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Ron Mader

(He/Him)
Las Vegas
As seen in: Planeta.com
Covers:  Ecotourism, Eco Travel, Biodiversity, Climate, Indigenous language, Food, International Institutions, Grassroots Conservation
Savoring slow adventures, city parks, good friends, and slower bike rides. Also, tweeting from @planetanews 🌎🌏🌍 📷📍Seven Magic Mountains 🏔️

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Ron Mader’s Biography

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Ron Mader is a communication catalyst and professional speaker, writer, and photographer. Influential, innovative, impactful

Ron’s professional focus on ecotourism and responsible travel go back to academic research conducted in Central America in the late 1980s.

In 1994 Ron launched Planeta.com, the web’s first site dedicated to ecotourism, responsible travel, and conscious travel.

Ron has facilitated numerous seminars online and in the natural world and has won many awards, including recogni…

Ron Mader’s Journalist Portfolio

Defining Ecotourism and Responsible Travel

Defining Ecotourism and Responsible Travel

Ron Mader, author and host of Planeta.com for over 25 years, offers his definitions of ecotourism, responsibl…

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Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: A Sacred Celebration

Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: A Sacred Celebration

The celebration of the 'Day of the Dead' in Oaxaca, Mexico and how to participate in the sacred celebration.

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The Markets of Oaxaca, Mexico

The Markets of Oaxaca, Mexico

Ron Mader describes the markets in Oaxaca, Mexico and provides tips for many and varied places to shop while …

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Exploring Ecotourism

Exploring Ecotourism

As part of the Planeta.com deep dive into tourism definitions and niches, we turn to one of our favorites - e…

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Seven Magic Mountains

Seven Magic Mountains

Can stacked, day-glo, locally sourced boulders be an inspired, ephemeral roadside attraction? Yes, with free …

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Articles

iNaturalist

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By Ron Mader
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Logo Among our fave apps that help identify plants and and animals: Seek and iNaturalist. Questions What are the differences between the inaturalist and seek apps? - iNaturalist: The species included in Seek are based entirely on photos and identifications made by the global iNaturalist community, so the Seek camera will work best in places where there is already an active community of iNaturalist users, and for species that are easily identified from photos.
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By Ron Mader
| Planeta.com
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Conservation and Tourism Associations and Groups

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By Ron Mader
| Planeta.com
Illustration generated via Google Gemini (Some rights reserved) For World Tourism Day Planeta.com regularly updates our index of relevant conservation and tourism associations / groups / networks around the world. We also submit a few questions to compare, contrast, and evaluate the value for members, locals, and the visitors. Since the beginning of our website in 1994/1995, we have connected with number of associations and groups focused on the intersections connecting conservation and tourism.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was the environmental reporter in Mexico City in 1993

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I like pitches to be part of long-term story development.

What's your favorite social network?

Flickr! It's been a great archive of travel and screenshots of the past 20 years. Archive: https://www.flickr.com/photos/planeta