Bianca Graulau is a Puerto Rican journalist who has written extensively (muckrack.com/bianca-graulau) on marginalised communities and the environment with a focus on the Americas. This video (by and of her) looks at the impact of tourism in Oaxaca Mexico, and is a really deft piece of work highlighting the challenges writers can face reporting comprehensively on some of the issues around tourism. While I can’t speak to the situation specific to Oaxaca, though take my word for it they’re a big deal in Southeast Asia lol, but these challenges are global, and sometimes I don’t think general readers really understand just how much self-censorship is required by the writer to avoid issues such as harassment, arrest, and deportation—even when writing about a supposed soft issue like tourism. Anyways, if you have an interest in this kinda thing, it is definitely worth the 20 minutes of your time you’ll need to watch it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLEuid8jUhQ

This documentary tells the story of Chenda, a poacher-turned tour guide who used to hunted gibbons for $200. Now he earns money by taking tourists to visit the same gibbon, over and over again. The Cardamoms are one of the last large rainforests in Southeast Asia, and home to over 50 threatened species, including Asian elephants, sunbears, clouded leopards, pileated gibbons and countless bird and reptiles. --- 🎬 The documentary is created by Axel and Ario Drioli — two brothers on an overlanding exploration journey capturing wildlife stories. Learn more about them at www.soundingwild.com/about-us