About Author: Clarissa Hughes

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  • Someone asked me recently to describe what the world would be like if we didn’t heed the warnings to do something about climate change and the unsustainable exploitation of the...

    Look Outside The Boxes

    Posted on July 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
    Someone asked me recently to describe what the world would be like if we didn’t heed the warnings to do something about climate change and the unsustainable exploitation of the...

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  • Most people have heard of Sigmund Freud, who is valued as the father of modern psychology.  Although Victorian in his outlook (he claimed that human behavior could be explained by...

    Jung and the Wilderness

    Posted on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
    Most people have heard of Sigmund Freud, who is valued as the father of modern psychology.  Although Victorian in his outlook (he claimed that human behavior could be explained by...

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  • Corridors are the sexiest thing in conservation.  It has been realised for some time now that Africa will be one of the continents hardest hit by the effects of climate change. ...

    Corridors, Climate Change and Democracy

    Posted on April 16, 2008 | No Comments
    Corridors are the sexiest thing in conservation.  It has been realised for some time now that Africa will be one of the continents hardest hit by the effects of climate change. ...

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  • Apart from the cute rhyme there are a number of traits that are common to the Archbishop emeritus and the small southern Africa Kingdom. Contained in the fortress of the...

    Lesotho and Tutu: What do they have in common?

    Posted on April 8, 2008 | 3 Comments
    Apart from the cute rhyme there are a number of traits that are common to the Archbishop emeritus and the small southern Africa Kingdom. Contained in the fortress of the...

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  • Madikwe, short for Madikwena, meaning Mother of All Crocodiles is a shining example of ecotourism success in Africa.  This 76,000 hectare reserve was created in 1994 and was the subject...

    Mother of All Crocodiles

    Posted on April 2, 2008 | No Comments
    Madikwe, short for Madikwena, meaning Mother of All Crocodiles is a shining example of ecotourism success in Africa.  This 76,000 hectare reserve was created in 1994 and was the subject...

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  • Nestling between the sweep of False Bay and the dragonback Helderberg Mountains near Cape Town (and not far from the ecoAfrica Travel offices) lies Khayelitsha. This sprawling shanty town was...

    Free Energy – 1st in Commonwealth Vision Awards

    Posted on January 2, 2008 | No Comments
    Nestling between the sweep of False Bay and the dragonback Helderberg Mountains near Cape Town (and not far from the ecoAfrica Travel offices) lies Khayelitsha. This sprawling shanty town was...

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  • When I first learned of Robert R. Frump’s book called the “Man-eaters of Eden” I have to confess I groaned inwardly.  Thinking of the Hollywood version of the man-eaters of...

    Man-eaters of Eden

    Posted on December 20, 2007 | 2 Comments
    When I first learned of Robert R. Frump’s book called the “Man-eaters of Eden” I have to confess I groaned inwardly.  Thinking of the Hollywood version of the man-eaters of...

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  • Meerkats (or suricates) are one of those species that deserve Walt Disney full-feature attention.  They are cute-looking, live in communes and are jam-packed with character.  All kinds of “wickedness” (in...

    Meeting the Meerkats

    Posted on December 19, 2007 | No Comments
    Meerkats (or suricates) are one of those species that deserve Walt Disney full-feature attention.  They are cute-looking, live in communes and are jam-packed with character.  All kinds of “wickedness” (in...

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  • There are not that many things in life that get my hackles up.  But two tier pricing in the tourism industry, for African and non-African residents, is one of them....

    The Iniquitous Practice of Two Tier Pricing

    Posted on November 20, 2007 | 4 Comments
    There are not that many things in life that get my hackles up.  But two tier pricing in the tourism industry, for African and non-African residents, is one of them....

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  • The concept of the Peace Parks is gaining recognition for the vision that it is.  I have written about it many times before as a model that shows the way...

    Why community-based tourism is so important

    Posted on October 23, 2007 | No Comments
    The concept of the Peace Parks is gaining recognition for the vision that it is.  I have written about it many times before as a model that shows the way...

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