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April 22, 2020
12:00 am

Earth Day marks 50 years of environmental advocacy across 193 countries. For Escape Safari Co., it's a reminder of what we've witnessed: sustainable tourism only works when three elements thrive together. Wildlife needs protected land. Land needs communities invested in its future. People need economic benefit from conservation, not exploitation. Remove one pillar and the entire model collapses. Over 20 years working across Africa, we've seen this symbiosis in action—in conservancies that doubled lion populations, in communities earning sustainable income, in landscapes restored from degradation. This Earth Day, we're highlighting why these three pillars matter and how they connect your safari to real conservation impact.

Earth Day 2020

April 22, 2020
12:00 am

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on the 22nd of April each year. This day has reached a significant milestone by demonstrating support for environmental protection for 50 years. It was first celebrated in 1970 and now includes events coordinated globally in more than 193 countries.

Waves washing against red desert sand where the dunes meet the sea, seen from above

Earth Day allows us to consider natural environments and what is being done to protect wild tracts of land and species that thrive within them. Right now, more than ever, we have the opportunity to become more conscious of the impact we have on the planet and what role we each play in sustaining it.

Zebra walking in single file across open grassland in Kenya

To celebrate Earth Day, during this monumental global shift, Escape Safari Co. decided to highlight the three most important pillars of the ecotourism industry. Wildlife, People and Land.

Earth Day title card reading People, over two guides walking across a floodplain

Collectively, we have been able to play a role as guides, photographers, travel agents and conservationists in ecotourism for over 20 years. This has allowed us to play a role in many conservation success stories across Africa and other parts of the globe. We have witnessed how crucial each of these elements is in fortifying a sustainable ecotourism model. There is an important symbiosis between each element and one can’t survive or thrive without the other.