Paul Herbertson, Author at Wild Philanthropy

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…

Talking corridors: Dereck Joubert, Great Plains, and conservation tourism

Friday, 21st September, 2018

I was fortunate enough to catch up with Dereck Joubert earlier this year. We had already met at We Are Africa, when Angela and I attended a…

Goodwood event raises GBP 70,000

Tuesday, 24th July, 2018

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all those who came to our first ever fundraiser at Goodwood for your support; and to encourage all those…

The conservancy, the charity and the very beautiful house in Chichester

Tuesday, 26th June, 2018

With just two days to go before Enonkishu Conservancy’s Out of Africa fundraiser which Wild Philanthropy is supporting, I thought I’d (re)connect a few dots with regards…

Ethiopia lifts State of Emergency two months early

Thursday, 7th June, 2018

A quick update on the welcome lifting of Ethiopia’s state of emergency on Tuesday, which comes two months earlier than predicted, and which shows fair evidence of…