Hop over to Borana Ranch and Conservancy in Northern Kenya and the Dyer family is using tourism to safeguard a vulnerable, iconic species; the black rhino. Over in Brazil, Roberto Klabin has set up a similar model at Caiman Ecological Refuge; he’s spent years persuading Brazil’s tourism industry that money can be made from protecting habitat and species; jaguar sightings have increased by 80 per cent since 2012.
Securing the protection of land, wildlife and an income for local communities is the benchmark of success for The Long Run. Lapa Rios’ founders, John and Karen Lewis, invested 20 years to protect the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Having built a low-impact eco-lodge and financed the preservation of over 1000-acres of virgin rainforest, in 2013, they signed a conservation easement ensuring that Lapa Rios Reserve is conserved in perpetuity.
While The Long Run helps these businesses drive positive change on their patch, collaboration takes the impact to the next level. By creating corridors to link private reserves and national parks, sharing conservation goals with surrounding landowners, and involving neighbouring communities, Long Run members more than double their impacts.
While many already do this — Cottar’s 1920s Camp has established a community-owned conservancy in Kenya while members in Brazil commit to creating a Green Belt in the Mata Atlantica — there’s more to be done.
To continue facilitating collaboration, driving large-scale change, and supporting the work of conservation pioneers, The Long Run has launched a Patron’s Circle. Passionate investors can now donate a designated sum over three-years to The Long Run, and in return, they will be invited to get as actively involved as they wish. Benefits include joining The Long Run’s annual conference and visiting Long Run properties for an exclusive conservation-themed stay.
As Jochen Zeitz, Founder of The Long Run says, “We are at a time where minimising our negative impacts is not enough; we need to maximise our positive impacts.”
To find out more about working with The Long Run or the Patron’s Circle, please get in touch with Delphine on [email protected] and visit www.thelongrun.org.
While many already do this — Cottar’s 1920s Camp has established a community-owned conservancy in Kenya while members in Brazil commit to creating a Green Belt in the Mata Atlantica — there’s more to be done.
To continue facilitating collaboration, driving large-scale change, and supporting the work of conservation pioneers, The Long Run has launched a Patron’s Circle. Passionate investors can now donate a designated sum over three-years to The Long Run, and in return, they will be invited to get as actively involved as they wish. Benefits include joining The Long Run’s annual conference and visiting Long Run properties for an exclusive conservation-themed stay.
As Jochen Zeitz, Founder of The Long Run says, “We are at a time where minimising our negative impacts is not enough; we need to maximise our positive impacts.”
To find out more about working with The Long Run or the Patron’s Circle, please get in touch with Delphine on [email protected] and visit www.thelongrun.org.
Hop over to Borana Ranch and Conservancy in Northern Kenya and the Dyer family is using tourism to safeguard a vulnerable, iconic species; the black rhino. Over in Brazil, Roberto Klabin has set up a similar model at Caiman Ecological Refuge; he’s spent years persuading Brazil’s tourism industry that money can be made from protecting habitat and species; jaguar sightings have increased by 80 per cent since 2012.
Securing the protection of land, wildlife and an income for local communities is the benchmark of success for The Long Run. Lapa Rios’ founders, John and Karen Lewis, invested 20 years to protect the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Having built a low-impact eco-lodge and financed the preservation of over 1000-acres of virgin rainforest, in 2013, they signed a conservation easement ensuring that Lapa Rios Reserve is conserved in perpetuity.
While The Long Run helps these businesses drive positive change on their patch, collaboration takes the impact to the next level. By creating corridors to link private reserves and national parks, sharing conservation goals with surrounding landowners, and involving neighbouring communities, Long Run members more than double their impacts.
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