Video: A Candid Talk on Conservation and Equity in the American West at Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit 🔒

Travelers are flocking to the tens of millions of acres of land the U.S. federal government owns in the American West as tourist seek outdoor tourism alternatives. That has presented big challenges for conservation on those lands, as well as for equity and inclusion among the people living there.

Indigenous Peoples want to capitalize on the trend financially but also safeguard their sacred sites and preserve their unique way of life, said Len Necefer, founder of Natives Outdoors

Joining the discussion with Skift Global Tourism Reporter Lebawit Lily Girma at this year’s Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit on December 10 were Ashley Korenblat, managing director of Public Land Solutions and Charlotte Overby, senior program manager for Conservations Lands Foundation.

To learn more about the surge in outdoor tourism and its new challenges, read this story.

Skift Pro members can watch the video of Skift Short-Term Rental & Outdoor Summit discussion about the conservation, equity and inclusion in the American West in its entirety, below.