The Importance of Local Ownership in Chile – Part 1 | Ep. 56

Overview:

Join hosts Ashish Sanghrajka and Leigh Strensky in this thought-provoking episode of The Sustainable Voice® as they uncover the complex relationship between foreign ownership and local communities in Chile’s tourism industry. Through personal insights and real-world examples, they explore how the well-intentioned donation of land for conservation has created unexpected tensions within local communities.

Topics:

• The disconnect between Chile's tourism industry and local communities
• How land conservation efforts have inadvertently created social division
• Why tourism must be built with community involvement from the ground up
• The challenge of foreign ownership in Chile's luxury lodges