Conservation & Biodiversity
Each Enlight Global trip invites travelers to explore the most biodiverse and fragile ecosystems on earth in partnership with local scientists and conservation advocates, sharpening the lens for viewing the nature and conservation issues surrounding them.
Protecting Nature, Preserving Culture
Travel is a beloved connection between people, biodiversity, and the planet.
Biodiversity Preservation
Understand strategies for biodiversity preservation including habitat restoration, sustainable resource management, and community-based conservation.
Ethnobiology
Explore the inseparable integration of plants, animals, and fungi in the lifestyles and livelihoods of nature-based cultures.
Western Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Examine the many ways humans influence and understand the natural world. Understand the value of both western science (which relies largely on analytical and reductionist methods) and traditional ecological knowledge (rational and reliable knowledge that has been developed through generations of intimate contact with the land).
Global Environmental Issues
Sharpen perception of global environmental challenges including climate change, habitat loss, pollution, and species extinction.
Global Citizenship and Sustainability
Examine and engage with different cultural values. Enlighten perspective through cross-cultural interactions and personal reflection.