A former Roving Editor for International Wildlife magazine, Don Boroughs has published articles and photographs in BBC Wildlife, National Wildlife, International Wildlife and other leading magazines around the world. He won the Strohm Magazine Writing award from the National Wildlife Federation (U.S.) for his story about conserving the fynbos biome in South Africa .

Don Boroughs is deeply committed to informing South Africans about steps they can take to limit their impact on the environment. His topics have ranged from recycling to toilet paper for such publications as the Mail & Guardian newspaper, FairLady and Real Simple magazines. His no-nonsense, no-greenwash approach to environmental journalism involves thorough research and quantitative analysis. To see the scope of his work, visit his blog: www.greenerhouse.co.za

Don Boroughs has written travel stories from Africa, South America, and the U.S. for the Insight Guides book series, U.S. News & World Report travel guides and weekend newspaper supplements. His photographs have illustrated each of his travel articles. He speaks fluent Spanish and conversational Zulu, Portuguese and French.

As a former Senior Editor for U.S.News & World Report, Don Boroughs has reported on international affairs, domestic politics, economics, pop singers, Broadway producers and diet plans. His specialty at U.S.News was business profiles, and he has interviewed many of America' s top executives. For one of his U.S.News cover stories, he was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. He frequently writes about education and science for Prism magazine.