MARRAKECH, Morocco, — The 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) kick-started Monday, 7 November in Marrakesh (Morocco). A collaborative partnership between the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) established the Africa […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The lion is an iconic part of the landscape in Africa. It’s one of the Big Five and draws in tourists. But has the plight of the lion been overshadowed by conservation concerns of other species. could it be that the lion is so iconic that we forget that it is in a pretty precarious position. Mention the rhino and […]
New research released today by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in New Caledonia demonstrates the frightening impact on shark populations that shark fin soup is having. The results of a study of 15 years of landing catches published in Conservation Biology shows that the worst affected shark species the white-tip shark has declined by an average of 17% […]
London based oil exploration company SOCO International have released details for their exploration of Block V in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Block V takes in parts of the important Virunga National Park, home of the mountain gorillas and location of Lake Edward and its hippo population. The company have released details about an aero-survey that they will be conducting […]
Mahikeng – An elephant calf lifted his little trunk in an apparent gesture of trust and pressed it against each of the three rangers who saved him from drowning on Saturday. Yolandi Sutherland, 25, a game ranger at Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West, described on Monday how maternal instinct drove her to jump into the river to save […]