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25 Years of Shaping Futures: Four Seasons Maldives Apprenticeship Programme Celebrates More Than 1,000 Graduates
Twenty‑five years ago, five young Maldivians became the first graduates of the Four Seasons Maldives Hospitality Apprenticeship Programme. On April 18, 2026, the programme marked its 25th anniversary at the Maldives National University Auditorium in Malé, celebrating a total of 1,058 Maldivians who have now graduated from the programme, making it the longest‑running of its kind in the Indian Ocean.
Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust Trainee Update
The Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) is delighted to share an update on its trainees and field staff.
Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust launches Chimpanzee Monitoring Project in partnership with Uganda Wildlife Authority at Kyambura Gorge, Uganda
Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) announces the launch of the Kyambura Chimpanzee Monitoring Project, based at the VSPT Research Centre, Kyambura Gorge Lodge, in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. In partnership with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the project will establish the first permanent, science-based monitoring programme for the isolated group of chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge.
Introducing Discover Collection
Introducing Discover Collection, a new private Membership community designed for the next generation of curious travellers who explore responsibly and give back to the places they visit.
Volcanoes Safaris Launches Two New Wildlife Safaris in Uganda as Direct London Flights Launch
Volcanoes Safaris, the pioneer of Great ape ecotourism in Uganda and Rwanda, has launched two specialist wildlife safaris: the new 7-night Uganda Chimpanzee Safari to Kibale and Kyambura Gorge, two iconic chimp sites in Africa, and a Big Cat Photography Safari to Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park with wildlife filmmaker Dr Alexander Braczkowski.
Marking 100 Years of Mountain Gorilla Conservation: The Creation of Virunga National Park DRC, 1925; and of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda 1927
2025 marks an important landmark in mountain gorilla conservation: it is the 100th anniversary of the creation of Virunga National Park in the Congo - originally called Albert National Park - in 1925, and of Volcanoes National Park Rwanda in 1927.
Turtle Power: 15 Years of Pioneering Conservation at Four Seasons Resorts Maldives
Fifteen years ago, in March 2010, an injured female Olive Ridley turtle instigated one of the longest and most successful turtle rehabilitation programmes of its type in the Indian Ocean.
Milestone Moment as Four Seasons Resorts Maldives Plant 9000th Coral Frame
In partnership with Reefscapers, the Resorts planted their 9000th coral frame in the ocean, the latest landmark in a series of pioneering marine conservation projects that span more than two decades.
Broughton Sanctuary's Astonishing Wildlife Recovery Brings Hope for the Planet on World Rewilding Day
Thursday 20th March marks World Rewilding Day, and Broughton Sanctuary, near Skipton, Yorkshire, is proving that large-scale nature recovery is not only possible but transformational.