Carbon reduction map explained
Audley have been working with Friends of Conservation for many years and since 2005 all staff educational flights have been assessed and a donation has been made to the charity for carbon reduction projects. We encourage all our clients to take carbon reduction seriously and endorse Friends of Conservation’s 'Carbon Reduction Map' system, whereby you can easily calculate how much you should contribute for your flight.
Recognising the many benefits that travel brings, Friends of Conservation offer travellers the opportunity to mitigate some of the environmental impacts of flying by supporting community and conservation initiatives. These include alternative energy and forestry programmes in Kenya and projects in Asia, South Africa and South and Central America that focus on habitat acquisition, conservation and renewable energy activities. In addition to reducing levels of atmospheric carbon, these programmes also provide a number of social, economic, educational and environmental benefits for local communities.
There are four bands with suggested amounts per band based on the distance travelled from the UK for return flights.*
How you can help
If you would like to help compensate for some of the effects of your journey then you can do so by supporting FOC projects that either extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reduce harmful emissions entering the atmosphere. All of the money you donate will be used to support projects that protect wildlife and bring benefits to communities.
Contribute to carbon reduction through Friends of Conservation.
*The suggested amounts are in line with DEFRA’s current guidelines for the cost per tonne of carbon and are based on the approximate levels of CO2 emitted on an average flight. We are very grateful to TICOS, the Travel Industry Carbon Offsetting Service, for kindly providing this information.