and nature-related projects are responsible and sustainable. This partnership emphasises our goal that tourism can be a force for good. So if you are aware of any projects that could benefit from this new platform, feel free to reach out to us.’ – socialbnb
Travelife For Tour Operators – Training, management and certification initiative
Travelife for Tour Operators provides online training and practical tools for sustainability management and certification. Services are suitable for travel companies of any size and cover all management aspects of the business including office operations, the supply chain, destinations and consumers. In compliance with the Travelife standard the company can obtain the “Travelife Partner” of “Travelife Certified” status. Travelife Is GSTC Accredited and in full compliance to provide accreditation for these sustainable tourism certification schemes.
The Travelife standard for Tour operators and Travel agencies is based upon the full Corporate Social Responsibility themes, including labour conditions, human rights, environment, biodiversity, animal welfare, and fair business practices. Travelife is supported by more than 35 national and international travel associations including ABTA and PATA to further its implementation among members.
‘Travelife for Tour Operators recommends its members work with ANIMONDIAL for developing their animal welfare policies, recognising their in-depth knowledge of the travel industry, their strong network and 15 years of experience in animal welfare standard setting and compliance.’
– Naut Kusters, Travelife for Tour Operators