JoAnna Haugen

Welcome to Rooted, a storytelling platform at the intersection of sustainable travel, environmental conservation, and community-based advocacy efforts. Hi! I’m JoAnna Haugen, the founder of Rooted. This platform was born from my experiences as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer, intrepid traveler, commercial travel writer, and solutions journalism advocate — and the gaps I discovered along…

Resources Creating a world where sustainable tourism is the norm is everyone’s responsibility. Community-based organizations need a platform for their social impact work, and a place to learn from others working on sustainable travel initiatives. Destinations need to put local people and resources first. And service providers need to act as environmental and cultural ambassadors.…

Newsletter Archives Avoiding Travel Bubbles + Wine Factory Turned Lux Hotel + More! June 24, 2020 | Cycling For Sustainable Cities + Homeless Tour Guides + Citizen Scientists Map Coral Reefs + More! June 10, 2020 | Travel Knowledge Gap + Empowering Women + Greening Airlines + More! May 27, 2020 | When “Travel Like…

Storytelling at the intersection of sustainable travel, environmental conservation, and community-based advocacy efforts. In Colombia’s Miravalle Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation, ex-FARC guerillas laid down rifles for rafting paddles and established a tourism business to sustain their village. In the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park in Nepal, local residents who used to kill…