WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day is taking place on 14 November 2007. The day is dedicated to raising awareness of the significance of minimising negative impacts of tourism and to encourage the protection of tourism destinations and host cultures. The event will attempt to equip people with the knowledge on how to improve the outlook [...]

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IUCN and the International Primatological Society have recently released a report in collaboration with Conservation International, highlighting the need for further conservation efforts of endangered primates. The report states that 29% of all the worlds primates are on the verge of becoming extinct, due to the demolition of tropical rainforests, hunting, and illegal wildlife trade. [...]

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We are now three weeks into expedition 33, and I think it would be safe to say that the time has been largely devoted to one thing: fish. And I don’t mean eating fish. So much of our work on the coral reefs is based on the correct identification of fish species, and for [...]

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I’ve finally done my first science dive after taking up the post of expedition manager at the beginning of October, and it was fantastic! The boat (along with Marcellin, the boat driver) took me, two staff members and four volunteers out to a site that we haven’t dived very much. I was the [...]

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Madagascar is currently undergoing the biggest campaign in the country’s history against malaria and measles. According to BBC News Malagasy people are receiving 1.5 million mosquito nets and almost 3 million children will be vaccinated against measles. The campaign is taking place during a mother and child health week. Unicef reports that over 60 000 [...]

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