Right now, nobody wants to imagine another global crisis happening. We have not even reached the “eye of the storm” with the current, unprecedented, COVID-19 pandemic, which has essentially paralyzed the world. However, without being pessimistic, other crises will come and will continue to test society and institutions as they have never been tested before. What we learn from … [Read more...] about Resilience in tourism: Learning from crisis management experiences
Denise Levy
Tem ampla experiência em temas ambientais e de manejo social na América Latina. Seu principal foco tem sido o planejamento do uso da terra e o financiamento da conservação da terra, como também as avaliações de impactos ambientais estratégicos. Nos últimos anos, o setor de turismo teve como foco a proteção costeira e marinha, e o desenvolvimento urbano sustentável. Antes de fazer parte do time do Banco, Denise Levy foi gerente de programa conservação de terras privadas do The Nature Conservancy, no Brasil. É graduada em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, possui doutorado em Análise de Políticas Públicas, pela Universidade de Illinois, em Chicago, e mestrado em Ciências e Políticas Ambientais, pela Universidade Johns Hopkins. Denise atualmente é especialista ambiental sênior da Divisão de Recursos Naturais, Agricultura, Turismo e Desastres Naturais do BID.
What is Sustainable Tourism for you? #IY2017
When the United Nations designated 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (#IY2017) I started to think about all the opportunities out there to celebrate, educate and mobilize efforts leading to more sustainable tourism! After all, having worked with tourism development programs in several countries in Latin America, I knew for a fact how … [Read more...] about What is Sustainable Tourism for you? #IY2017
Happy Crossings! Reducing animal-vehicle collisions: who is it good for and why does it matter?
Vehicles hitting animals is a problem: animals may die, people may die, and in most cases, someone has to pay for the consequences. While highways and roads allow people to travel everywhere, along the way, these roads cross through the habitat of many native wildlife species and collisions, therefore, become almost inevitable. In the United States, there are between 1 to 2 … [Read more...] about Happy Crossings! Reducing animal-vehicle collisions: who is it good for and why does it matter?