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Calls for compensation intensify as elephant-wildlife conflict increases in Zimbabwe

Resource Africa May 29, 2022 0 Comments
Villagers in lethal fights with elephants as HWC deaths reach terrible new milestone Calls for compensation intensify as human-wildlife conflict increases in Zimbabwe Local communities in Zimbabwe are counting the costs of living with a burgeoning elephant population, raising calls for innovation to protect villagers as well as for countries to be allowed to sell ivory stockpiles to fund...
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Is ethical ivory trade possible? A debate on Al Jazeera.

Resource Africa May 29, 2022 0 Comments
Is ethical trophy hunting possible? International television news channel Al Jazeera aired a video debate entitled 'Is an ethical ivory trade possible?" on May 28 following The African Elephant Conference which was held from the 23rd to the 26th of May 2022 at the Hwange Safari Lodge Hwange, Zimbabwe. The African Elephant Conference was hosted under the theme a “New and Better Deal for Elephant...
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Conservation in the Mahenye Royal Household – the Birth of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe

Resource Africa August 04, 2021 0 Comments
Conservation in the Mahenye Royal Household – the birth of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe by Liberty Chauke I was seated listening to the melodious and whistling sounds of birds in the forest. Memories of childhood popped in and took me down memory lane. I grew up in the most respected royal family in Zimbabwe. My grandfather had many wives, who interacted with us during the night by telling us stories...
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Let Africans Decide: Dr. Moreangels Mbizah and her journey in wildlife conservation

Resource Africa January 19, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: "Let Africans Decide" - Dr. Moreangels Mbizah and her journey in wildlife conservation In the latest of Resource Africa's series Let Africans Decide video series,Dr. Moreangels Mbizah, a member of the Community Leaders Network, reflects on her journey in wildlife conservation - from Zimbabwe's Lowveld to Oxford University and back - and emphasises the need for diverse approaches to...
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African conservation: a wake-up call

Resource Africa October 15, 2020 0 Comments
In this opinion piece, Richard Maasdorp calls on Africans to challenge the idea that international organisations or donors have solutions to the continent’s conservation problems that are in some way superior to our own. Diverse situations requiring unique solutions, writes Maasdorp, adding that fixed and polarised attitudes to African conservation remain a major impediment to robust,...
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Community Leaders Network is established

Resource Africa October 01, 2020 0 Comments
The Community Leaders Network A Community Leaders Network (CLN) has been established, bringing together over 50 representatives of local communities engaged in Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM). The initiative spans nine southern African countries and ensures the voices of millions of people are heard in regional and international debates about rights and natural resource...
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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...
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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...