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Conservation Archive
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Corridors, Climate Change and Democracy
Posted on April 16, 2008 | No CommentsCorridors 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. ... -
Mother of All Crocodiles
Posted on April 2, 2008 | No CommentsMadikwe, 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... -
Is it only about “the Big 5″?
Posted on February 17, 2008 | 1 CommentEvery once in a while I trawl through the research output of academia, specifically in the fields of ecotourism, sustainable tourism and ecotourism certification. The other day I came across... -
Power down in South Africa continued…
Posted on February 2, 2008 | No CommentsHere’s an excellent post from my favourite blog about energy and the crisis that faces us, The Oil Drum: Understanding the current energy crisis in South Africa, in which the... -
Powerdown and travel
Posted on January 24, 2008 | 1 CommentThe CEO of the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA), Michael Tatalias, attracted the ire of both Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, and FIFA, world football’s governing body, when he... -
Powerdown in South Africa
Posted on January 22, 2008 | 4 CommentsThis post is only tangentially related to travel, but it has a lot to do with sustainability, so I thought I would vent here on this blog anyway. As I... -
Manyara, Maasai & Marriage: a personal view of northern Tanzania
Posted on November 12, 2007 | 1 CommentFinally, my bags were packed and I was holding electronic air tickets to fly to a land I dreamed of visiting for a very long time! Flying from Cape Town,... -
Bazaruto, dugongs and peak oil
Posted on September 14, 2007 | 1 CommentThe Bazaruto archipelago, off the coast of Mozambique, is a tropical island paradise and a national park. Proclaimed in 1971 to protect, amongst other species, what is now the last... -
Save Shark Bay
Posted on August 20, 2007 | 1 CommentThis one is mainly for those familiar with South Africa’s Langebaan Lagoon, core wetland in the West Coast National Park. Once more a so-called “developer” is attempting to incrementally pave... -
Awareness through Wilderness
Posted on August 15, 2007 | 2 Comments“Simplicity in all things, is the secret of the wilderness.” – Sigmund Olsen I recently read Zululand Wilderness: Shadow and Soul by Dr. Ian Player. This book had such a...
