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Sustainable Evolution? The Galapagos Recipe For Beating Overtourism

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Post date December 13, 2024

A Galápagos giant tortoise is walking with tourists in the background, on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos. Martha Barreno/Vwpics/ZUMA

Ecuador’s exceptional Galapagos archipelago has been at the heart of an ambitious decades-long preservation policy to protect its unique fauna from too many visitors. Could it serve as a model for others for how to resist overtourism?

Tags biodiversity, economy, ecotourism, ecuador, environment, environmental protection, fauna, galapagos, green tourism, local culture, nature, nature reserve, plastic pollution, society, sustainable tourism, tourism

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The Last Reindeer Herder: One Woman’s Fight To Save A Mongolian Tradition

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Post date August 15, 2023

Uvugdorj Delger, 70, along with his grandchild, Ankhbayar Orgilbayar, 15, and a relative’s child, Battuvshin Batsukh, 3, herds his reindeer in the Eastern taiga of Tsagaannuur soum, Khuvsgul province. Dolgormaa Sandagdorj, GPJ MONGOLIA

Her museum houses relics of a disappearing culture in the frozen taiga. Will cash payments and new language classes be enough to help her save the Dukha way of life?

Tags culture, generations, language, language classes, local culture, mongolia, mongolian culture, mongolian government, taiga, traditional culture, traditions, tuva language

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Gùsto! How · What · Where Locals Eat (And Drink) In Rio de Janeiro

Post author By lmacret
Post date July 4, 2023

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Rio de Janeiro is a city known for many things, but food is usually not one of them. Nonetheless, Rio’s food scene is not to be ignored. From açaí to steak, Rio has it all.