Much of the Bamyan region is a fragile, high-altitude environment. Visitors should do their best to protect it. The following guidelines apply particularly when camping. • Keep your impact on the environment to a minimum. • Travel in a small party to minimise overall impact (but for safety reasons, don’t travel alone). • Cook on a kerosene stove. Avoid wood or dung fires; these fuels are a scarce resource needed by the local people. • Bring adequate warm clothing to avoid relying on campfires for warmth. • Wash dishes and clothes and bathe using a basin. Throw away soapy water at least 50 metres (yards) from streams or other water sources. • Where there are no toilets in the wilderness, relieve yourself at least 50 metres (yards) from open water sources or campsites. • Burn rubbish that can be burnt. Take other rubbish away with you to where you can dispose of it properly. • Leave campsites the way you find them – or cleaner. Don’t clear vegetation or cut trees or branches, and don't remove stones from walls or canals. • Don’t write your name or leave other graffiti on rocks and boulders. • Don’t harass or feed wild animals or catch wild game. • Don’t hunt or trade in endangered species. • Use tour operators who promote environmentally responsible tourism. |