{"id":32746,"date":"2023-08-09t18:46:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-09t18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=32746"},"modified":"2023-08-14t17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14t17:17:03","slug":"planet-forward-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/planet-forward-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"planet forward in iceland: 2023 storyfest winners witness sustainability in action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>i recently returned from a week-long expedition to iceland with the 2023 planet forward storyfest winners.\u00a0their winning stories are shining examples of how we can use media to inform and engage people, address the biggest challenges of our time,\u00a0and reveal solutions.\u00a0 lindblad expeditions and icelandair made this exceptional trip possible. the students are working\u00a0their next story &#8211; from the trip!\u00a0 you&#8217;ll see it here, at <a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\">planetforward.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>click the presentation below<\/strong>&nbsp;to see photos of the incredible people and landscapes that made this a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience and storytelling expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/rslz79w6j0hap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/title-slide-scaled-e1691607695598-1024x782.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32772\" width=\"584\" height=\"445\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class='acf-gut-block'><section class=\"cta-buttons layout-center\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/transforming-iceland\/\" class=\"btn btn--lightblue single-cta \" target=\"\">see the full series here!<\/a>\n\t<\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>connections, discoveries, magnificent natural landscapes, and more! read all about our amazing trip to iceland from planet forward founder, frank sesno.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8596,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5034],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-32746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-storyfest-2023"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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