To adopt a regenerative model, the tourism industry needs to help travelers maximize their positive impact on the environment and wildlife.
ROOTED IS a...
Solutions platform at the intersection of sustainable tourism, storytelling, and social impact.
Rooted's mission is to responsibly document, support, celebrate, and share sustainable travel-related initiatives that prioritize local communities and the planet – and to help others do the same.
Nepal
In the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park, local residents who used to kill wildlife that strayed onto farmland now keep poachers at bay.
Colombia
In Miravalle Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation, ex-FARC guerillas laid down rifles for
rafting paddles and established a tourism business to sustain their village.
India
In Ladakh, a trekking company has electrified more than 100 remote villages, providing work for women and discouraging youth from migrating to urban areas.
Around the world, people have found creative ways of responding to some of the world’s most pressing issues.
It’s time we hear their stories.
Rooted is a resource and source of inspiration for new and seasoned professionals eager to approach the travel industry from a solutions-oriented and community-focused perspective. It provides ideas and insight for aligning tourism-related work with the UN's sustainable development goals.
It is also a storytelling platform at the intersection of sustainable travel, environmental conservation, and community-based advocacy efforts, written and curated by a global citizen with decades of industry, international living, and traveling experience.
For Content Creators
Unlock the potential of your critical role in the travel industry and responsibly use your influence.
For Travel Service Providers & Destinations
Identify opportunities to support communities' sustainable development goals and turn passive travelers into powerful word-of-mouth ambassadors.
For Students & New Professionals
Learn how to navigate tourism's ability to support sustainable development and embrace responsible communication, regardless of your role in the industry.
Other Resources
The Resource Hub is a list of internal and external resources, carefully curated to make sure you have the very best, most comprehensive information at your fingertips, regardless of your role.
Recent Stories
Service providers put a lot of effort into developing the best trips. Thinking about storytelling in a few areas can make them even better.
The tourism industry must address the toll flying has on the environment. Now … how will it move forward in a proactive way?
Rushing the tourism industry to recovery centers travelers while reinforcing the oppressive foundation it hopes to escape.
Despite stated intentions to tell accurate stories, some travel companies and destinations still lean into inappropriate narratives.
A recent initiative tying tourism and conservation shows the power of creative thinking when it comes to building a better tourism model.
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