The Intrepid Foundation

Whether you’re trekking in Peru, Tanzania, Borneo, Papua New Guinea or anywhere else in the world – you won’t be going anywhere fast without the help of a porter.

Since commercial travellers first began trekking the world’s trails, porters have been the unsung heroes of the industry. Now, a global research project by The Intrepid Foundation aims to shed light on the issues they face in a bid to affect positive, industry-wide change.

“We’re preparing the next generation of women of Morocco. Empowering women, for them to have positions of influence, it can bring some great changes to society.”

Seaweed is the unlikely hero of climate change. But it’s making waves as game-changing solution for our warming planet.

There’s no such thing as failure at this Darwin coffee trailer.

You’re in Chilean Patagonia on the Base Torres trail, a route so iconic that the campsites and refugios all require advance bookings. But this popularity has also made it one of the most degraded trails to date.

Turtles are facing extinction, due to everything from climate change to tourism. So next time you’re in a tropical location like Costa Rica, here’s what you can do to protect them.

What began as a modest education program for 28 students in urban Guatemala has developed into a success story for hundreds. Here’s what it’s all about.

If you travel to Myanmar, deep into the country’s arid, central Magway region, along the sacred Irrawaddy River, you’ll come to the tiny township of Myaing, where something very special is brewing.