Global Wildlife Population Down 60% Since 1970
Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that…
Tourism
Survival International Wades Into Botswana Elephant Poaching Row
A widely reported story that 90 elephants have been slaughtered in Botswana recently has been denounced as fake by the…
De Beers Group Moves 200 Elephants From South Africa To Mozambique
De Beers Group has begun to transport 200 elephants across 1,500km from its Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve (VLNR) in South…
African Elephant Poaching Down, Ivory Seizures Up And Hit Record High
The latest CITES report on the status of elephants and ivory trade reveals that in 2016, the overall downward trend…
WTTC Tourism For Tomorrow Awards 2018 Opens Call For Entries
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) calls on Travel & Tourism organisations to showcase their sustainable best practices by…
Botswana Hosts Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa Conference
The Government of Botswana through the Ministries of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism; and Ministry of Basic Education in…
Facebook & Instagram Help Put African Tourism On Social Media Map
Attending the Annual World Tourism Conference in Rwanda, Facebook and Instagram representatives were in Kigali this week (28-31 August) to…
WTTC Announces Finalists For The Tourism For Tomorrow Awards 2017
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced the Finalists for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2017, who this…
Nixon Replaces Woodrow As Wilderness Safaris Botswana MD
Wilderness Safaris has named Kim Nixon as the new Managing Director (MD) for Wilderness Safaris Botswana. In turn, previous Botswana…
Wilderness Safaris Successfully Raises $35 Million Bilateral Loan
Botswana based multi-national ecotourism company, Wilderness Safaris, operating nearly 40 luxury safari camps across eight African countries, has successfully raised…