Jennifer Flowers
@jennflowers
Third culture kid. Tree hugger. Closet artist. Senior deputy editor at @afarmedia. These opinions are mine.
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01-05-2009 14:15:58
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"We were curious to see what the experience would be like in Rwanda, which appeared to be setting an example for East Africa—and the world." Jennifer Flowers from AFAR Media shares her experience on visiting #Rwanda with enhanced health and safety measures: afar.com/magazine/tips-…
It was worth a trip halfway across the world to see for myself what Rwanda is doing to help keep the world’s last mountain gorillas safe during the pandemic AFAR Media Visit Rwanda Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund bit.ly/3e2N5sV
We are excited about this piece written by Jennifer Flowers with contribution from Sue Snyman, our research director. Sue argues that whiles wildlife conservation can't rely on ecotourism alone, revenues from tourism can play a key role in a diversified economy. Click on the link bio
These six AFAR Media Travel Vanguard visionaries are making travel better at a time when we need it most. @ruemapp Outdoor Afro Zhang Mei 张玫 WildChina Apoorva Gandhi Marriott International Ghana Tourism Authority Shorefast Fogo Island Inn @danielskjeldam Hurtigruten bit.ly/2Q0iJ2A
This recent piece I wrote on old-growth forests in Businessweek has me dreaming about these ancient places bloom.bg/34ToOBJ
On #WorldOceansDay I'm grateful for this new partnership between Conservation Intl and The Pew Trusts among others, for helping to preserve these vast and mostly undiscovered parts of our planet AFAR Media afar.com/magazine/susta…
On my playlist today: Seattle's Marshall Law Band. They're up for a The Pulitzer Prizes award for music this week for their gorg album, 12th & Pine, an emotional portrait of their experience playing through tear gas and rubber bullets at CHOP last summer. Worth a listen.
This one’s on repeat today, thanks to Matador Records NPR Mdou Moctar open.spotify.com/track/4ckN1hJP…
While biodiversity hotspots comprise just 2.5% of terrestrial Earth, they play an essential role in the survival of all forms of life—including humanity—providing everything from clean water to the clean air we breathe. Via AFAR Media Jennifer Flowers afar.com/magazine/biodi…
We literally need to buckle our seatbelts for climate change. “A 2019 study in the journal Nature found so-called wind shear—sudden changes in wind speed or direction—had increased 15% in the North Atlantic since 1979.” Bloomberg Green bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In a recent article published by online travel magazine, AFAR Media, African Parks Head of Commercial Development, Dave Wilson, talks to journalist, Jennifer Flowers, about the value of local support in conservation & community development efforts. Read now fal.cn/3owlg
“It drops a beat like no other bird.” Here’s how I fell in love with birds by listening to them diegocolombiabirding Bloomberg Pursuits bloom.bg/3sMRTLl
Had enough of cookie-cutter resorts? Travel experts recommend these stays instead. Jennifer Flowers rounds up Rwanda’s luxury lodges for @afarmedia, Chadner Navarro talks train stations for Condé Nast Traveler, and @tripsavvy's @kat_galla fancies farm stays in California. flipboard.com/@travelers/uni…
Some positive news in rhino conservation 🦏African Parks andBeyond Rwanda Development Board bit.ly/3StyvNZ
Presenting the 2022 AFAR Media Travel Vanguard—10 outstanding organizations that are using travel as a force for good in the world 👏👏👏❤️🎉🍾
So enjoying the ongoing andBeyond wildlife economy Masterclass #conservation #development Jennifer Flowers Wendy Watta 2025 African Leadership University
"We admired the landscape, and I was struck by the fact that this really is one of the last places in the world that is largely unconquered. I found an unexpected comfort in that." #longreads roxane gay debbie millman AFAR Media afar.com/magazine/roxan…