Wildlife Conservation & Human Well Being in Africa
Wildlife Conservation & Human Well Being in Africa
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 Photo by Aggie Skirball |
The Aspen Institute and the African Wildlife Foundation teamed up to present a special, indeed extraordinary seminar about African wildlife and wildlands conservation in the context of African politics and equitable development. We are not aware that anything like it had been offered by anyone, and certainly not in one of the foremost areas for wildlife viewing on earth.
Participants arrived in Johannesburg by the evening of October 9, 2008. After a day with guest presentations by world-reknowned experts and a guided tour of the city and Soweto, they flew to the Singita lodges in South Africa's Kruger National Park - widely regarded as among the best, if not the very best, safari lodges in Africa, the site of some of the continent's most dramatic landscapes, and unsurpassed animal viewing. These remote and idyllic locations, with the highest standards of luxury - and all reserved for our exclusive use - provided the backdrop for compelling dialogue centered around wildlife conservation, and models of sustainable economic development in Africa that build on its resources rather than destroy them. Between expertly moderated discussions based on advance texts, presentations by guest African speakers who remained with the group throughout, some of Africa's most experienced guides lead participants on twice-daily unforgettable safari drives. The group will returned to Johannesburg on October 15, in time for international flights home, or to continue their African adventure.
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