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Why Africa needs a common stance at CITES

Resource Africa Dec 08, 2021 0 Comments

Why Africa needs a common stance at CITES The 19th Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP19) is to be held in Panama, central America from 14 to 25 November, 2022. Pointing to the fact that African countries represented at CITES do not have a history of speaking with one voice on matters that pertains to its...

Conserving Africa’s wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond – Nature, Ecology & Evolution 10-2020 Authors, Lindsey, Roe, Dickman et al

Resource Africa Jan 17, 2021 0 Comments

COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’ threatens conservation in Africa

Resource Africa Nov 13, 2020 0 Comments

COVID-19 ‘perfect storm’ threatens conservation in Africa A new report calls for rapid collaborative global action to ensure Africa's wildlife survives COVID-19's devastating impact on tourism, threatening jobs and livelihoods for some of the most impoverished communities. It stresses the importance of adopting more resilient conservation models that benefit humans and wildlife for...

COVID19, Community Livelihoods and Sustainable Wildlife Trade

Resource Africa Oct 16, 2020 0 Comments

In the COVID19, Community Livelihoods and a Sustainable Wildlife Trade This in-depth feature, by writer Wendee Nicole was published by Ensia, a media outlet of University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, focuses on alternative ways to meet communities' basic needs and secure community livelihoods in the face of COVID19.The article quotes @dilysroe on wet market ban undermining food...

Consumptive vs. non-consumptive tourism – NAPHA. Denker 2019-04

Resource Africa Jun 25, 2020 0 Comments

The author, Hagen Denker, in an article that appeared on the NAPHA (Namibia Professional Hunters Association) website and its social media pages in 2019 observes "it is often claimed that “non-consumptive” tourism has a low impact and low carbon footprint on the natural environment.", he asks the question: "But what does this actually mean? And how does this compare to “consumptive”...