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News, opinion pieces and statements authored by Resource Africa, Community Leaders Network members, and guest contributors, from whom we welcome hosts fresh ideas and new perspectives on topical issues in conservation, rights, and development in Southern Africa.

The views in the guest author posts are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent those of Resource Africa

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A farmer holding a slingshot stands next to a field of flattened cabbages.

Rising Human-Wildlife Conflict in Zambia’s Eastern Region: An Urgent Crisis Needing Immediate Solutions

Rising Human-Wildlife Conflict in Zambia’s Eastern Region: An Urgent Crisis Needing Immediate Soluti…

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Soldiers on the back of a Toyoya bakkie.

Hunting areas, the last bastion of biodiversity in Cameroon, are in danger!

Hunting areas, the last bastion of biodiversity in Cameroon, are in danger! Colonel Serge Patrick Ta…

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Resource Africa logo, alongside the AWEI logo from Stellenbosch University.

Proposed United Kingdom Trophy Hunting Import Ban Threatens African Conservation Success, Ignores International Agreements

Proposed United Kingdom Trophy Hunting Import Ban Threatens African Conservation Success, Ignores In…

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Front cover of the report, including a photograph of many African mammals at a waterhole.

UK attitudes towards hunting trophy imports

Savanta, a leading data, market research and advisory company, conducted an online survey of 4,002 B…

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Cover of the reporting showing a close-up of a lion's face.

Report on the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill debated in the UK House of Commons

Report on the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill debated in the UK House of Commons [Click t…

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A group of seven happy looking San people.

Why Southern African Communities Must Climb the Conservation Governance Ladder

Why Southern African Communities Must Climb the Conservation Governance Ladder A ground-breaking glo…

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Five people standing in front of various displays about KAZA.

Statement from the Community Leaders Network and Resource Africa Following KAZA Summit 2024

Statement from the Community Leaders Network and Resource Africa Following KAZA Summit 2024 The Comm…

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Fifty or more buffalo crowd the shore of a small waterhole.

Mozambique study: Rules about wildlife are more important than benefits from wildlife

Mozambique study: Rules about wildlife are more important than benefits from wildlife Human-wildlife…

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A woman and child in a wooden boat in a river channel.

Towards fair deals for communities engaged in the wildlife economy and conservation finance

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A man and a woman sit side by side in the National Assembly building. ©Assemblée nationale, France

Proposed French hunting import and export ban defeated, for now

Proposed French hunting import and export ban defeated, for now On 21 November, Sandra Regol (New Ec…

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Fishing boats putting out from a shore.

Expanding knowledge horizons in community conservation

Expanding knowledge horizons in community conservation Collecting, collating and analysing data for …

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A sign on the ground outside a conference centre reads #apac2022.

Addressing power imbalances in community conservation

Addressing power imbalances in community conservation One of the most challenging aspects of communi…

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