Tag: sustainability

conservation

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...
infrastructure development

Risks associated with infrastructure development in southern African rural areas

Resource Africa February 25, 2022 0 Comments
Risks associated with infrastructure development in southern African rural areas When United Nations Environment Agency (UNEA 5.2) convenes next week from 28 February to 4 March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, representatives of the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa member Chifundo Dalireni from Malawi and Resource Africa UK CEO, Dr Malan Lindeque, will, along with others from civil society...

UK trophy hunting import ban not supported by rural Africans – Mongabay Commentary

Resource Africa February 12, 2022 0 Comments
UK trophy hunting import ban not supported by rural Africans - Mongabay While a UK bill to ban the import of hunting trophies enjoys popular support there, rural Africans directly affected by such decisions are voicing opposition. In an article submitted as a Commentary piece by community conservation practitioners and professionals in Namibia and published in Mongabay on February 11, 2022, the...
biocultural rights

Indigenous Rooibos tea farmers seek a fairer deal

Resource Africa July 28, 2021 0 Comments
South Africa's indigenous rooibos tea farmers seek a fairer deal - Financial Times report by Joseph Cotterill Financial Times July 27, 2021 In an article published on July 27, Financial Times correspondent, Joseph Cotterill reports on one of the Khoi and San communities in South Africa's Cedarberg mountain region where the rooibos tea plant occurs in the wild.  In 2019, the community - the...
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A sustainable jobs future for youth – how we get there by Lungelo Dludla

Resource Africa February 08, 2021 0 Comments
A sustainable jobs future for youth: how we get there - by Lungelo Dludla We also contribute to the economy,' says Lusanda Mantswana, who sells fruit at Chesterville taxi rank in central Durban. Photo: Nomfundo Xolo @xolonomfundoI’ve had opportunity to think long and hard about the question of sustainable jobs for youth today and for the future. Stuck at home during this COVID19 crisis has...