Around the World

Many people know about Leave No Trace from seeing signage or information at a park/natural area in their region. We come in contact with a number of people that are surprised to find out we are a nonprofit organization with not just a national reach, but an international one.

Check out these beautiful photos from Kakani Scout Camp in Nepal:

This Leave No Trace training was organized with the help of Initiative Outdoor. As, owner Chandra Ale describes:

Initiative Outdoor (I.O.) is an outdoor leadership school based in Kathmandu, Nepal. I.O. runs a variety of courses, including adventure camps for kids, wilderness first aid, whitewater rescue technician training, and leadership programs at local schools. The range of the course offerings results in a diverse clientele: I.O. students are river guides, kayakers, mountain guides, Nepali school children, international students, and employees of both local businesses and INGOs.

I.O. was able to incorporate Leave No Trace education into all of their training this year, including this camp near Shivapuri National Park. The Center is grateful for the work of all of our volunteers, partners, members and supporters in helping communicate the importance and universality of these principles in every corner of the world.

International Highlight: Ireland Takes on Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace has a growing international presence with dozens of partner organizations using and incorporating Leave No Trace around the world, as well as a few countries that have actually formed Leave No Trace organizations, and countless groups using and incorporating elements of the program to complement their environmental efforts.

In its third year of work, one branch, Leave No Trace Ireland, has exhibited a remarkably vibrant program, successful in both field and event-based education. Program coordinator, Beverley Pierson is hard at work organizing communication and educational efforts around the country. The organization is publishing skills and ethics booklets for the general public, attending outdoor events, delivering Leave No Trace Trainer Courses and Awareness Workshops and developing educational partnership with a growing list of outdoor organizations and agencies.

Pictured above, Leave No Trace exhibited at the National Ploughing Championships, an event that draws 80,000 people in Athy, Ireland. You can find more information about Leave No Trace Ireland at: www.leavenotraceireland.org and more about other international partners at www.lnt.org/support/international.php.

Peace Corps Volunteers Incorporate Leave No Trace

Peace Corps volunteers from around the globe have been using Leave No Trace programs for years. Recently we sat down with a volunteer who is extending her relationship with her host country and is very interested in incorporating Leave No Trace in her work:

Jennifer Johns, recently returned from the Peace Corps in Honduras and is currently forming an outdoor leadership program for the community of Tornabe in Honduras. She travelled to Colorado to meet with Center staff because she wanted to teach the children of the Tornabe Leave No Trace. She also plans to teach Leave No Trace to adult educators there. As a result, she is taking the Spanish-translated PEAK program back to use and incorporate into her new program.

Stay tuned for more about Jennifer's program. What do you think about extending Leave No Trace programming and resources to to the international community?