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

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'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...

Unlocking Africa’s wildlife economy

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Unlocking Africa's Wildlife Economy by Sue Snyman PhD The old adage of ‘you can’t manage what you don’t measure’ applies equally to wildlife. Our recent State of the Wildlife Economy in Africa report clearly shows that we do not measure the value of wildlife in Africa very well. So, it would follow that we don’t manage it very well either? Understanding the value that wildlife...

Community perspectives of empowerment from trophy hunting tourism in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park – Journal Of Sustainable Tourism. Authors: Thomsen et al. 2021

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The Great Elephant Debate – Let’s remove emotions and pseudo-science from wildlife management and get down to scientific facts – The Daily Maverick. Author: Rowan Martin 2019-06

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Botswana: A lack of consultation is bad for conservation – Africa Sustainable Conservation News. Author: Vereynne 2019-02

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Book Review: Western Celebration of African Poverty by Emmanuel Koro

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An interview with the author, Emmanuel Koro, about why he wrote the book “Western Celebration of African Poverty" which carries a forward by Mr Eugene Lapointe, who writes of the book: (Western Celebration of African Poverty) has something for everyone who cares about wildlife, wild places and human dignity in the developing world. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.” Why Koro...

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

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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”...

Beyond banning wildlife trade: COVID-19, conservation and development – Authors: Dilys Roe a,⇑ , Amy Dickman b , Richard Kock c , E.J. Milner-Gulland d , Elizabeth Rihoy e , Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes

Resource Africa Jan 11, 2020 0 Comments