{"id":12206,"date":"2018-05-14t14:53:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-14t14:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/panamas-balancing-act-environmentalism-vs-tourism\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07t19:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07t19:39:37","slug":"getting-10-people-to-do-10-percent-better-an-environmentalists-path-to-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/getting-10-people-to-do-10-percent-better-an-environmentalists-path-to-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"panama&#8217;s balancing act: environmentalism vs. tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by&nbsp;jessica mordacq<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>diwigdi valiente grew up on the san blas islands with his parents and relatives, among the native guna people who now face exile from these islands they have called home for generations. panama\u2019s independent province of guna yala includes some 360 islands located in the caribbean sea off the coast of mainland panama. but rising sea levels as a result of climate change threaten to inundate the islands and take them underwater in as little as 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>valiente lives in panama city and is co-founder of bodhi hostels, which has two locations that bring eco-tourists into natural surroundings. and he has plans for another in the san blas islands, where he visits often. many tourists frequent guna yala for vacations. while they help support the economy of the native guna people living on the islands, they\u2019re also changing guna yala\u2019s culture at a time when people need their traditions most. valiente translates for his father aresio valiente l\u00f3pez \u2013 a lawyer and professor who is also from guna yala \u2013 as l\u00f3pez explains that, for the guna people, 80% of their $2.5 million annual income comes from tourism.<\/p>\n<p>abelardo \u201ctito\u201d nu\u00f1ez davies lives on pelican island with his mother in guna yala. he says that in recent years, he\u2019s seen a rise in tourism on the islands, resulting in less personal interactions between visitors and their hosts. valiente says he believes sustainability is important to tourism \u201cbecause, when we move from one place to another, we affect the place and we make an impact on the place we are going to. and we have the choice of making that a good or a bad impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>locals are making a profit by facilitating transportation and hospitality for tourists and many people have transitioned from traditional lifestyles, such as fishing. according to valiente, tourism \u201chas affected the way families behave and interact, because now they don\u2019t eat the same things they used to eat.\u201d instead of drinking plantain juice, the guna people buy coke. cans litter the shores of some islands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"align-center\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"architect for permanent kalu yala homes\" height=\"434\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/colinbphotography-9783.jpg\" \/><figcaption>ricardo arosemena, one of the architects for the permanent homes at kalu yala, says, \u201ca lot of people tend to go and sort of pass judgment on (the guna people) like, \u2018oh, their towns are so dirty and stuff.\u2019 but, my response to that is (the guna) could keep living exactly like that for a million years and they wouldn&#8217;t destroy anything. and the way that we live, maybe you don&#8217;t see any garbage, but we just destroy everything.\u201d (colin b photography\/medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>as the way of life is changing, so are the islands themselves. fifteen years ago, when he came to the san blas islands where he lives with his mother, davies\u2019 house was in the middle of pelican island, the size of a football field. now, the water reaches the edge of his family\u2019s home. as winds and storms worsen due to climate change, tourist boats are unable to come to the island and the family\u2019s income is in danger of decreasing. does he believe that the storms will get better? davies responds \u201cojal\u00e1,\u201d or god willing. the family does not yet have plans to move.<\/p>\n<p>the way of life of the guna people largely affected valiente in his studies of hospitality management and international business tourism in switzerland and his creation of bodhi hostels: \u201ci grew up in an environment of socialism, to be honest with you. within my community, everything was shared. . . . so for me, i\u2019ve seen this kind of lifestyle, which i think is the lifestyle we have to have in order for this planet to survive.\u201d to carry this out, valiente and his business partner allan lim started bodhi hostels, an ecotourism business that has had a hostel in el valle de ant\u00f3n in panama for three years and a new one at the eco-community of kalu yala that opened in late march.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image align-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kalu yala ag director zoe st. john\" height=\"525\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_9686.jpg\" \/><figcaption>while it may seem that several americans and other \u201cforeigners\u201d building a town in the middle of panama breeches on colonialism, jimmy stice and those working at kalu yala say they are trying to work with their neighbors to create a sustainable town. zoe st. john, above, kalu yala\u2019s agricultural director, says of neocolonialism, \u201ca lot of it is about intention and a lot of it is about action.\u201d kalu yala has a small house in san miguel where they offer educational and safety programs for locals and as an after-school program. \u201cthere\u2019s a reason why we\u2019re an established part of this community and a loved one and it\u2019s because we\u2019re just living here, we\u2019re not saying \u2018do this.\u2019 we\u2019re really here just as an example for other people that want to come visit us,\u201d st. john says. (abigail foerstner\/medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>kalu yala is a sustainable and growing town in the valley of a rain forest near san miguel, panama. valiente has seen tourism\u2019s effect on both the environment and the community of guna yala and kalu yala in very different ways. having experienced both a rural childhood and a western education and adult life, valiente says that \u201cthe worst thing about climate change is that people in need, people that are not making the problem, are the ones that are going to suffer the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>similar to the way the guna have lived sustainably for hundreds of years, kalu yala\u2019s mission, according to ceo jimmy stice, is \u201cto build a new town that proves that civilization can live in a socially and environmentally responsible way.\u201d stice hired lim and valiente to construct a hostel for his growing town because of their similar design languages: valiente and lim build the furniture themselves, practice composting, and access the power of solar panels at kalu yala. at kalu yala, residents use 8 percent of the carbon footprint of the typical american, little running water, and eat farm-to-table meals.<\/p>\n<p>jorinck knoester, hospitality and events manager at kalu yala, says that the community hostel is a great way to promote ecotourism and encourage guests to learn about kalu yala\u2019s mission, taking a sustainable lifestyle with them when they leave. kalu yala offers programming, like farm tours or workshops, to guests, who are allowed to stay anywhere from one to seven days at the hostel. as of recent, small homes are being built in an effort to encourage more residents to stay permanently in the town and to establish more consistency at kalu yala.<\/p>\n<div class=\"align-center\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"intern jorinck knoester and building project\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_9526.jpg\" \/><figcaption>a current intern stands in front of the frame for the new permanent houses. in a town where interns typically work on projects for only 10 weeks, jorinck knoester is looking forward to this project: \u201cnot everybody\u2019s staying for another semester, so there\u2019s a lot of changes, which is still good. that keeps us motivated with a lot of new ideas. but, i think it\u2019s also good to have some more permanent stuff.\u201d the interns who come to kalu yala\u2019s educational and research institute play an important role in the development and design of a permanent community.&nbsp;(abigail&nbsp;foerstner\/medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>wes stiner, head of design and construction at kalu yala, is in charge of building the permanent small houses. kalu yala plans to build three houses this year, consisting of 500-square-foot carriage houses behind larger homes. these permanent houses will help contribute to stice\u2019s goal of a sustainable community of \u201c5,000 people in 30 years.\u201d stice highlights the importance of permanent residents or people who come down to vacation in the homes. \u201cright now, we exclude a lot of the wisest people in the world from coming here by the fact that it&#8217;s not that comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"align-center\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"carriage houses sketch\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/img_9528.jpg\" \/><figcaption>the small carriage houses will be 500 square feet. the larger houses will be mixed charleston and california bungalow style with a porch opening up to most rooms, allowing residents to live outdoors. houses will take up little street space and expand back into the lot. larger homes can potentially be divided up into four individual living spaces to offer a variety of price ranges for the&nbsp;100 people who have contributed to the campaign for the houses, allowing them a time share of sorts.&nbsp;(abigail&nbsp;foerstner\/medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>stiner exclusively is utilizing sustainable resources for the project. the houses are mainly constructed of amargo amargo wood, harvested from areas flooded by the panama canal, so builders don\u2019t have to cut down new trees. ultimately, as stice puts it, \u201cover 50 percent of the world\u2019s solid waste streams are from construction activities, whether that\u2019s roads or buildings.\u201d kalu yala\u2019s goal is sustainable building to lessen that number and to have dwellers, both temporary and permanent, take away from kalu yala\u2019s projects and overall mission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"align-center\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kalu yala founder jimmy stice\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/schwartz_7777.jpg\" \/><figcaption>kalu yala founder jimmy stice says his worst case scenario is that his developing town would be used as an escapist destination, or \u201ca disneyland of sustainability.\u201d \u201cif people can go on vacation (and) have their kids be introduced to sustainable practices, i&#8217;m not going to feel bad about it. but, i&#8217;m also not going to feel like we were successful.\u201d long-term, stice hopes \u201cto create an economy here to where you don&#8217;t have to just come here to be a student, or come here to camp for the weekend, or whatever, (but) to where you can apply for a job here, like any real city.\u201d (alex schwartz\/medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>what the residents of kalu yala and guna yala know is that the way to work toward fixing climate change it to prove that it\u2019s economically beneficial, especially regarding tourism. stice elaborates on his view of tourism: \u201cthe whole reason that cities exist is a way of pooling human capital and concentrating human exchange so that humans can actually create more value as a civilization by being allowed to exchange. tourism is the first step in doing that.\u201d in this way, ecotourism can be seen as a sustainable approach as kalu yala plans to spread their ideals and their property. while the same may not go for the disappearing san blas islands, tourism does serve as a means of profit and a way for people to see the effects of their actions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image align-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kalu yala sign\" height=\"233\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/dsc_0254_0.jpg\" \/><figcaption>why wasn\u2019t kalu yala constructed in the united states? stice attributes kalu yala\u2019s building plan in panama to complicated u.s. zoning laws that might have stymied development and stronger economic growth in latin american in the coming years. (grace wade\/medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>while sustainable living has always been ingrained in the culture of the guna people, valiente sees a disconnect with how tourism affects their traditions. but at the end of the day, seeing how others live \u2013 be that the guna people or the residents of kalu yala \u2013 helps one realize how to better themselves and their way of living. and that seems to be a goal of both locations as tourist attractions. stice agrees, as he confirms this mission: \u201cit&#8217;s a lot easier for you to make an impact by getting 10 people to do 10 percent&nbsp;better, than for you to do 100 percent better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>medill&#8217;s jessica mordacq reports from panama:&nbsp;the san blas islands and kalu yala are two very different environments in panama that both revolve heavily around tourism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9417,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4893,4916,4900,4914,4904],"tags":[144,4044,3715,3786,2092,3951,3468],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-12206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","category-climate","category-green-living","category-sustainability","category-water","tag-climate-change","tag-colonialism","tag-ecotourism","tag-kalu-yala","tag-panama","tag-study-abroad","tag-tourism"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>panama&#039;s balancing act: environmentalism vs. tourism - planet forward<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/panamas-balancing-act-environmentalism-vs-tourism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_us\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"panama&#039;s balancing act: environmentalism vs. tourism - planet forward\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"medill&#039;s jessica mordacq reports from panama:&nbsp;the san blas islands and kalu yala are two very different environments in panama that both revolve heavily around tourism.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/panamas-balancing-act-environmentalism-vs-tourism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"planet forward\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/planetforward.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-14t14:53:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-07t19:39:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"medill news service\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@planet_forward\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@planet_forward\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"medill news service\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"9 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"article\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/panamas-balancing-act-environmentalism-vs-tourism\/#article\",\"ispartof\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/panamas-balancing-act-environmentalism-vs-tourism\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"medill news service\",\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9870afaf5af3533aa2269c37b200e503\"},\"headline\":\"panama&#8217;s balancing act: environmentalism vs. tourism\",\"datepublished\":\"2018-05-14t14:53:36+00:00\",\"datemodified\":\"2023-03-07t19:39:37+00:00\",\"mainentityofpage\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/panamas-balancing-act-environmentalism-vs-tourism\/\"},\"wordcount\":1868,\"commentcount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"climate change\",\"colonialism\",\"ecotourism\",\"kalu yala\",\"panama\",\"study abroad\",\"tourism\"],\"articlesection\":[\"architecture\",\"climate\",\"克罗地亚vs加拿大让球
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