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ecotourism Archive
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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... -
Carbon offsets: should you buy absolution?
Posted on December 19, 2007 | 3 CommentsSome critics liken carbon offsetting – paying for emission reductions elsewhere instead of reducing one’s own carbon emissions – to “buying pardons from the Catholic church in 16th century Europe”... -
Meeting the Meerkats
Posted on December 19, 2007 | No CommentsMeerkats (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... -
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,... -
The thing about African wilderness trails
Posted on November 10, 2007 | 5 CommentsWalking on a wilderness trail is the only way to feel the pulse of the African “bush”. That is what I believe anyway. I have experienced my fair share of... -
Why community-based tourism is so important
Posted on October 23, 2007 | No CommentsThe 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... -
Circles in the Bush
Posted on October 21, 2007 | 1 Comment(With apologies to Dalene Matthee…) Machampane Wilderness Camp in Limpopo National Park, Mozambique, shares the western bank of the Machampane River with tall fever trees at a pool called Xisivene... -
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... -
Ecotourism and flying 2
Posted on August 30, 2007 | 9 CommentsIn a previous post I referred to “air travel refuseniks” who frown upon leisure air travel on ethical grounds. Today I happened upon this article, Beware of ‘greenwash’, by John...
