A former food and lifestyle journalist and current sustainable tourism writer, Dominique’s work has been featured in Regenerative Travel, Foodbeast, Los Angeles Magazine, Huffington Post, Maxim, TIME, and Buzzfeed, among others. Check out her Pressfolios for more published writing samples.
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How To Have Immersive Wildlife Encounters That Honor Both Creature and Habitat.
Above all, we must each take the time to recognize our travels not merely as vehicles for entertainment, but as opportunities to co-create a more resilient and equitable future for all human and more-than-human nature.
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Blue Travel: How Your Vacation Impacts The Ocean.
For responsible travelers, ocean-safe tourism is about minimizing environmental damage while directing as many tourism-dollars-spent as possible towards marine conservation and bolstering coastal communities. Relays the World Economic Forum, the economic value of coastal ecosystems is estimated to span from “billions to trillions,” with benefits ranging from food to storm protection to even carbon capture. Yet investments in the blue economy to date pale against the scale necessary to effectively combat climate change.
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COP27: The Path To Uniting The Travel Industry For Urgent Climate Action.
As the world turns its attention to Egypt and the 27th annual UN Climate Summit, we caught up with Jeremy Smith, Co-Founder of Tourism Declares, to discuss what we should expect from COP27 as well as his vision for the next chapter of tourism industry reform.
The Secret To Ethical Tourism: Bravery, Humility and Accountability.
In the tourism sector, such contradictions come into even sharper relief. What does it mean when the staff at my five-star eco-resort is guaranteed a “livable” wage but the workers themselves can’t afford to stay there? Alternatively, without these more sustainable offerings, wouldn’t the hospitality industry otherwise be irretrievably worse?
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Dominican Republic Commits To Protecting 30% Of Its Marine Environments By 2030.
At the United Nations Ocean Conference held in Lisbon last month, the Dominican Republic announced plans to expand its protected marine areas to 30% by 2030. As part of the United Nation’s 30×30 movement, this commitment will help the Dominican government direct critical resources toward protecting the country’s unique ocean ecosystems.
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UN Ocean Conference 2022: How Blue Carbon Can Offer Critical Bridge Between Regenerative Tourism And Conservation Finance.
At the most recent United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Lisbon in June, blue economy mobilization platform NOAH Regen (NOAH) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) hosted a side-event through Forum Oceano to discuss a host of breakthrough innovations in the ocean conservation finance sector.
Sizzling Balut Recipe.
Yes, there’s a baby duck in there, and if you’ll set aside all squeamishness for just a second, you’ll find that us Filipinos might actually be onto something.
‘Everything Bagel’ Sushi.
Sometimes, when the universe presents you with the absurd, you just gotta roll with it… Get it? Get it?
Grasshopper Tacos at Petty Cash Happy Hour.
If you like them, but are afraid of judgment, you can just blame the $7 daiquiris. And if you like them and aren’t afraid, you can revel in the fact that you’ve just won yourself a healthy and sustainable food source for the next near-apocalypse scenario. It’s a win-win.