The field operations of Earth Train, an international youth leadership organization, are located in Panama in the Mamoní Valley Preserve. The preserve is a remarkable area in the center of the Americas on a land bridge teeming with biodiversity and where the separation between the two great oceans is at its narrowest. It is a crucial battle ground for the protection and smart use of rainforests for future generations.

Ger to Ger – the self-styled ‘market-driven social enterprise’ based in Mongolia – is definitely doing something right. Founded in 2005 by Mr Zanjan Fromer, a native Alaskan with extensive experience in tourism and development, Ger to Ger aims to give travellers the ultimate, authentic Mongolian experience.

At the heart of the national flag of India is the Ashoka Chakra, a circular symbol depicting the wheel of darma. (‘Chakra’ in Sanskrit means ‘wheel’.) The Ashoka Chakra is so named because it is found on artefacts from the time of the Mauryan (ancient Indian) Emperor Ashoka the Great, one of the world’s greatest…