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Recent Posts
- I Declare a Climate Emergency December 5, 2021
- Sustainable Tourism AND/OR Regenerative Tourism? To make tourism better, we do need to ‘get it’ July 1, 2021
- ‘We are at the start of something big’ – reflections from the first Regenerative Tourism by Design cohort June 7, 2021
- ‘Regenerative Tourism meets Design Thinking’ – a Learning Journey of Designing Solutions for Tourism June 2, 2021
- 84% mark for my Master’s Dissertation! February 9, 2021
- Zrównoważona turystyka a marka destynacji turystycznych – moje prezentacje i warsztaty w Polsce. January 26, 2021
- Keynote Speech on Building Regenerative Tourism in Protected Areas post-Covid. January 20, 2021
- No to tourism at all costs! – local community perceptions on tourism in Tusheti Protected Areas in Georgia January 18, 2021
- Tourism in Protected Areas and Covid – raising awareness through Sustainability Tribe educational events November 18, 2020
- Tutoring Tour.Nat for better tourism in natural areas October 21, 2020
- Covid-19 impacts on nature conservation in Georgia June 3, 2020
- Tourism in Georgia: opportunities from Covid-19 pandemic June 3, 2020
- Covid19 and tourism in Georgia – early impacts and government response May 30, 2020
- Covid-19 and tourism in Georgia – calls to contribute April 27, 2020
- T.UN.NA Manifesto – the power of ‘Co-‘ April 21, 2020
- Challenges and opportunities in responsible tourism in Poland September 3, 2019
- Zrównoważona turystyka w Polsce – wyzwania, bariery i sukcesy June 27, 2019
- Local pride, authenticity and connection – social benefits of trails March 12, 2019
- my interview for the Sustainability Leaders Project February 28, 2019
- My short welcome speech for EuroEco18 September 29, 2018
- Interview for the Sustainability Leaders project on sustainable tourism in the Caucasus July 13, 2018
- Svaneti in Dede – a battle between tradition and progress. Has tourism had a role to play? May 14, 2018
- Svaneti responsible tourism businesses – recommendations please! February 16, 2018
- Adventure, Culture & Good Food: What Foreign Tourists Expect from Georgia? January 30, 2018
- Overtourism in Svaneti January 24, 2018
- Caucasus Tourism and me in 2017 – reasons to celebrate! January 7, 2018
- Tony’s take on Tourism Forum 2017 – input from Svaneti December 17, 2017
- Tourism boom in Georgia – reasons to celebrate? December 15, 2017
- Sustainable mountain tourism development in Georgia: insights from Tourism Forum 2017 December 11, 2017
- Transcaucasian Trail: “Innovation of the Year” winner! May 12, 2017
- How to build a sustainable tourism brand – insights from PATA conference in Bangladesh March 20, 2017
- The first ever community consultation in Georgia – we did it! December 11, 2016
- Sustainable tourism – my shift to the Caucasus September 29, 2016
- “OMG you can freeze eggs” – and other things we didn’t know October 15, 2015
- Make Do and Mend – free clothes upcycling workshop this Thursday April 28, 2015
- Fashion Revolution Day – what is it all about? April 24, 2015
- H&M disconnected – Fashion Revolution Day’s thoughts April 24, 2015
- Climate march – we did it, and it was awesome March 10, 2015
- Time to Act climate march today – I am marching because… March 7, 2015
- The Department of Repair: cash-free auction of exhibition furniture today February 19, 2015
- “I love you” to Planet Earth – on Valentine’s Day and beyond February 13, 2015
- Building support for a global climate deal in Paris – Jean Lambert MEP February 4, 2015
- “Dirty White Gold” – let’s help make this film happen in 2015 January 21, 2015
- Divest or not divest? Split over the fossil fuel divestment movement January 8, 2015
- 2014 – the year of change on climate change; 2015 – the year of climate action January 5, 2015
- Fair wages in fashion – still a long way to go December 4, 2014
- Ethics over leather wallets – mobilizing rural communities to support conservation November 20, 2014
- Nature conservation – why, actually? November 17, 2014
- Powerful documentary “Virunga” released on Netflix today – watch and take action November 7, 2014
- EU 2030 climate deal – views from Poland October 28, 2014
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Sustainable tourism – my shift to the Caucasus
I haven’t written here for a while – no excuses really. Well, maybe a small one: I have been a bit busy, building the first long-distance hiking trail across the Caucasus mountains and looking into sustainable tourism development in Georgia … Continue reading
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“OMG you can freeze eggs” – and other things we didn’t know
I have recently attended a fun and informative “Love Food Hate Waste” training, organised for Westminster Council’s Recycling Champions (a group of enthusiastic volunteers who help the Council promote recycling). We give talks and presentations to local residents, we run … Continue reading
Make Do and Mend – free clothes upcycling workshop this Thursday
According to WRAP, the organisation behind Love Food Hate Waste which helps consumers reduce food waste, around 350,000 tonnes of used clothing (£140 million worth) goes to landfill in the UK every year. The average UK household owns around £4,000 … Continue reading
Fashion Revolution Day – what is it all about?
Today is the Fashion Revolution Day to mark the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster that killed 1133 garment makers in one factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A further 2500 were injured. Fashion Revolution, a global coalition of designers, academics, … Continue reading
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H&M disconnected – Fashion Revolution Day’s thoughts
How can leading the fast fashion industry and supporting the buy & discard mentality ever be sustainable? During a recent CSR lecture I attended, one of the University of Reading professors added H&M to his list of the most progressive … Continue reading
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Climate march – we did it, and it was awesome
So we did it! And it was unforgettable. “As throngs of protestors descended upon London’s Parliament Square, a man dressed in a mock police hat and yellow safety jacket shouted through a loudspeaker: “Whose Planet?” “Our planet,” the crowd roared back. … Continue reading
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Time to Act climate march today – I am marching because…
Scientists and facts tell us that climate change is happening. But, despite increasing calls for action to tackle/stop/reverse it, many current policies show that the messages about global warming aren’t taken seriously. Politicians back fracking and flirt with the fossil … Continue reading
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The Department of Repair: cash-free auction of exhibition furniture today
“The Department of Repair explores (re)making through fixing, repairing and mending. The project reframes the theme of ‘repair’, exploring its identities and its potential as an environmentally/socially engaged practice. (…) With a fully zero waste aim for the project and … Continue reading
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“I love you” to Planet Earth – on Valentine’s Day and beyond
What will you give our Planet on Valentine’s Day? Without sounding too pompous, I will give it a stronger commitment to fight to protect it. Both in everyday routine by behaving more sustainably (recycle, upcycle and bicycle more; consume less; … Continue reading
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Building support for a global climate deal in Paris – Jean Lambert MEP
I have recently attended a lively Q&As session with Jean Lambert MEP (Green Party), hosted by the European Parliament Information Office in the UK. I asked her a few questions about the EU Parliament’s work on climate change and the … Continue reading
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