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Chris Van Hollen: That not all the--not all the, you know, monies from tourism were flowing to a few people, but that the benefits were…

On the recordMarch 21, 2023
That not all the--not all the, you know, monies from tourism were flowing to a few people, but that the benefits were more widely dispersed within the community, which it seems to me an essential model if we are going to have a sustainable protection of biodiversity.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen advocates for equitable distribution of tourism benefits to support biodiversity.

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