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From Poachers to Caretakers

Resource Africa October 12, 2020 0 Comments

From Poacher's Son to Conservation Leader Defending Namibia's Community Conservation StoryBy John K. KasaonaThese are our animals, says John Kasaona, Executive Director of Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) in Namibia, in this great article. He takes us on a journey explaining how #traditional hunters became labelled as 'poachers' and his journey from being a...

Video: Let Africans Decide

Resource Africa October 01, 2020 0 Comments

Video: Let Africans Decide Open Letter In this groundbreaking video, community leaders speaking on behalf of millions of people from eight southern African countries call for immediate action to address continuing injustices preventing people in southern Africa from exercising their rights to manage and conserve the wildlife on their land.Watch the video

Video: Botswana and Community Centered Conservation

Resource Africa September 23, 2020 0 Comments

Video: Botswana and Community Centred Conservation 40% of Botswana’s land has been set aside for conservation.The President of Botswana, H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi, has made it patently clear that the sustainable use of natural resources will be the centrepiece of his government’s environmental policy. He believes that unless rural communities are allowed to benefit meaningfully from the...

Declaration: Voices of the Communities: A New Deal for rural communities and wildlife and natural resources

Resource Africa July 24, 2020 0 Comments

In June, 2019, at Africa’s Wildlife Economy Summit, hosted by the African Union and United Nations Environment Programme in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, community representatives called on African Governments, the private sector and international organisations issued a Declaration in which they called for a New Deal that recognises the integral role of communities in the ownership,...

Press Release: Celebrity campaigns undermine human rights and conservation

Resource Africa July 15, 2020 0 Comments

"Local people’s rights to make a living by sustainably using their land and wildlife are enshrined in international and national laws, and cannot be undermined by one-sided views. They are not up for debate" WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2020 CELEBRITY CAMPAIGNS...

Open Letter: Celebrity campaigns undermine successful conservation and human rights

Resource Africa July 14, 2020 0 Comments

Over fifty community leaders, representing millions of people across southern Africa, urge UK-based celebrities to stop using their influence to undermine the human rights of impoverished people and jeopardise wildlife conservation in the region. 14 July 2020 Dear Ricky Gervais, Joanna Lumley, Peter Egan, Ed Sheeran, Dame Judi Dench and Piers Morgan OPEN LETTER: Celebrity campaigns undermine...

Webinar: Covid-19: Sustainability & Remodelling of Wildlife Sector

Resource Africa June 26, 2020 0 Comments

The March/April 2020 editi0n of IUCN SULi Digest featured some of the many articles circulating on Covid-19 which relate to Wildlife trade and trade bans and Conservation and wildlife tourism.WEBINAR: COVID-19, Conservation and Wildlife TourismThe Kenyan Department of Tourism and Wildlife hosted a webinar around the topic Covid-19: Sustainability & Remodelling of Wildlife Sector in early...

Video: Voices from the Frontline: Communities and Livelihoods in Botswana

Resource Africa June 24, 2020 0 Comments

Produced by The Conservation Imperative, this 60-minute documentary follows Jack Ramsden, a young cattle rancher from Maun, on a quest across Northern Botswana to document the effects of wildlife on communities and livelihoods. Along the way, he engages with rural Batswana revealing their everyday struggles with wildlife. Their unscripted stories are told from the heart in a surprisingly candid...

Video: Sustainable Futures – Communities in Action

Resource Africa June 12, 2020 0 Comments

"Sustainable Futures - Communities in Action", a documentary produced by the Community Conservation Research Network, premiered in early June, 2020. The film brings together communities from around the world who are tackling some of the biggest global challenges… the climate, the environment, and how to sustain economies and livelihoods. The actions these communities are taking, the solutions...

The Dangers of Extrapolation – Hunting Revenues and Local Communities – CIC. 10-2019

Resource Africa June 06, 2020 0 Comments

Extract: The term ‘fake news’ has become popularized over the last few years. The term refers to information, usually presented as ‘news’ that has no basis in fact but is presented as being factually accurate in a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation for propaganda purposes. Hunting is often on the receiving end of this approach to ‘news’. It is increasingly evident that this...