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By Jill K. Robinson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:34 AM ET

How do you fix the hurricane-trampled mangrove forests on a tropical island? Get in a kayak and plant thousands of trees, one at a time. Read More

More like this in: Hurricane, Beaches, Deforestation, Caribbean, Honduras, Coral Reef, Plants, Kayak, Erosion

By Wynter Mitchell | Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:00 PM ET

Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs traces his ancestors' roots and returns to the region on a mission of goodwill and better understanding. Read More

More like this in: David Beckham, UNICEF, Africa, England, AIDS, Football, Race, Sierra Leone

By Annie Scott | Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:00 AM ET

Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment program makes nature lovers out of even those of us who rarely see a tree, much less the ocean. Read More

More like this in: Eco-Friendly, Water, Vacation, Hiking, Ritz-Carlton, Annie Scott, Sunscreen, Snorkeling, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Kapalua

By Kirk Bromley | Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:00 PM ET

Climb aboard a cruise ship out of Toronto on Oct. 2 and fight breast cancer with boatertainment. Read More

More like this in: Cancer, Breast Cancer, fundraising, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Toronto, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Life & Style, Giving, Fundraising, Events, Activism, Health & Fitness, Voluntourism, Leisure Travel

By Annie Scott | Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:28 PM ET

$8.55 million, 57,000 volunteer hours -- why does nobody talk about this? Read More

More like this in: Children, Energy, Water, Sustainability, Conservation, Caribbean, Ritz-Carlton, Jamaica, Annie Scott, The Kids, Jean-Michel Cousteau

By David Jenison | Tue Sep 1, 2009 10:00 AM ET

Hotel chains offer free nights for community service Read More

More like this in: California, Los Angeles, Chicago, Vacation, San Diego, Arizona, Las Vegas, Denver, Tempe

By Ben Corbett | Tue Aug 4, 2009 11:25 AM ET

In Cuba, the Venceremos Brigade and Pastors for Peace offer a helping hand... And stir up the travel ban controversy. Read More

More like this in: Charity, United States, Recession, Medicine, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Business, Social Responsibility, Good Ideas, Economy, Giving, Volunteerism, Activism, Human Rights, Destinations, Voluntourism

By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:00 AM ET

Can't choose between adventure and volunteerism? Roadmonkey says: do both! Read More

More like this in: The New York Times, Twitter, Africa, AIDS, Philanthropy, Vietnam, Tanzania, Volunteerism, Mount Kilimanjaro

By David Jenison | Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:58 AM ET

Help the Galapagos Islands keep evolving with a conser-vacation Read More

More like this in: Organic, Eco-Friendly, Employment, UNESCO, Charles Darwin, World Heritage Site, Galapagos Islands, Destinations, Voluntourism, Eco-travel, Leisure Travel

By David Jenison | Thu Jul 9, 2009 1:35 AM ET

Tonic's latest travel series takes one of its fearless writers on a yearlong trek around the world. Read More

More like this in: Africa, India, Asia, Vacation, Prague, Vienna, Berlin, Budapest, Kiev, Romania, Krakow