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Pat Kinsella

Seven ways to reduce your carbon footprint when hiking and camping

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If you enjoy exploring the outdoors, there’s a high chance that you’re an environmentally aware person who appreciates green spaces and wild places and would prefer to see them stay as they are rather than be annihilated by climate change. If this is the case, in this article, we offer seven ways to reduce your carbon footprint so that future generations might enjoy the same trails you do now.

Done with thought and consideration, you might think that hiking and camping are very low-impact activities that don’t negatively impact the natural environment too much. In fact, some scientific reports (external link) have offered evidence that the carbon footprint of outdoor active-sport participants can be significantly (up to 40%) more significant than those who engage in mainstream team sports.

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