You're (Not) Welcome Here – Episode 5: Regenerative Travel with Chloe King

In episode 5, Chloe King, PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge and Director of Conservation at Solimar International, joins Dr. Kelly Cerialo and Jaclyn Yost to discuss her work and research at the nexus of conservation, climate change, and tourism. Listen now to learn more about the global projects that Chloe works on and how she is seeking practical solutions for shifting towards a regenerative economy that values people and nature above profit.

p.s. – despite the name of the podcast, you are all very welcome here.   

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Intro Song Credit: Jesus of Babylon - Yalla Arabia

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Speaker Bio:  

Chloe King is a marine conservationist, social scientist, and sustainable tourism researcher and consultant, with experience leading conservation and development projects in over a dozen destinations globally. As a PADI Divemaster, Chloe both worked in the marine tourism industry and led research projects in Indonesia and Timor-Leste as a Boren Scholar, Projects for Peace Fellow, and Fulbright Scholar, gaining fluency in Bahasa Indonesia while engaging with coastal communities across the archipelago. As the Director of Conservation & Community Development for Solimar International, she has worked on numerous USAID-funded projects to utilize tourism as a catalyst to achieve sustainable development objectives, including establishing a thriving DMO in Timor-Leste; managing the implementation of a $1 million USAID project in the Sundarbans Reserve Forest of Bangladesh; leading private sector engagement in climate adaptation in the Maldives; and leading the COVID-19 recovery strategy for the government of Georgia.

Chloe holds a BA in International Affairs from the George Washington University, an MSc in Marine Systems and Policy from the University of Edinburgh, and an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, working with government and community stakeholders of the Galápagos Islands to create their COVID-19 tourism recovery strategy and align the economy with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  

To connect:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloeking313/ 

https://twitter.com/chloeking313  

[e-mail]   

Relevant links:

“Climate Action through Regeneration: Unlocking the Power of Communities and Nature through Tourism” published by Regenerative Travel (June 2022). https://bit.ly/3Q3T4Qx  

“Reimagining Resilience: Covid-19 and Marine Tourism in Indonesia” published in Current Issues in Tourism (January 2021). https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.1873920  

“Marine Reserves and Resilience in the Era of COVID-19” published in Journal of Marine Policy (May 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105093  

“Research Shows High End Tourism in Indonesia Fails to Empower Local People During Covid-19 Pandemic” published in The Conversation (May 2021) https://theconversation.com/research-shows-high-end-tourism-in-indonesia-fails-to-empower-local-people-during-covid-19-pandemic-157422