ATC 028 With Arooba Ahmed - How Ecotourism Can Harm Indigenous Communities

Podcast 028 with Arooba Ahmed - How Ecotourism Can Harm Indigenous Communities - Journal of Sustainable Development - State of the Planet - Columbia Earth Institute 01:00 Intro Arooba Ahmed - Rabi Scholar at Columbia University in the City of New York - studying Biochemistry and Psychology 02:51 Background for the article: “How Ecotourism Can Harm Indigenous Communities” 02:46 Very few eco-tourism projects managed by indigenous communities 06:21 Create a culture that fetishizes them 09:43 Classifications - guidelines and solutions 12:42 We should start by changing our views 14:38 References 18:21 Indigenous Communities have no say in the creation of the eco-tours - legal bindings 17:02 A better way? 20:28 If run by NGOs, non-profit organisations? 21:49 Where can people find Arooba & Endnote Journal of Sustainable Development: https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/consilience/blog/index?keyword=Indigenous%20communities State of the Planet: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/06/02/ecotourism-indigenous-communities/ Columbia Earth Institute: https://www.earth.columbia.edu We talk about Sustainability, Wellness & Responsible Travel, volunteering, digital nomads, funny, inspiring and extraordinary tales. Touching on organisations and people that are doing the right thing. We reveal this week’s most important news, with a good dose of scepticism and humour, so you can make up your own mind and travel with a clear mind! Thank you for listening. Send us your feedback and story suggestions via twitter twitter.com/aTravelCompanio Visit our website https://podcasts.earth