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Richard Edwards Discusses Hiring Local As Best Practices In Tourism

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  • Date Added : 2/16/2010
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Richard Edwards

  • Director, Planeterra
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1966 (Age: 58 years old)
  • Richard Edwards - Interview - Planeterra
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Biography

Richard Edwards is the Director of Planeterra. In this role, he oversees the direction and development of our Foundation with the purpose of ensuring sustainable community development through travel. The company's aim is to create lasting memories and meaningful relationships between travelers and local communities by providing all generations of travelers with ways to connect and give back to our valuable projects around the world.

Edwards has over 20 years of experience in the ecotourism industry, integrated resource management and international community development.

Richard Edwards received his undergraduate degree from Linfield College and his Masters degree from Washington State University.

Some of the best practices in sustainable tourism that Costa Rica really demonstrates are obviously the environmental ones where some of the outstanding lodges, again, we can get the Cornell plug in here, one of the best lodges. My favorite ecolodge in the world is on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Academic Background and Interest In Ecotourism
  • Richard Edwards - Interview - Planeterra
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Video 2 of 12 Richard Edwards Explains Sustainable Travel Terminology
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Video 3 of 12 Richard Edwards Shares Experiences In Costa Rica
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Video 4 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Internet Has Changed Tourism
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Video 5 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Hiring Local As Best Practices In Tourism
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Video 6 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Role Of Ecotourism In Preservation
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Video 7 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Role Of Adventure Travel In Tourism
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Video 8 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Background of Not for Profit, Planeterra
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Video 9 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Challenges And Opportunities In Tourism
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Video 10 of 12 Richard Edwards Explains Planeterra Funding
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Video 11 of 12 Richard Edwards Discusses Factors That Determine Project Funding
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Video 12 of 12 Richard Edwards Shares Involvement With Green Spot
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