Awards and accolades in wildlife conservation and conservation holidays volunteering with animals won by Biosphere Expeditions

Awards

Biosphere Expeditions has won the following awards (our definition of "award" is a process that requires an entry via an application form and where a winner is chosen on a competitive basis by a judging panel):

World Travel and Tourism Council Tourism For Tomorrow Awards: Finalist in the "Environment" category (international award scheme)
First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards: Winner of the "Best Volunteering Organisation" award (international award scheme based in the UK)
Skål International Sustainable Tourism Awards: Winner of the category "Countryside and wildlife" (international award scheme)

UIAA Mountain Protection Award: Winner of the category "Best Initiative" (international award scheme)
Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards: Highly commended in the categories "Best for Protection of Endangered Species" and "Best Volunteering Organisation" (international award scheme based in the UK)

EcoTrophea: Finalist in the category "environmental protection and social responsibility in tourism" (international award scheme based in Germany)
Reef Check Awards: Our Founder & Executive Director, Dr. Matthias Hammer, is made a "Hero of the Reef" for services to coral reef conservation worldwide (international award scheme based in the USA)

German Institute for Innovation, Sustainability and Digitisation and DUP Entrepreneurship Magazine: Our Founder & Executive Director, Dr. Matthias Hammer, is named an "entrepreneur of the future" (international award scheme based in Germany)
Best Volunteering Holidays Award: Award by Tripbase.com (international award scheme based in the USA)
Future 50 Award: Our Founder & Executive Director, Dr. Matthias Hammer, is named in the Future 50 class of "ones to watch" (UK award scheme based in Norfolk)
Best Practice and Environmental Excellence Award: From Greenstop.Net, who assess eco-friendly practices and responsible tourism (international award scheme based in the UK)
SealSkinz X-treme Award: Winner (UK award scheme)
Website Award from the publishers of the Encyclopedia Britannica

National Geographic Traveler Tours of a Lifetime Award: Several awards for our projects on snow leopards, wolf, lynx and other species across the world (international award scheme based in the USA)
Environmental Best Practice Award: Silver award by the Green Organisation (international award scheme based in the UK)
Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award (for Responsible Tourism): Winner of the "Conservation Award" (international award scheme run by magazine based in the USA)
Umwelt-Online-Award (Environment-Online-Award): German government prize awarded to businesses and organisations with an online presence who have displayed excellence and best practice for the environment (international award scheme based in Germany)
"Trophée de femmes": Our Namibia scientist was made a laureate of this environmental prize by the Fondation Yves Rocher
Blue List Award: Best in Sustainable Travel for Azores whales & dolphins expedition (international award scheme run by magazine based in the USA)
EDP Environment Award: Winner (UK award scheme)

Accolades

Biosphere Expeditions has earned the following accolades (our definition of "accolade" is a listing, usually through an editorial process, which does not require an application):

National Geographic mentions Biosphere Expeditions as one of "12 ways to travel sustainably". Other mentions are a "100 places that will change your life" accolade for the Costa Rica sea turtle expedition, a National Geographic Adventurer "Best New Trip" accolade for the Slovakia large carnivore expedition and an "Incredible Rewilding Projects" accolade for the Germany wolf expedition.
"Top Wildlife Conservation Holiday" for Sumatra tiger expedition; "Top Ten Conservation Holiday" for Altai snow leopard expedition.

Our Tien Shan snow leopard expedition is honoured on Condé Nast Traveller's "Gold List" of "the world's most extraordinary travel experiences"

Our Armenia large carnivore expedition is honoured on Condé Nast Traveller's list of "Ten of the world's most admirable voluntourism trips that will actually make a difference"
"Best Adventure Outfitter", "Best Save-the-Earth Trip" and "Tips for Smarter, More Responsible Travel" listings
"Best Volunteer Travel" for Namibia cheetah expedition
"Unforgettable Travel Adventure (Unvergessliches Reiseabenteuer)" for taster days and Honduras coral reef expedition
"Top Responsible Holiday" for Amazonia biodiversity expedition
"Best Volunteer Dive Organisation" (international online magazine)
Biosphere Expeditions makes it on "The Go List" for "novel vacations"; "Trip of the Year" for Maldives coral reef & whale shark expedition
"Best Trip that Offers a Way Back" for Malaysia coral reef expedition
"Great Humanitarian Travel Option" for Amazonia biodiversity expedition

"Top Wildlife Conservation Blog" for our blog
"10 adventures that are good for you and the world" for Azores whale & dolphin expedition; "30 Great Escapes / Best Adventure Trips on the Planet" for Slovakia large carnivore expedition; "Top Trips: Great small group adventure across the globe" for Arabia desert species expedition.

"Best Holiday for Green-Minded Travellers" for experience days; "Top Ten Outdoor Pursuits" for Altai snow leopard & Azores whales and dolphins expeditions; "Best Desert Adventure Holiday" for Arabia desert species expedition; "Best Activity and Adventure Break" for Musandam coral reef expedition; "Best Volunteer Career Break" for Brazil jaguar expedition; "Best for the Wild at Heart" for Slovakia large carnivore expedition.
"Ten Best Wildlife Volunteering Holidays" for Oman Arabian leopard expedition; "Ten Best Wildlife Holidays in Europe" for Azores whales & dolphins expedition.
"Most satisfying trip of the year" for Altai snow leopard expedition

"Life-changing volunteering trip" for Tien Shan snow leopard expedition

""Wildlife tourism experience where travelers can make a genuine difference"" for Thailand elephant expedition

Our Thailand expedition is mentioned in "The Australian" as one of "15 wildlife trips that tick all the boxes for sustainability and authenticity"
"Top Holiday For Nature" listing in the category "Where can I do something for nature during my holidays?" (Wo kann man im Urlaub etwas für die Natur tun?)
"The 50 greatest wildlife holidays on Earth" for South Africa leopard expedition; "Twenty of the world's greatest adventures" for Brazil jaguar expedition; "50 amazing wildlife adventures" for Musandam coral reef expedition; "Top 10 rare wildlife encounters" for Azores whales & dolphins expedition, "20 wildlife holidays that will really make a difference" for Thailand elephant expedition.
"Best Volunteer Vacation" for Namibia cheetah expedition
"Ethical experience" for Sumatra expedition, "10 of the best conservation holidays" for Slovakia large carnivore and Malaysia coral reef expeditions
"Top Ten Ethical Operators" listing for Biosphere Expeditions
"World's most interesting (and conservation-focused) wildlife trips" listing for Arabia desert species expedition and "Cool conservation-based adventures for your bucket list" listing for Azores whale & dolphin species expedition
"Top Rated Noprofit" listing for Biosphere Expeditions by GreatNonprofits.org

"Top citizen science nature travel option for environmentally-conscious travellers" listing in well-known nature experience portal Nomad Nature Travel

"Top player in the ecotourism market" listing in Skyquest global ecotourism analysis report