Photographer, author and adventurer Scott Ramsay's tribute to South Africa's national parks and nature reserves. "These wild places and their animals have become part of who I am. They have taught me that wilderness is far more important than I ever imagined, and that we must not only protect Africa's wild places at all costs, but also celebrate them for what they are: the greatest source of wonder and inspiration in a modern, materialistic world depleted of soul and spirit."

A guide to the most popular wildlife and scenic destinations in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Malawi and Mozambique. It offers a selection of the best national parks, nature reserves, bush camps and lodges in these eight countries and describes each one informatively and evocatively, showing where to go, how to get there, what to take, what to see and where to stay. Whether you want to watch lions at a kill, feel the thunder of a white rhino on the run, thrill to the surge of spray as a southern white whale breaches the surf or just share an evening with elephants at a waterhole, this book will show you how.

Few places in the world can match southern Africa's parks and other protected areas for the number and variety of their living forms and for the sheer splendor of their landscapes. They offer the visitor unrivaled opportunities to enjoy the African veld in all its raw unspoiled beauty, and to view at close hand the greatest cast of wild animals ever to grace the wilderness stage. This book is a detailed guide to 30 of the sub-continent's finest eco-tourism destinations, from the steamy lushness of Zululand in the east, through the famed Kmger National Park and Botswana's great Okavango wetlands, to Namibia's arid Etosha in the west, and then north to the mighty Zambezi River.

This text describes and illustrates the major protected areas and other wild places in Thailand. From the endless forests and exotic mammals of Huai Kha Khaeng to the hidden islands of And Thong, the book brings to life the country's natural splendour.

This magnificent book, in collaboration with the World Wide Fund For Nature Malaysia, profiles all the main parks and key wild areas in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah. Through an informative and illuminating text, compiled by wildlife and conservation experts, the book reveals the key aspects of each featured area: its geography and landscape, its wildlife and plantlife, its local communities, and its conservation status. Individual colour maps show each area's location in the country and visitor information, on practicalities and on activities such as trekking, birdwatching and diving, is given throughout. Travellers and tourists, nature-watchers and adventurers will all enjoy this evocative celebration of Malaysia's natural heritage.

Beskrivelser af naturområder i europa

This publication considers environmental, social and economic issues concerning the development of nature tourism. Using KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa as a case study, it highlights the benefits and trade-offs in promoting and managing sustainable nature tourism development, and examines how to promote the objectives of economic growth, poverty reduction and conservation. Three key issues are explored: the need to move beyond development of a wildlife industry to the creation of a true nature tourism economy that supports biodiversity; the role of the private sector in achieving equitable development and job creation while generating conservation finance; and alternative pricing and other market mechanisms to encourage the growth and economic viability of nature tourism.