Sixty years ago, at the request of the British Government, Sir Laurens van der Post (late Patron of the Wilderness Foundation UK) made an epic journey on foot exploring the remote Mulanje Mountain massif in the south of Nyasaland (now Malawi) and the barely accessible Nyika Plateau in the north.  The success of his book “Venture to the Interior”, launched Laurens career as a writer and introduced these mysterious highland areas to an international leadership.
You are now invited to join Carl Bruessow, Executive Director of Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust and First Executive Director of The Wildlife Society of Malawi for an evening lecture at the Royal Geographical Society in London on Tuesday 25th November 2008.  Carl will be describing the conservation challenge on Mount Mulange and the Nyika Plateau sixty years after Laurens van der Post.
The lecture starts at 6:45 p.m.  There will also be an exhibition and sale of paintings by Malawian artists, with proceeds from the sale of these being invested in conservation of the Nyika National Park and the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve.
To apply for tickets visit http://www.nyika-vwaza-trust.org and click on the “RGS Evening 2008” button, alternatively click here to down load a form and flyer.