Stories
From ground-breaking conservation initiatives to on-the-ground dispatches and stop in your tracks photography, nothing brings our work to life quite like the stories of the inspiring people and places which make up the Long Run community.
Raising the Bar: How Global Consultation Shaped The Long Run’s Global Ecosphere Retreat® standard 3.0
The Global Ecosphere Retreat® (GER) Standard has always been designed as a living framework, one that reflects the realities of delivering conservation, community impact, cultural stewardship and commercial resilience through tourism.
In 2024, The Long Run undertook a global public consultation to review and strengthen the GER Standard. Version 3.0 is the result of that process.
What a decade with the same pangolins teaches you
Pangolins are known for being elusive. But spend ten years watching the same individuals in the same landscape, and you begin to see more.
Their clumsiness, their charm. Their quiet, “hardcore” way of surviving. As Tswalu enters its next chapter as an official release site for rescued pangolins, this decade of observation becomes the foundation for what comes next.
Tourism, Climate, and Nature at COP30: Outcomes and Implications for Nature-Based Tourism Operators
Tourism, Climate, and Nature at COP30
Bergplaas Nature Reserve - Giving the Land Back to Itself
Bergplaas Nature Reserve: Giving the Land Back to Itself
Beyond the Crowds: Choosing Responsible & Ethical Safaris in East Africa
Beyond the Crowds: Choosing Responsible & Ethical Safaris in East Africa
Honouring the Guardians of the Wild
Honouring the guardians of the wild — meet the rangers protecting people, planet, and sustaining peace.
