Roam, a private game reserve established in 2016 in the Great Karoo, has become a dynamo of eco-tourism in the region on a farm formerly reserved for hunting. Roam private game reserve sells itself as a destination for “conscious” safaris. The reality...
First things first, you might be asking yourself ‘Funky name, but what on earth is a Bonobo?’. Also known as the pygmy chimpanzee, bonobos are primates found in the Congo basin in Africa, and they also happen to be our closest living relatives...
Why Ireland must confront climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem decline before those limits are permanently breached. In the work that I do, I often deliver presentations on environmental sustainability. Over the last twenty years, I have...
"humankind has invented air travel, vaccines and computers. We've explored every part of the globe, sequenced the human genome and even escaped Earth's atmosphere. Our speed of innovation has been incredible, but so, too, has the acceleration of our...
While the coronavirus is creating havoc around the world, tourism bans around the world, the key to funding wildlife conservation and employment in Africa threaten the livelihoods of the poor. What will the effect be on biodiversity? While the...
For the adventurous spirit craving both salt and soil, with hearts drawn to the deep and souls stirred by the wild, KwaZulu-Natal offers a rare kind of magic. It’s an unfolding of Africa’s most majestic wildlife encounters on land, and technicolour...
The fog was so thick I could feel it embracing my body, which was still stiff from sleep. It was 5:45 in the morning, and I was navigating a narrow, steep trail through the rugged hills of the cloud forest in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia....
Jaguar tourism is about to flourish as the dry season (May-September) approaches in the largest floodplain of the world, the Brazilian Pantanal. Each year, more and more people, mostly foreigners, travel to a few certain locations where jaguars are...
Did you know that you don’t need to go on an organised tour or game drive to go on safari in South Africa? The idea that you can drive around a reserve yourself spotting wildlife (including the big five!) is actually amazing. Everything you need to...
By Dr. Thomas S. Mullikin and Dr. Juan Carlos Valdivieso Coffee has satisfied families across the world for generations. Historical records of coffee drinking date back to the middle of the 15th century, and the roasting and brewing of coffee remain...
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