{"id":11442,"date":"2020-09-11t05:28:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-11t05:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/the-planet-forward-podcast-when-will-we-explore-again\/"},"modified":"2020-09-11t05:28:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11t05:28:24","slug":"pf-podcast-sven-lindblad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/pf-podcast-sven-lindblad\/","title":{"rendered":"the planet forward podcast: when will we explore again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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when we can travel again, what will it look like? how will travel and tourism have changed? how will the pandemic make us think differently about our health \u2014 and the health of our planet?<\/p>\n

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sven lindblad speaks at the 2019 planet forward summit at george washington university about his efforts in the gal\u00e1pagos islands. (planet forward)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

the pandemic has forced us to reconsider a lot of things, so when i sat down with global explorer and sustainability travel pioneer sven lindblad, who\u2019s ceo of lindblad expeditions (www.expeditions.com<\/a>), i wanted to know what it\u2019s going to take to get back out in the world \u2014 and how we can do it more sustainably. sven\u2019s thought a lot about both those issues because his company, like so many others in the travel business, was all but shut down by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

communities in beautiful but remote travel locations face a particularly delicate balancing act, made more challenging by covid-19 travel restrictions. where ecotourism supported conservations efforts, tourists and their money just about disappeared, creating an economic void that threatens so much of what\u2019s been achieved in recent years. for example, \u201cundertourism” now threatens progress in marine sanctuaries where tourism dollars replaced revenue that had led to overfishing.<\/p>\n

but there are changes we can make as we navigate the responsibilities of stewarding both natural resources and the communities dependent on tourism dollars. as i learned in our conversation, these issues are priorities for sven. he thinks and talks about them with searching curiosity and commitment. he\u2019s made sustainable tourism<\/a> a focus of his company. and he\u2019s been recognized for his conservation and environmental stewardship over the past two decades, specifically for his work in the gal\u00e1pagos archipelago.<\/p>\n

could his vision of tourism be how we travel in the future? it would stretch our horizons for sure, but it\u2019s an expedition worth considering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n