Now you can feel even better about booking your holiday, as each Nickson Travel trip includes a £5pp rewilding contribution for every passenger over two years old.
Working alongside my environmental partner Mossy Earth, experts in rewilding, it couldn’t be easier to make a positive step every time you choose to travel with me.
Your contributions help protect or renew species which have more than an average impact on our environment both at home and abroad. This is through a series of targeted projects run by Mossy Earth.
In addition, Nickson Travel supports Mossy Earth's wider rewilding projects through their monthly membership scheme.
Discover the projects customers are currently supporting…
From Rubble to Reef: Coral revival in Indonesia.
Coral reefs are known as “the rainforests of the sea”. These vibrantly complex ecosystems harbour the highest biodiversity of any ecosystem globally. An estimated 25% of all marine species depend on reefs. They are also crucial for millions of people, providing food, livelihoods, resources and coastal protection. This is Mossy Earth's first coral reef project to restore damaged reefs in the northern waters of Nusa Penida, Indonesia. Working with local people, the long-term goal is to improve resilience by enhancing connectivity of fragmented reefs whilst protecting and preserving endangered coral species.
Removing non-native plantations to revive a mosaic of ancient Scottish habitats.
Scotland possesses some of the richest examples in Europe of a rare biome - temperate rainforest. Despite this, there are only thought to be around 30,000 hectares of woodland that have rainforest biodiversity left within the rainforest zone, an area that stretches along the west coast and is characterised by its wet climate. The zone currently holds approximately 93,000 hectares of semi-natural woodland that could potentially harbour this diversity. Ancient or old growth woodlands are the best places to start protecting, expanding and managing this declining habitat.
Exploring the power of termites and native plants to bring degraded drylands back to life.
These little ecosystem engineers build mounds that aren't just aesthetically impressive, but also have an important ecological role in protecting savannahs against desertification. In the construction of their mounds, termites alter the soil structure so it retains more water. Their behaviour also increases the concentration of nutrients in the soil. These effects generate "islands of fertility" which often have a greater diversity and abundance of vegetation. This long-term project aims to explore methods of reversing desertification and land degradation in areas of Benin, West Africa using termites, native plants, soil and water conservation techniques.
Mossy Earth membership goes beyond the booking supported projects. Your regular contribution restores nature & fights climate change through bringing back wild native forests, rewilding habitats to support biodiversity and supporting underfunded ecosystems & species.
Use my referral code ANNCFX0S4 and they will plant four extra trees for each of us!
Learn more by watching this inspiring video.
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