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Respecting Rights, Resources & Livelihoods
Joined May 2020
In a time of global uncertainty around conservation funding, communities around the world continue to do their conservation work. Invest in communities for a sustainable future! https://t.co/j7xGRJR1oc
news.mongabay.com
Numerous events and policy decisions across the world in the last several months are causing despair among many environmentalists. The abrupt freeze, and potential termination, of international funds...
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These national fora are important! Hoping that every country in southern Africa follows Zambia's lead and establishes similar annual events.
The full report from Zambia’s 8th Community-Based Natural Resources Management Conference is now available for download! This annual event helps communities connect with other key stakeholders to share their ideas, concerns and ways forward.
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When people next to national parks flourish, the parks flourish too. An inspiring project from Malawi!
What do goats have to do with nature conservation? 1) Goat dung can be used as crop fertiliser; 2) Goat milk & meat provide protein; 3) Goats and their products can be sold for extra $. ⏫ livelihoods = ⏬ poaching! Find out more in this @kawiccoda blog https://t.co/fbQg5TjLHm
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Important read for @CITES #SC78 and the upcoming CoP20. Let's not do the same things over again and expect different results. Instead, we must reflect, learn and change for a better tomorrow. @tSasRolfes @DanChallender - good work! https://t.co/7Co7fu652a
theconversation.com
A global convention to control wildlife trade across 184 countries has encouraged conservation action but hasn’t entirely stopped illegal sales.
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It's worth charging my JBL headphones 🎧!!!! Things I love to hear, things I wish all who love nature could listen to, for some it's new, for others it's diving deeper into what they thought they knew about conservation! Namibia! Thanks, @IntoTheWildPod @MaxiPiaLouis1 .
Great to hear our very own @MaxiPiaLouis1 on this snippet. Will be tuning in to listen to the rest soon.
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Want to know more about Namibia, and about community conservation in particular? Add this to your must-listen podcast list!
🎙Journey Back to Namibia: Episode 1 - The Story Begins 🇳🇦 Our new mini series for 2025 is here. Travelling around Namibia to talk to farmers & community members about the #climatecrisis & their experience living on the front line. ▶️ Full Ep: https://t.co/IZYkt207zh
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Can local communities help to conserve wild animals that frequently cross international boundaries? According to this new report from the @BonnConvention - Yes they can! No time for the report? Watch the webinar here: https://t.co/8bt9QA6JiF
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Great to see an article highlighting the success of community conservation! Community conservation areas can work alongside national parks, making people and parks good neighbours that help one another. This is in stark contrast to colonial perspectives.
theguardian.com
Across the continent, millions of hectares of land are being used and run by local people coexisting with wildlife in spaces where both can thrive
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Very good point!
As Africans we are sustainably using our resources through trophy hunting to supplement our communities with the much needed services. Relying on aid is unsustainable simply because it is prone to policy changes like e recent cut off of aid to most parts of the World by the USA.
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For consideration at CITES #SC78: "Rather than pushing a false binary of people having to be 'pro' or 'anti' trophy hunting, I’d love to see more recognition of the nuance and complexity of the topic..." https://t.co/q1HW4exLf1
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Good work in Angola! Sensitising communities about the impacts of pollution and land burning on the environment and their sustainable futures.
As villages in the Okavango Basin grow, pollution becomes an environmental threat. In rural areas, burning agricultural land damages the soil and contributes to climate change. Our colleagues in Angola are working with communities to reduce these threats. https://t.co/IDlQQwvp5G
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Successful candidate will work remotely as part of an international team. African candidates are strongly preferred. Full terms of reference available here:
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3. Knowledge of the policy environment in Southern Africa and experience engaging with policy makers and government officials. 4. Experience working with rural communities and community-based organizations in Southern Africa. 5. Fluency in English is essential.
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1. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., environmental studies, international development, natural resource management). 2. At least 3 years of experience in project coordination, preferably in an international development or NGO setting.
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Elephant protection walls work! Water points built exclusively for wildlife far from farms would also help, although there is always a risk that people herd their cattle to those water points in search of grazing, and may eventually settle there. 1/ https://t.co/OoTQTJ9qHz
downtoearth.org.in
A new study has highlighted the potential of separate water points for elephants, located away from villages, to significantly reduce human-elephant interaction
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Thought-provoking article from @GomeraM! Africa has enormous potential waiting to be unlocked. Doing so requires less focus on risk and more on possibilities. We believe in the potential of African communities to change the face of conservation - do you? https://t.co/3irqX393Gg
mg.co.za
Where algorithms see risk, we must see potential; where systems see statistics, we must recognise humanity
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Non-state conservation efforts now cover more land and conserve more wildlife in Africa than national parks do. While national parks remain important, isn't it time to put serious political and financial investment in community conservation? https://t.co/GF3L4uPZUg
e360.yale.edu
A new analysis shows that African wildlife increasingly depend on lands managed by villagers and herders. In many areas, locally-run conservancies now more effectively protect wildlife than national...
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Framing trophy hunting as an animal welfare issue confuses welfare with conservation, creating contradictions for UK wildlife management, writes Dr Dan Challender, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, for @africa_resource. #PartnerContent
https://t.co/UJ18G0VvD4
politicshome.com
Framing trophy hunting as an animal welfare issue confuses welfare with conservation, creating contradictions for UK wildlife management, writes Dr Dan Challender, Senior Research Fellow at the...
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If animal welfare, then why is it only an import ban, and not a ban on all hunting in Britain? If nature conservation, then it needs to take into account the scientific evidence that trophy hunting does not threaten endangered species. Either way, the Bill is deeply flawed! 3/3
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