When did tourism last make you feel hopeful?
In this episode, Rebecca Woolford sits down with Vitória and Alex, the mother-son team behind Cristalino Lodge, a National Geographic Unique Lodge in the Southern Amazon. When Vitória first had a vision to protect this region through ecotourism, they called her crazy. Today, a butterfly and red flower carry her name – living tributes from scientists to a life devoted to the Amazon.
Find out below how they came to protect over 11,000 hectares of pristine rainforest and why the greatest threat to this region today might surprise you.
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