Planeta.com (created in 1994 by Ron Mader) is a hand-crafted website maintained in old school code with a smattering of social media. We invite locals and visitors to share practices of eco-friendly, people-friendly and place-friendly conscious travel. Poke around! There are many ways to participate.

BE ENGAGED

Experiments in #OpenJournalism: How to Participate and Be Engaged
2012: Year of Ecotourism + 10
Celebrate Responsible Tourism
Everyone's Invited: Indigenous Peoples Week
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RECENT HEADLINES

Battle of the hashtags: #Indaba2012 vs #Trenz2012
Campaign for Free Wi-Fi
The Visitor Economy: New Zealand's Tourism Future
Crafting Our Future: Connecting Tourism and Artesania
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INDIGENOUS

If we don't all prosper together, then nothing will have been achieved.

Tourism and Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples Week: August 6-12
Amplify Maya Voices
Maori Language Week 2012
Facebook: Indigenous Peoples Week
Slideshare: Indigenous Peoples Week 2012
Wiki: Indigenous Week, Aboriginal Australia, Maori, Maya, Sami
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

LANGUAGE LOVERS

We are larger than our language and just as big.

Communication Notebook
Healing the Disconnect
The Value of Communication
Language Notebook
Favorite Buzzwords
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

MUSEUMS

Social bridging is essential to building strong, safe, diverse communities.

World Museums
International Museum Day is May 18
Flickr: World Museums Group
Wiki: Museums, Pop-Up Museum
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

MEXICO NOW

In México nothing ever happens until it happens.

Anniversary Party for Oaxaca de Juárez
Oaxaca's Pochimilco Market celebrates Earth Day
Redesigning Mexico Routes
Delicious: Cinco de Mayo
Flickr: Lessons from Mexico
Slideshare: Postcards from Oaxaca, Mexico Now
Wiki: Mexico Slang

COLLABORATION

Many hands make light work.

The Value of Collaboration
Serious play.
Guide to Open Space Technology
Facebook: Slow adventures
Slideshare: We suck at collaboration
YouTube: We suck at collaboration

MEDIA

Get inside the story.

Fair Trade in Travel Writing and Photography
Tell us a story about tourism and media
The Value of Communication
Storify: #tourismmedia
Wiki: Open Journalism
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

CITIES

What if we helped cities express themselves and share their voices?

City Environments
We Need Cape Town
Responsible Tourism in Cities: South Africa
Urban Ecotourism Declaration
Flickr: City Parks Group
Wiki: Cities, Responsible Tourism in Cities
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

NEVADA

We're loving it!

Loving Las Vegas
City Environments
Flickr: Las Vegas
Slideshare: Las Vegas on the Web
Wiki: Las Vegas, Nevada

SLOW TRAVEL

You get to know things better when they go by slow.

Think Smart, Travel Slow
Facebook: Slow adventures
Wiki: Slow, Slow travel

FOOD

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

Food, Health and Cultivating Communities
Chocolate Night in Oaxaca
Mezcal
Flickr: World Food
Slideshare: Mezcal Treasure Hunt
Wiki: Food

PARKS

National parks reflect us at our best.

Tourism and Parks
Jeju, South Korea Hosts Conservation Congress
Flickr: City Parks Group, World Parks Group
Slideshare: City Parks , World Parks
Wiki: Parks, Conservation Congress, TAPAS, Parks and Tourism Webinar
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

EARTH

This old world is a new world and a bold world for me.

World Environment Day 2012
World Environment Day in Oaxaca
Earth Notebook
Flickr: World Environment Day
Slideshare: World Environment Day
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog

RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL

If we're not taking action to make our life better, then there's no footprint for people to follow.

What is responsible tourism?
How to organize a grassroots tourism fair
Green Events
Wiki: 2012 Responsible Tourism Year, 2012 Responsible Tourism Week
Wordpress: Comments welcome on Ron's blog