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World’s 10 best ethical travel destinations for 2008 announced

By Zarina Holmes

Last updated 7/25/2008 12:42:47 AM

Costa Rica is sustainable tourism lead this year (Photo: www.visitcostarica.com)

Travellers seeking guilt-free vacations now know which countries protect human rights and environment.

Ethical Traveler, a project by the Earth Island Institute, has announced 10 most ethical travel destinations in the developing world.

In alphabetical order, the countries are
Argentina
Bolivia
Bulgaria
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Estonia
Namibia
Nicaragua
South Africa

To create the list, Ethical Traveler conducted a study of the world's 70+ developing nations, from Albania to Zimbabwe. The research examined three general categories: Environmental Protection, Social Welfare, and Human Rights.

"For this report, we use publicly available data to rate the world's developing countries based on their commitment to environmental protection, social welfare and human rights," says Christy Hoover, co-author of the report.

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