{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f81e449d52c90016e4b2b1/66d5ef5d3895e5a9f8505f62?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Plastic and Tourism: How to Travel Better and Transform the Industry","description":"<p>Tourism creates more plastic waste than travelers see. Green marketing and sustainable development researcher Dr. Farzana Quoquab explains why plastic consumption often rises in popular destinations and why responsibility cannot rest on tourists alone. The episode explores the roles of hotels, businesses, governments, infrastructure, and consumer behavior, with examples from Malaysia, the Maldives, and other tourism economies. The episode connects plastic pollution and tourism with sustainable travel, single-use plastic reduction, and the coordinated changes needed to protect destinations and local communities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guests:</strong>&nbsp;Dr. Farzana Quoquab&nbsp;</p><p>Find more information about Dr. Quoquab<a href=\"https://business.utm.my/farzana_intro/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> here.&nbsp;</a></p><p>Find a link to Dr. Quoquab’s article <a href=\"https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S2043-052320230000019002/full/html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>Find more of Dr. Quoquab’s research on <a href=\"https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?hl=en&amp;user=2C7gAfwAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Scholar</a> and <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farzana-Quoquab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Research Gate</a></p><p>Find the article about Cape Town, beach pollution, and the impact on the local economy <a href=\"https://sst.org.za/news/reflecting-on-the-economic-impact-of-marine-plastic-pollution-on-our-tourism-industry-for-tourism-month/#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20study%20in,foreign%20tourists%20and%2060%25%20of\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>More information about the episode and the <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/plastic-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plastic Podcast</a></p><p>Episode <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/plastic-podcast-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript</a> and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted, produced, and edited by<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cj__marchese/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Clark Marchese&nbsp;</a></p><p>Cover art and PFM logo by<a href=\"https://laurelawong.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Laurel Wong</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"https://www.fiverr.com/tadeoceballos?source=gig_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tadeo Cabellos</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}