Tag: rights and resources

conservation and colonialism

Conservation and colonialism – A Statement from the Southern Africa Community Leaders Network

Resource Africa January 20, 2021 0 Comments
Conservation and colonialism - A Statement from the Southern Africa Community Leaders Network Our Resources Our Rights The Community Leaders Network (CLN) challenges  those in the Global North who are condemning conservation hunting as a colonial relic. For every complex problem there is an answer that seems clear and simple but is often wrong. Peoples who were colonised across the world have...

South Africa’s rooibos restitution Indigenous groups must be compensated for their knowledge and made equals in research – Nature. Editorial 11.2019

Resource Africa December 30, 2020 0 Comments
South Africa’s rooibos restitution. Indigenous groups must be compensated for their knowledge and made equals in research - Nature. Editorial 11.2019
CBNRM

CBNRM in southern Africa

Resource Africa October 14, 2020 0 Comments
CBNRM in southern Africa Community-based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) has been implemented in several southern African with various degrees of success. While the form in which CBNRM is implemented also varies from country to country, three main components to the conceptualisation of CBNRM in southern Africa can be identified (Jones and Murphree 2004): 1. In order to take management...
from poachers to caretakers

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...