The Great (Ivory) Debate: Putting African Elephants at Risk?

by Isabelle Lagarde » 29 September 2008 at 1:51 am

The African elephant-and its tusks of “white gold”-is again trumpeting up some international attention. In July, the Commission on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) allowed a once-off sale of 108 tons of ivory stockpile from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia to China. Though the sale-the first in 20 years-was legal, China’s seemingly insatiable […]

Kenya tourism plummets as the country struggles with post-election violence

by Isabelle Lagarde » 1 February 2008 at 1:35 am

A year ago, the white sands of Nyali beach, a coastal resort area north of Mombasa, were dotted with European tourists, strolling, swimming, tanning and spending money. The winter high season usually sees fully booked hotels, maxed out safari tours and daily flights chartering in thousands of travelers in search of the exotic. Today, the […]