Wildlife Economies Archives

Shooting or sparing? No consensus on how to deal with elephants – Die Welt, Germany

Resource Africa Sep 14, 2022 0 Comments

Shooting or sparing? No consensus on how to deal with elephants - Die Welt, Germany By Eva Krafczyk With elephants, it gets emotional. Some want to hunt them down, others put protection in the foreground. Two conferences on how to deal with pachyderms show that there is no lack of arguments in the discussion.For tourists in the savannah areas and national parks of Africa, encountering an elephant...

The first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) must put community land rights at the centre of its agenda.

Resource Africa Jun 08, 2022 0 Comments

To conserve Africa’s biodiversity, its leaders must rethink protected areas The first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), scheduled for July 18-23, must put community land rights at the centre of its agenda By Dr Kendi Borona Rights and Resources Group As the date for the first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), July 18-23, draws near, conservation professional Kendi Borona suggests...

‘It’s neocolonialism’: campaign to ban UK imports of hunting trophies condemned by African delegation

Resource Africa Jun 01, 2022 0 Comments

‘It’s neocolonialism’: campaign to ban UK imports of hunting trophies condemned by African delegation Former colonial powers seeking to pass laws that threaten the rights and livelihoods of rural African communities and their wildlife, need to consider this impact and hear what Africans have to say about it first.That’s the message that a delegation from the Community Leaders Network of...

Calls for compensation intensify as elephant-wildlife conflict increases in Zimbabwe

Resource Africa May 29, 2022 0 Comments

Villagers in lethal fights with elephants as HWC deaths reach terrible new milestone Calls for compensation intensify as human-wildlife conflict increases in Zimbabwe Local communities in Zimbabwe are counting the costs of living with a burgeoning elephant population, raising calls for innovation to protect villagers as well as for countries to be allowed to sell ivory stockpiles to fund...

Size is the Elephant in the Room – Beyond the Headlines

Resource Africa May 22, 2022 0 Comments

Size is the Elephant in the Room - Beyond the Headlines Unfortunately, non-factual opinions, especially persecutory ones, seem to have a critical mass. Once attained, facts are readily dismissed and become insignificant in comparison to the size of hate and the fiction that is generated by it. Karen Seginak Tweet The introduction to Karen Seginak's blog column Fresh Tracks reads:"Conservation...

Trophy hunters in Tajikistan are the unlikely saviours of the snow leopard – The Guardian

Resource Africa Apr 21, 2022 0 Comments

Trophy hunters in Tajikistan are the unlikely saviours of the snow leopard - The Guardian UK “We have very few other sources of income here – the benefits to the community are enormous. People value our wildlife now." Village Headman, Tajikistan In Tajikistan, a well-managed trophy-hunting programme has proved that this community conservation model generates incentives and revenue to...

Celebrating Resolution 489 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Resource Africa Mar 15, 2022 0 Comments

Celebrating Resolution 489 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AHCR) called on African states and non-state actors to recognise and support these communities as they exercise these rights in Resolution 489.Resource Africa and the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa (CLN) are celebrating the adoption of Resolution...

Poorly conceived’ Animals Abroad Bill puts wildlife at risk, UK government told – The Guardian January 13, 2022

Resource Africa Jan 13, 2022 0 Comments

'Poorly conceived’ Animals Abroad Bill puts wildlife at risk, UK government told - The Guardian January 13, 2022 Proposed ban on trophy hunting imports ignores African perspectives and could reverse conservation gains, says open letter In an article in The Guardian UK on Thursday 13 January 2022, some balanced reporting by environmental journalist Patrick Greenfield about the hunting bans...

In conservation efforts, US hypocrisy is undermining African countries’ proven accomplishments – Washington Examiner

Resource Africa Nov 18, 2021 0 Comments

In conservation efforts, US hypocrisy is undermining African countries' proven accomplishments - Washington Examiner The USA uses hunting to fund conservation efforts, which contribute to the global goal of protecting 30% of the earth by 2030. Yet these authors point out the hypocrisy of the US position, as it is considering legislation that will prevent Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania from doing...

Divergent views on trophy hunting in Africa, and what this may mean for research and policy

Resource Africa Sep 21, 2021 0 Comments

Divergent views on trophy hunting in Africa, and what this may mean for research and policy - article by Shaya van Houdt, Richard P. Brown, Thomas C. Wanger, Wayne Twine, Richard Fynn, Kenneth Uiseb, Rosie Cooney, Lochran W. Traill An article that appeared on September 14, 2021 in the scientific journal Conservation Letters, authors Shaya van Houdt et al published the findings of an...