Paul Herbertson, Author at Wild Philanthropy

Tongwe Trust gets a makeover

Thursday, 31st October, 2019

Wild Philanthropy has been working hard to support our partners over the last few years. The original plan was simply to act as a fundraiser, linking our…

Social Enterprise World Forum comes to Addis

Thursday, 31st October, 2019

As part of our work with Cambridge University’s Social Ventures Incubator, we’ve been introduced to a whole range of things related to social businesses and business with…

Profit with purpose

Thursday, 26th September, 2019

Those of you who take the Financial Times may or may not have been surprised by ‘Capitalism. Time for a reset’, a recent letter from its editor…

Changing the game

Friday, 20th September, 2019

Just a quick note with regards to African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), one Africa’s oldest and finest NGOs, and who over the years I’ve kept in fairly regular…

Investing in wildlife: Paul Herbertson bigs up the Rhino Impact Bond

Thursday, 29th August, 2019

It was great to see the Zoological Society of London’s Rhino Impact Bonds work featured in the Financial Times last month. I first came across this initiative…

Beast of Man: Paul Herbertson champions the Kevin Pietersen podcast

Tuesday, 25th June, 2019

I’m extremely new to the business of the podcast. I think the first podcast I ever listened to was Forest 404, and that was this year. The…

Back to school: Wild Philanthropy, social enterprise and Cambridge University’s social ventures programme

Friday, 18th January, 2019

Those of you that follow our social media channels may be aware that in September last year we were accepted onto a rather exciting initiative that is…

Tswalu: 50-year conservation restoration project

Tuesday, 30th October, 2018

When you enter one of the 8 rooms in Tswalu you are immediately greeted by a beautifully designed space, with great views out over the Kalahari. However,…

Impact travel: sustainable tourism, wilderness zoning, and the business of changing the world

Tuesday, 9th October, 2018

One of the Wild Philanthropy’s key drivers for encouraging and supporting at-risk ecosystems is sustainable travel. Low-volume tourism specifically designed to have a positive long-term environmental, social…