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

Resource Africa April 15, 2024 0 Comments

.stk-10e45c0{max-width:100% !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important} Towards fair deals for communities engaged in the wildlife economy and conservation finance The global problems of biodiversity loss and climate change have triggered investment and financial commitments from the private and public sectors, but...

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Proposed French hunting import and export ban defeated, for now

Resource Africa February 22, 2024 0 Comments

Proposed French hunting import and export ban defeated, for now On 21 November, Sandra Regol (New Ecological and Social People's Union MP) and Corinne Vignon (Renaissance Party MP) tabled a bill aimed at banning the import and export of hunting trophies of all species listed under CITES, as well as all forms of publicity surrounding these activities, i.e. a total ban. This populist proposal is...

MEDIA RELEASE: Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper

Resource Africa September 21, 2022 0 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE: Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper 21 September 2022 For Immediate Release Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper The government has invited public comment on its Draft White Paper on Conservation and Sustainable Use of South...

How to keep environmental conservation from doing more harm than good – Landscapes News

Resource Africa September 14, 2022 0 Comments

How to keep environmental conservation from doing more harm than good - landscape News In Africa, “colonial conservation” has become a human rights issue by Augusta Dwyer At a conservation congress 17 years ago, a Maasai leader named Martin Saning’o had harsh words for his audience, declaring, “We are enemies of conservation.” Well before then, the Maasai had lost most of their...

Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife

Resource Africa September 01, 2022 0 Comments

Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife by Gail Thomson The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently released a summary of an Assessment Report aimed at global policy makers that examines the current state of sustainable use of biodiversity. The full report, which is to be released soon, took 85...

It’s time to center African people in the conservation agenda – Mongabay Commentary

Resource Africa August 25, 2022 0 Comments

It’s time to centre African people in the conservation agenda - Mongabay Commentary by Gail Thomson The African Protected Areas Congress was launched to position African protected and conserved areas within the broader goals of economic development and community well being. As the first Congress of its kind, APAC is an important step away from ‘fortress conservation’ approaches and towards...

Community stewardship: the foundation of biocultural rights

Resource Africa July 22, 2022 0 Comments

Community stewardship: the foundation of biocultural rights Kabir Sanjay Bavikatte, Tom Bennett Journal of Human Rights and the Environment, Vol. 6 No. 1, March 2015, pp. 7–29 SUMMARY: The term ‘biocultural rights’ denotes a community’s long established right, in accordance with its customary laws, to steward its lands, waters and resources. Such rights are being increasingly recognized...

It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife, writes Maxi Pia Louis, Community Leaders Network

Resource Africa July 04, 2022 0 Comments

It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife, writes Maxi Pia Louis, Community Leaders Network “As a parliamentary committee calls for an end to trophy hunting, leading conservationist and secretary of the Community Leaders Network, MAXI LOUIS argues that far from protecting big game it will guarantee its destruction.”Wednesday 29 June’s Comment section of...

Hand-to-Mouth Options for Rural Communities do not Guarantee Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity

Resource Africa June 24, 2022 0 Comments

Hand-to-Mouth Options for Rural Communities do not Guarantee Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity By Emmanuel Siakilo and Taye Teferi, African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance Legal sustainable wildlife use and trade enhances the survival of traditional knowledge and culture and returns equitable benefits from nature conservation to local communities. When empowered, community benefits derived from...