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The OIA publishes Minimal Impact guidelines and tips
Published: 16/06/2010
The OIA has published a guide on how to ensure you leave minimal impact on the environment when you are out and about, with a handy one page summary.
Aimed at consumers, it is also a valuable tool for OIA members to include in their marketing material and help get the message accross to members of the public.
Chris Townsend, President of Mountaineering Council of Scotland said of the guide: "The hills and wild places where our adventures take place and that inspire us and refresh our spirits are shrinking and deteriorating due to human activities. We need to cherish and protect what we have left, which means being careful to minimise our impact, so that these precious places are there for future generations to enjoy and for the animals and plants for whom they are home. Each one of us can do this by thinking about our impact and following the advice laid out here."
VIEW MINIMAL IMPACT GUIDE IN OUR PUBLIC ZONE SECTION
'Minimal impact' was written for the OIA by John Traynor. John writes regularly for outdoor magazines and has been backpacking and camping for most of his life.
