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Ron Mader
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Publisher, Planeta.com
Las Vegas
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Biography
Ron Mader is a communication catalyst and professional speaker, writer, and photographer. Influential, innovative, impactful Ron’s professional focus on ecotourism and responsible travel go back to academic research conducted in Central America in the late 1980s. In 1994 Ron launched Planeta.com, the web’s first site dedicated to ecotourism, responsible travel, and conscious travel. Ron has facilitated numerous seminars online and in the natural world and has won many awards, including recognition from the Mexican government for exemplary coverage of Mexico. Presidents Fox and Zedillo presented Ron with the Lente de Plata Award in 1999 and 2002. In 2010 he won the Innovation Award from the International Ecotourism Society. Ron is featured in the 2000, 2008, and 2018 editions of American Environmental Leaders. Ron collaborated with the Convention on Biological Diversity in the creation of the Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award and leading a practical workshop on the social web at the Biodiversity COP. Ron led similar social web workshops for Indigenous teachers at Native Innovation conferences in Arizona. Ron contributed to the ecotourism and responsible travel coverage in the pioneering magazine / website Transitions Abroad.
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Planeta.com
Developed by Ron Mader in 1994 as a reporter's notebook, Planeta.com pioneers online reporting focusing on conservation and tourism around the globe. The award-winning site is geared toward travelers, hosts, and everyone inbetween seeking practical suggestions in the realm of eco-friendly, people-friendly, and place-friendly travel. We're happy to partner with others.
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Founded: 1994