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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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“Dirty White Gold” – let’s help make this film happen in 2015
“When you bag a bargain, who pays for it?” I have recently participated in an interesting, thought-provoking and quite moving debate with the producers of the “Dirty White Gold” documentary, and I have learnt that: Up to 26 Indian cotton … Continue reading
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Divest or not divest? Split over the fossil fuel divestment movement
In my last post, I listed the decision by the Rockefeller Fund to sell shares in fossil fuel companies as well as the growing fossil fuel divestment movement as one of the most significant facts that “pave the road to … Continue reading
2014 – the year of change on climate change; 2015 – the year of climate action
It seems like in 2014 “the world” finally started to take climate change more seriously. Governments around the world began to respond to the growing threat of a changing climate. According to David Doniger, Director of the US Natural Resources … Continue reading
Fair wages in fashion – still a long way to go
On 20 November I attended an evening panel debate, hosted by Guardian Sustainable Business and H&M, around achieving fair wages in the fashion industry. The event brought together fashion brands, sustainability experts, NGOs and journalists “to explore the issues and … Continue reading
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Ethics over leather wallets – mobilizing rural communities to support conservation
In my last post “Nature conservation – why, actually?”, I wrote that prof Dave Goulson, a British biologist and conservationist who specialises in the ecology and conservation of bumblebees, said that he was getting fed up with having to make … Continue reading
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Nature conservation – why, actually?
Why are we usually expected to make an economic argument to justify conservation? If you have a spare moment, listen to the latest “Life Scientific” on BBC Radio 4 (28 min-long podcast from Nov 11 is available here). It is … Continue reading
Powerful documentary “Virunga” released on Netflix today – watch and take action
Armed rangers escort Virunga’s director Emmanuel de Merode into the village of Nyakakoma on the shore of Lake Edward. Photo credit to Martin Fletcher, The Telegraph Today is the world release of Virunga. Do everything you can to watch … Continue reading
EU 2030 climate deal – views from Poland
Elektrownia Bełchatów, photo: Wikimedia/morgre/CC3.0 Free carbon emission permits for the Polish coal industry till 2030, negotiated at the EU climate summit last Thursday, are seen as a victory by the Polish government and as a disgrace by many Polish media … Continue reading
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Communicating sustainability – lessons learnt from the best
The Guardian has just published an eBook, Innovation and inspiration in corporate sustainability, containing 111 case studies on the most innovative sustainability projects from the winners and runners-up of the 2014 Guardian Sustainable Business Awards. As stated in the introduction … Continue reading
Smart lights, smart city – Copenhagen’s Lighting Lab sensors change in sustainable street lighting
I have just listened to a pretty interesting report on BBC World Service (Copenhagen smart street lights) about an experiment, in which a Copenhagen suburb is being used as a test bed for various smart lighting technologies to see which … Continue reading
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