© Victoria Polsoni
The Regenerative Travel section of the Mindful Explorer brings our readers engaging learning about politics, economics, climate science, social development, Indigenous cultural revitalization, and other pressing topics of the day. This article by Adventure Canada co-founder Bill Swan provides an introduction to the concept of regenerative travel.
© Michelle Valberg
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Geologist and university professor David Edwards attended the 2021 COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland as an observer. Here he shares some of his thoughts on the complex, sometimes frustrating, but very necessary, annual international conference.
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Territorial acknowledgements—paying homage to the traditional homelands where an event takes place or a structure is built—are one small way we can show respect to Indigenous peoples within Canada and around the world. Here, Ellie Clin shares what she learned from writing the territorial acknowledgement for Adventure Canada.
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Adventure Canada and BirdLife International both support regenerative practices, capacity building, and community innovations to help build a world where nature and people can co-exist in a state of harmony. In this partnership profile, Ian Davidson, BLI’s Americas Regional Director, tells us more about the new Graeme Gibson Fellowship.
© Victoria Polsoni
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Adventure Canada’s Taste of Place culinary program sources local delicacies directly from growers, harvesters, fishers, and brewers to support local food systems in Atlantic Canada. A key feature of our company's regenerative travel plan, this unique program combines food education, environmental conservation, and culture with delicious results!
© Dennis Minty
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In Newfoundland, instead of asking where you’re from, people will often say, “Where do you belong?” Dennis Minty explores this rich question with personal anecdotes about his own sense of place and how his travels have deepened his connection to home.
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Some of Dennis Minty’s fondest memories are of camping trips with his children, but lately he’s noticed the alarming trend of youth spending far less time outside. In this thoughtful piece, Dennis reflects upon what will happen to our world and our health if we aren’t connected to nature.
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Law student, Inuit advocate, and avid qajaq-er Robert Comeau shares his personal reflections as an Inuk living in Nunavut, now more than twenty years on since the creation of the territory. Along with celebrating such successes, Robert challenges readers to acknowledge historical and modern-day challenges faced by Inuit.
