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Are virtual holidays the eco-future? Matt Rudd logs on to take a zero-carbon break in the virtual world

Want to get in touch with nature but don’t want to leave your cubicle?

Now you can teleport to Conservation Island, a virtual world built by the World Wildlife Fund into the popular online computer game called Second Life. Your digital self, called an avatar, can chat with an elephant or a panda about important environmental issues in the real world.