ATC 049 - Anneli Persson Bäck | Co-Founder PakForests - Voice Of Trees | Sustainability Developer by A Travel Companion published on 2021-05-08T05:07:30Z Podcast 049 with special guest - Anneli Persson Bäck | Co-Founder PakForests - the voice of trees and everything that inhabit our Forests | Sustainability Developer | Responsible Tourism | Advisor to the Pakistan Sweden Business Council 01:36 My intro to Anneli 02:42 Sustainability Developer 03:50 PakForests - conserve and sustain the forests - strategy for regional planning & data processing 08:20 Learn from each other - collaboration. 09:21 Opinion on deforestation 12:02 Biodiversity and challenges - education - working with the communities in KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) area. 16:49 Benefits for the communities - landslides, pine nuts & more 19:57 Eco-tourism in Pakistan, sustainable tourism practioner, putting the money in the right pocket, local communities 22:40 Respect the local culture 27:29 How to behave in Pakistan as a tourist - harassment - travelling as a women, what you should think about in a muslim country. 31:18 Women empowerment - networks with women - connected women 34:43 Tourism exploding in Pakistan, how to do this the right way - framework and regional planning - infrastructure. 38:01 Pandemic in Pakistan - disrupting bad mechanisms & implement long term sustainability. 43:18 Endnote from Anneli https://www.pakforests.com https://www.connectedwomen.co/connect/pk/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneli-perssonback/ https://www.psbc.se We talk about Sustainability, Wellness & Responsible Travel, volunteering, digital nomads, funny, inspiring and extraordinary tales. Touching on organisations and people that are doing the right thing. We reveal this week’s most important news, with a good dose of scepticism and humour, so you can make up your own mind and travel with a clear mind! Thank you for listening. Send us your feedback and story suggestions via twitter https://twitter.com/aTravelCompanio Visit our websites https://podcasts.earth and soon https://sustainable.news Genre Storytelling