Activism Archives - Wild Philanthropy

A recovered wilderness

Thursday, 27th October, 2022

Those of you familiar with the work of African Parks will no doubt come across the story of the recovery of Zakouma National Park. Journeys by Design…

Shaping the future: Why COP15 matters

Thursday, 8th September, 2022

There has been much talk over the past few years around the various UN COPs and almost always it refers to the Climate Change Conference. But what…

In memory of Anton Mzimba

Tuesday, 9th August, 2022

Many of you will already know, I’m sure, of the death of the South African Timbavati ranger Anton Mzimba. Head of Ranger Services at South Africa’s Timbavati…

Drawed Ape

Thursday, 5th May, 2022

I’ve been meaning to introduce you to a tie up with the wildlife artist and conservationist Martin Aveling and his venture Drawed Ape Philanthropy IRL, which seeks…

A snapshot of where we are

Wednesday, 26th January, 2022

As this is my first post this year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to update you all on where we got to last year and what…

Remembering Angela Sacha

Friday, 24th September, 2021

As you may already have heard, we have some very sad news. Our Impact Travel Director and great friend Angela Sacha died a week last Thursday evening,…

My word, it’s delicious

Thursday, 26th August, 2021

Just a very quick and short blog to announce that Ntakata’s community-led Tongwe Trust and groups from several contributing forest villages have just potted their first batch…

Introducing the Safari Carbon Calculator

Monday, 5th July, 2021

In response to the need to better measure carbon emissions of single safaris, Wild Philanthropy has developed and released the Safari Carbon Calculator. An open-source tool aimed…

The African Travel Recovery Fund

Sunday, 28th March, 2021

In a recent article on the immediate and long term impact of Covid-19 on Africa’s wildernesses and the prospects of the communities that both rely on and…