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Podcast: In Common
Episode: 130: Sustainable tourism with Jake Kheel
Description: In this episode, Michael speaks with Jake Kheel, Vice President of Sustainability at the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, a non-profit organization located in the Dominican Republic. The Foundation is funded in large part by Grupo Puntacana, a major tourism company in Punta Cana, which is the most well-known tourism destination in the DR. As background, Michael met Jake some years ago through Michael's longtime collaborator, Freddie Payton, who runs the Dominican NGO AgroFrontera in the province of Montecristi on the other side of the country.
Jake and Michael discuss Jake’s 2021 book, Waking the Sleeping Giant: Unlocking the Hi...