Forest doctors

Uganda’s chimps and mountain gorillas might be thriving, but a visit to the parks in the south-west are a reminder of how fragile conservation can be, and why local communities need to be involved for it to work

Beyond the shadow of genocide, Rwanda tells a different story: one of survival, cultural depth and conservation grounded in community

Brent Stirton’s Amboseli Under Threat project sheds light on the challenges facing Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, particularly the impact of changing land ownership and usage rights among the Maasai community. Peter Dench finds out more…

For wildlife photographer Federico Veronesi, tracking down ‘tuskers’ became all-encompassing. He tells Graeme Green about it

Whether visiting a new conservation project or lightening your footprint, these amazing trips catch the eye and give something back

Fifty years on from the creation of Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park – home to 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity – it still feels like a wild outpost, thanks to a strict policy limiting the number of visitors