The newly opened pedestrian and cyclist park Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans actually has a long history. It was once a bayou, then a canal, then a railroad before it became 2.6 miles of much needed public green space for the districts north of the French Quarter. As a bayou, local Native Americans used it to show the French settlers […]
Chimpanzees, also called chimps, are two extant hominid species of apes in the genus Pan. There are two species of chimpanzees and the Congo River divides these two native habitats; Common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes (West and Central Africa) and Bonobo, Pan paniscus (forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) Scientifically, chimpanzees are members of the family Hominidae, along with […]
If you are a responsible and sustainable tourism company in Asia, then it’s time for you to be recognized. For the ninth consecutive year, Wild Asia is looking to award travel businesses in Asia that are dedicated to community development, cultural preservation, wildlife conservation, efficient resource use, and inspiring others to go above and beyond. Winners will celebrate in September […]
To governments and many people around the world the word “Eco” is a synonym for difficult and expensive, something we do later when we have the time or the funds. But while there are these discouraging words associated with the word “Eco” there’s two other words that make you think, “Hey, why didn’t I act before now!” Those two words, […]
In a little over 2 weeks the 38th Session of the World Heritage Sites Committee will take place. On the list of properties under review are 15 natural world properties. The committee will be looking at what steps have been taken to try to protect or conserve these globally valuable habitats. The provisional agenda for the meeting which takes place in […]
About a dozen extremely rare forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) threatened with certain death will be evacuated to a protected area this month in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire. The Ivorian government called on IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) to find a viable solution to escalating human-elephant conflict in the region. IFAW’s team will herd, dart, […]
Sustainable tourism is more than just a new way to travel in an environmentally responsible way. It is becoming clear that it is an awareness of all those involved in the tourism process. Like many vacation destinations, hotels and guests are waking up to realise that a green mentality is spreading across more and more sectors of society. A key […]
Fifty years after independence, Uganda has one of the highest population growth rates in the world at 3.3 percent – a rate which puts the country on track to nearly double in population over the next two decades. More than 50 percent of the population is under the age of 18. This large youth cohort will ensure that the country […]
This year could be a defining moment for the protection of biodiversity and the illegal trade in wildlife. Earlier in the year saw the environment – climate change and wildlife trafficking – being raised at the UN Security Council for the first time as a threat to stable and democratic governments. And yesterday saw Hilary Clinton, Secretary of State , […]
We’ve just seen the 10th meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil take place in Singapore. This meeting of producers and consumers of palm oil was set up to try to address the many conflicts that the growth in palm oil has produced. From loss of habitat and wildlife to human rights abuses and land grabs the rush for palm oil has not been […]