Perhaps the reason we're drawn to Africa is that this was the earliest home of our ancestors. Two-million years ago, early humans had a deep understanding and reverence for nature because of its survival value; we had to understand life; learn all its rhythms and to observe keenly. Today, despite how disconnected or far removed from that nature our lives may be, when we look at the open savannah, our winding rivers and game-filled grasslands, we reach into a primeval need to protect it and to know more about it. Thank you for your interest and for being here to learn more about our wilderness, we couldn’t do without your enthusiasm for Africa.
Responsible travel to these regions supports the continued existence of the world’s ‘carbon sinks’ (essential absorption points that decrease carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through natural photosynthetic processes) thereby protecting the land from deforestation and its precious wildlife from loss of habitat and resultant poaching.
Through monitored energy-use and set targets, our eco-camps and game drives strive to ensure a low carbon-emission through the use of clean energy and alternative sources that are renewable and environmentally-friendly whenever possible. Majority of our luxury safari camps are now entirely run on state of the art Solar-powered energy creating a sustainable and entirely green operation.
In managing the care of the land, we begin with the support and care of our local communities who provide the framework and hands to carry out these personalized operations. Aside from the building of hospitals for treatments and regular check-ups, all staff at camps and immediate surrounding villages have access to clinics that provide education, testing and medicinal counsel. In addition to working with both law-enforcement patrols and privately funded Anti-Poaching units, these projects offer hope to work closely with rural communities in areas of crucial biodiversity that, in some cases, have a great dependence on the local wildlife and therefore are ‘accidental poachers’. By increasing awareness on the fundamentals of their natural heritage, sustainable wildlife utilization and the negative repercussions on community livelihood through such illegal activity, strategies are outlined to assist in providing profitable solutions to benefit from conservation, as well as provide conservation. Through these initiatives, a sanitary and safe environment has been supported with the implementation of nutritional and hygiene programs. Overall upliftment of the communities through creation of jobs with recruiting and training of teachers, along with volunteering healthcare and supply of lifesaving medicines. Environmental Stewardship Clubs have been established to encourage responsibility and mentor learning with a conservation focus as well as leadership programs to actualize skills and help broaden future horizons. In addition to in-depth learning curriculums, some group ranches have supported the creation of trust funds for students at graduate & post graduate levels in the wilderness field.