Namibia Photo Stories: Conservation and Communities

23 March 2010 4 Comments

LOA-Namibia-Community
Namibia’s Communal Wildlife Conservancies help promote the welfare of the people and
maintain the country’s ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resources.

LOA-Namibia-Dune
Sand dunes of Namibia’s skeleton coast. Namibia is the only country to have its
entire coastline protected as a national park or reserve.

LOA-Namibia-Face
While the coast is rich in Diamonds and Uranium, its most sustainable resource is tourism.

Photos courtesy of Lights of Africa, an 8-month media expedition throughout Southern and Eastern Africa. The expedition is led by TIES Travel Ambassador Mikael Castro, and his father Haroldo Castro, an award-winning video producer, photographer and journalist.

Mikael Castro, TIES Travel Ambassador

MikaelCastro Mikael Castro is TIES Travel Ambassador (2009-2011). Having worked with TIES in several capacities, Mikael is now on a six-month expedition throughout Southern and Eastern Africa, documenting ecotourism initiatives as well as various stakeholder perspectives of ecotourism as a tool for bio-cultural conservation. You will be able to follow Mikael’s adventures in Africa at: www.LightsofAfrica.com.

>> Read Mikael’s articles on Your Travel Choice Blog
>> Learn more about TIES Travel Ambassador Program

4 Comments »

Peter said:

Thanks for sharing. This sounds like a great expedition! Looking forward to see more picture. – Peter

# 24 March 2010 at 8:42 pm

nifty tips said:

Mikael,
Thanks for cool & nice photos. Late to comment here but I like all photos collection, in that “Sand dunes of Namibia’s skeleton coast” is the best photo in light.

# 26 April 2011 at 11:04 am

kate said:

It’s fantastic that so much of Namibia is protected as a National Park or Reserve. The skeleton coast is an eerily beautiful place full of history and diversity. My Namibian safari last year flew me over the coast – the remains of shipwrecks and whale bones was a spectacular sight.

# 6 September 2011 at 2:46 am