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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:44:51 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>People - Latest</title><subtitle>People - Latest</subtitle><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-02-04T09:28:33Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Albert Teo: Responsible Tourism for Borneo Biodiversity Preservation, Community Capacity Building</title><category term="Author"/><category term="Conservation"/><category term="Eco-tourism"/><category term="Ecology"/><category term="Sabah"/><category term="Social Enterprise"/><category term="WWF"/><category term="Wildlife Corridor"/><category term="capacity building tourism"/><category term="ecotourism"/><category term="responsible tourism"/><category term="secondary rainforest"/><category term="sukau"/><category term="undefined"/><category term="wildlife protection"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/albert-teo-responsible-tourism-for-borneo-biodiversity-prese.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/albert-teo-responsible-tourism-for-borneo-biodiversity-prese.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2012-02-04T05:58:07Z</published><updated>2012-02-04T05:58:07Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Protecting wildlife and fragile ecosystems while boosting livelihoods can be done through purposeful enterprise, as demonstrated by Boreno Eco Tours' Albert Teo, in the Lower Kinabatangan and Kudat areas of Sabah. Mallika Naguran chats with Albert Teo, also the founder of Borneo Ecotourism Solutions and Technologies, to find out more about his sustainable tourism business model.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Reese Fernandez: Filipino Social Enterprise Rags2Riches Provides Decent Work for Women</title><category term="Michael Switow"/><category term="Philippines"/><category term="Philippines"/><category term="Rags2Riches"/><category term="Reese Fernandez"/><category term="Social Enterprise"/><category term="Social Responsibility"/><category term="community development"/><category term="fashion"/><category term="poverty eradication"/><category term="women"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/reese-fernandez-filipino-social-enterprise-rags2riches-provi.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/reese-fernandez-filipino-social-enterprise-rags2riches-provi.html"/><author><name>M.Switow</name></author><published>2012-01-24T05:21:39Z</published><updated>2012-01-24T05:21:39Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Rags2Riches is a Filipino brand that turns scraps of cloth into high-end fashion accessories . . . and in the process provides jobs, dignity, decent wages and financial training to women from some of the poorest communities in the country.  Check out the podcast!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Sanjeev Sanyal on Sustainable Urban Environments</title><category term="Author"/><category term="India"/><category term="QI Global"/><category term="Sanjeev Sanyal"/><category term="Sustainable Planet Institute"/><category term="Urban Development"/><category term="Urban Development"/><category term="Young Global Leader"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/sanjeev-sanyal-on-sustainable-urban-environments.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/sanjeev-sanyal-on-sustainable-urban-environments.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-11-08T06:45:51Z</published><updated>2011-11-08T06:45:51Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[The founder of the Sustainable Planet Institute, Sanjeev has given a lot of thought to how cities grow and what policies are needed to limit their carbon footprint and encourage sustainability.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>James Anak Bali: Conserving Borneo's Sea Turtles Creatively</title><category term="Conservation"/><category term="Giant green sea turtles"/><category term="Marine Life"/><category term="Pulau Talang Talang"/><category term="Sarawak"/><category term="Sarawak Forestry office"/><category term="Sarawak turtle board"/><category term="Turtle Conservation"/><category term="fishing trawlers damage"/><category term="monsoon season eggs"/><category term="reef ball"/><category term="sarawak wildlife protection ordinance"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/james-anak-bali-conserving-borneos-sea-turtles-creatively.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/james-anak-bali-conserving-borneos-sea-turtles-creatively.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-09-28T08:00:38Z</published><updated>2011-09-28T08:00:38Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Where once sea turtle population took a dive for the worse, one man introduced unusual methods to revive the numbers on Pulau Talang Talang of Sarawak.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Unn Sophary: Waste Plastic, Glass Bottle Re-used to Art</title><category term="Artist"/><category term="Cambodia"/><category term="Glass Bottle Recycling"/><category term="Little Pari Jazz Bar"/><category term="Plastic Bottle Recycling"/><category term="Social Enterprise"/><category term="Unn Sophary"/><category term="Waste Management"/><category term="Waste re-use"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/unn-sophary-waste-plastic-glass-bottle-re-used-to-art.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/unn-sophary-waste-plastic-glass-bottle-re-used-to-art.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-09-12T07:52:06Z</published><updated>2011-09-12T07:52:06Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Casting light on a longstanding problem is only part of what artist and eco-campaigner Unn Sophary does. She takes waste plastic and glass bottles, turns them into practical and elegant accessories – and educates her community too.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Celia Gregory: Regenerative Coral Reef Sculptor</title><category term="Artist"/><category term="Biorock"/><category term="Coral Reef Conservation"/><category term="Coral Reef Restoration"/><category term="Indonesia"/><category term="Marine Tourism"/><category term="artificial coral reef"/><category term="celia gregory"/><category term="gili eco trust"/><category term="marine life conservation"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/celia-gregory-regenerative-coral-reef-sculptor.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/celia-gregory-regenerative-coral-reef-sculptor.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-09-06T06:34:37Z</published><updated>2011-09-06T06:34:37Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Celia Gregory has a dream of creating a living sculpture under the waves. She is making it come true with the Coral Goddess, an innovative mix of eco-responsibility and intriguing art. This is the latest design in her series of shaped reef structures, built and laid down to revive marine environments. Mallika Naguran finds out more about the sculptor's work.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Hannah the Mermaid Raises Awareness of Marine Magnificence</title><category term="Atlantis Resort"/><category term="Conservation"/><category term="Hannah the Mermaid"/><category term="Marine Environment"/><category term="Marine Life"/><category term="Mermaid"/><category term="The Cove"/><category term="marine life conservation"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/hannah-the-mermaid-raises-awareness-of-marine-magnificence.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/hannah-the-mermaid-raises-awareness-of-marine-magnificence.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-07-18T08:22:35Z</published><updated>2011-07-18T08:22:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[As a professional mermaid, Hannah Fraser participates in the Atlantis Resorts programs of entertainment, her appearances drawing large crowds of all ages. While to some this may seem like a fantasy creature lifted from the stills of a Disney Movie, the reality could not be further from the truth.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Hummingfish Founder Celebrates One Year with New Sustainable Tourism Projects</title><category term="Daniel Groshong"/><category term="Green Tourism"/><category term="Hummingfish Foundation"/><category term="Sustainable Tourism"/><category term="Timore Leste"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/hummingfish-founder-celebrates-one-year-with-new-sustainable-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/hummingfish-founder-celebrates-one-year-with-new-sustainable-1.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-06-18T08:17:36Z</published><updated>2011-06-18T08:17:36Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Living next door to Dr Seuss as a child gave Daniel Groshong a head start into caring for the environment and utilising nature to help less-privileged people.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Durreen Shahnaz launches Asia's First Private Investment Platform for Social Enterprises</title><category term="Clean technolog"/><category term="Durreen Shahnaz"/><category term="IIX"/><category term="Impact Partners"/><category term="Microfinance"/><category term="Renewable energy"/><category term="Sustainable investment"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/durreen-shahnaz-launches-asias-first-private-investment-plat.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/durreen-shahnaz-launches-asias-first-private-investment-plat.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-05-25T01:28:57Z</published><updated>2011-05-25T01:28:57Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Singapore-based Durreen Shahnaz has used her pioneering IIX organisation to launch Impact Partners, a brand new investment facilitator for sustainable economic development in the region.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Brendon Sing of Shark Guardian: Why I Love Sharks</title><category term="Brendon Sing"/><category term="Long line fishing"/><category term="Shark Guardian"/><category term="Shark decline"/><category term="Shark finning"/><category term="Shark’s fin soup"/><id>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/brendon-sing-of-shark-guardian-why-i-love-sharks.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/latest-people/brendon-sing-of-shark-guardian-why-i-love-sharks.html"/><author><name>Gaia Discovery</name></author><published>2011-05-10T07:51:00Z</published><updated>2011-05-10T07:51:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[Brendon Sing runs conservation programme through Shark Guardian, his own NGO, and shares how he started.]]></summary></entry></feed>
