Many countries have really stepped up their efforts to protect and preserve their natural environment not only for the locals and visitors, but for the wild inhabitants and for the greater good of our planet.
Here are our list of the go-to green destinations you need to be touching down in:
1. Iceland
Iceland is one of the most environmentally-conscious countries in the world. It is a breathtakingly beautiful island that is well known for its fjords, natural hot springs, volcanoes, Northern Lights, whale watching, and glacier hiking.
A leader in renewable energy. 72% of Iceland's electricity is provided by hydropower plants and 26.8% from geothermal energy.
To tackle the issue of plastic pollution, Iceland and the other Nordic governments formally called for a global treaty to tackle the plastic crisis in our oceans.
2. Netherlands
The Netherlands has met 70% of their goals in the National Environment Policy Plan. Ranked 5th most environmentally friendly city in Europe by the European Green City Index was Amsterdam.
One of the best ways to tour around the cities and smaller towns is via bicycle, with the Netherlands having more than 15,000 kilometers (9,320 miles) of bike path.
The Netherlands is a world leader when it comes to farming and exports more agricultural products than any other nation on earth - aside from the USA.
3. New Zealand
Never ending landscapes, glaciers, fjords, volcanic plateaus, subtropical forests, whale and dolphin watching are just a few of the natural wonders found amongst the rolling hills of NZ.
The New Zealand casino industry is also becoming greener, with the growing online casino industry is helping with the green revolution.
The White Island, Mount Cook National Park, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve and Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Reserve, are just a few of the must go-to eco-tourist destinations in New Zealand.
4. Finland
Finland was ranked number one in a Yale University study for the Environmental Performance Index. One of Finland's most notable policies is that currently around 35% of its power comes from renewable sources. Finland is the third largest user of renewable energy in the European Union.
Finland's goal is to increase the use of renewable energy to 50% by 2050.
Finland is among the wealthiest industrial nations in the world, with its polluted lakes/rivers cleaned up leading to dramatic improvement in air quality across the country.
Finland is the greenest country in the world, according to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2016.
5. France
France was the first country in Europe to require supermarkets to donate waste food to charity, in 2015, and the first in the world to ban plastic picnicware - plates, cups and cutlery - from 2020. Back in 2016, France made another world first by unveiling a 1km road, made from solar panels.
Visit Paris and also Provence, Mont Blanc and the French Alps, Corsica with its GR 20 hiking trail, Burgundy for its wines, and the Loire Valley, the surf coast around Biarritz and so much more.
Paris introduced car-free Sundays, once a month in the city-centre; get around like a local by renting a bike or doing a guided bike tour.
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