My name is Mark Olokotum alias Mark O! I am the main photographer and tour guide for apapers.org in Uganda, and will be bringing vEco content from East Africa as well as presenting vEco materials to local communities. I invite you to “Be part of the conversation and conservation”! I hold a BSc in Fisheries and …
Category Archive: Stories from the Field
Dec 05
Our First Story from the Field
Mark Laxer is the author of The Monkey Bible and the inventor of virtual ecotourism. In summer 2011 he travelled to Uganda to meet with local people – including virtual ecotourism guides Jackson & Mark O. – and experienced first-hand the struggle and controversy surrounding dangerous animals of conservation importance.
Welcome to vEcotourism.org!
Recent Posts
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Ian Redmond reacts to the WWF Report on Sky News
vEco’s own Ian Redmond, OBE, appeared on Sky News today to react to the WWF’s Read more →
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Introducing vEco Labs!
Now that the vEco team has migrated our core technology over to the Unity development Read more →
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vEcotourism at UN CMS CoP12 in the Philippines
Virtual reality experiences of nature were a highlight for some delegates and volunteers at the Read more →
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Happy World Gorilla Day!
Welcome to our new virtual Gorilla safari, launched to coincide with the first ever #WorldGorillaDay. Read more →
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vEco’s Ian Redmond receives RSPCA-Daily Mirror “Animal Hero” award!
The vEco team is both proud and delighted to congratulate our own Ian Redmond, OBE, Read more →