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Of course we at Biosphere are totally biased and bound to think that we are running a pretty cool volunteering organisation outfit. So don’t just take our word for it. Have a look at the kind of awards we have won (below), or what the media say about us, and what our team members and scientists think.   First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards Winner of the "Best Volunteering Organisation" award.     Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards Highly commended for "Best for Proctection of Endangered Species".     First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards Shortlisted for "Best in Protected Area/Park" and "Best Volunteering Programme" award.     Best holiday for green-minded travellers Our taster weekends are named as one of the best holidays for the green-minded traveller.     Top Ten Outdoor Pursuits Our Azores and Altai expeditions are named as one of the Top Ten Outdoor Pursuits by the Independent.     BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week A radio programme about our Altai snow leopard expedition for BBC Radio 4 "Nature" appears on the channel's "Pick of the Week". For the first time in the history of "Pick of the Week", four excerpts of one programme were aired.     Best Practice Award and Top Rating for Environmental Excellence From Greenstop.Net, who assess eco-friendly practices and responsible tourism. In their 3 "stops" classification scheme, Biosphere Expeditions have achieved top ranking and a best practice award for environmental excellence.     Umwelt-Online-Award (Environment-Online-Award) Run by the German Federal Workgroup for Environmentally-aware Management and its patron the German Minister for the Environment, this prize is awarded to businesses and organisations with an online presence who have displayed excellence and best practice for the environment.     Winner of the Environment Award Competition run by the largest independent newspaper group in the UK and sponsored by Persimmon Homes. Awarded to Biosphere Expeditions as the organisation making the biggest difference to the environment in 2001.     Winner of the X-treme Award From the makers of SealSkinz waterproof socks and gloves, an award for outdoor travel/adventure with a purpose.     Cambridge Enterprise Conference Awards Runner-up in a competition for young and dynamic businesses and organisations.     Website Award From the publishers of the Encyclopedia Britannica.     Website Award From the electronic version of the German yellow pages.