Rick Lomba (1950–1994) was a South African documentary filmmaker, environmentalist and Carte Blanche cameraman. He was also a lobbyist at the

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and the

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against their cattle policies in

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. His main concern was the invasion of cattle into the

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and the construction of the Northern Buffalo Fence. He was killed in 1994 while on location in

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filming the

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Zoo Rescue Operation when he was attacked by an escaped Bengal tiger. A chapter in the book ''Carte Blanche, the Stories Behind the Stories'' by Jessica Pitchford, dealing with 25 years of the history of this South African M-Net television program, has been devoted to the story of his death. His work includes two documentaries on the devastation and desertification of Africa – the 1986 film The End of Eden and the shorter "The Frightened Wilderness" of 1984. The ROSCAR award for the environmental conservation campaign is dedicated in the name of Rick Lomba. Lomba`s wife, Brita wishing for his work to go unforgotten, has donated his entire library of work to the African Environmental Film Foundation.

Works

*Botswana : environmental policies and practices under scrutiny : the Lomba archives / D. Williamson, photography by Rick Lomba and the African Images Photographic Librar. Kalk Bay, Lindlife Publishers, c1994. English, *The Frightened Wilderness - Documentary Film 1984 *The End of Eden - Documentary Film 1986

References

External links

Rick Lomba on Journalists Memorial
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Aquavision Award List
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lomba, Rick Documentary film producers South African film directors 1994 deaths Deaths due to tiger attacks South African documentary filmmakers 1950 births