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INTERVIEW: Dereck and Beverly Joubert on Wildlife Conservation originally appeared on Green Global Travel. Dereck and Beverly Jouberton Wildlife Conservation in Botswana We want to be Dereck and Beverly Joubert when we grow up. Living and working side by side, these award-winning filmmakers, National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence and wildlife conservationists have been filming, researching and exploring Africa for over 30 years now. Together the Jouberts have made 25 films for National Geographic, published 11 books and half …

A few months ago, I read the book Visit Sunny Chernobyl by Andrew Blackwell, about the worst’s biggest garbage-ridden and polluted places. It’s like the anti-travel guide. It’s about all the places a traveler wouldn’t go, the ugly places we overlook. It was interesting to learn about these places that exist but never get any coverage. Smart, funny, and well written, this is one of my favorite books I read all year…