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Why we must question the militarisation of conservation

Resource Africa October 12, 2022 0 Comments
Why we must question the militarisation of conservation Rosaleen Duffy, Francis Massé, EmileSmidt, Esther Marijnenc, Bram Büscher, Judith Verweijen, Maano Ramutsindelad, Trishant Simlaie, LaureJoanny, Elizabeth Lunstrumf Biological Conservation April 2019 Our aim in this Perspective Piece is to draw out the major themes, patterns and concerns about militarisation from the critical literature in...

Environmental Colonialism “Saving” Africa from Africans

Resource Africa October 12, 2022 0 Comments
Environmental Colonialism: “Saving” Africa from Africans Robert H Nelson 2003 The Independent Review  The greatest current efforts to “save” Africa are associated with contemporary environmentalism. The results have not been as devastating as the experience of slavery, yet they have often served Western interests and goals much more than the interests of ordinary Africans. In some cases,...

Evidence for Enquiry on Animals Abroad Bill

Resource Africa October 12, 2022 0 Comments
Evidence for Enquiry on Animals Abroad Bill - October 2021 Written evidence submitted by Helen Muller, PhD Student at University College London Anthropology Department and Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London Background: I am in the final-year of my PhD research through the London NERC Doctoral Training Partnership. My project aims to examine the social and ecological impacts of...

How to Be an Ally of Indigenous-led Conservation

Resource Africa October 12, 2022 0 Comments
How to Be an Ally of Indigenous-led Conservation landneedsguardians.ca  Indigenous Peoples need allies to help secure long-term support conservation. We value and deeply appreciate your support.Here is some perspective on how Indigenous and non-Indigenous people can work together in a new approach to conservation—one rooted in Indigenous laws, science and relationships with the land. One that...

Unmasking the impact of Covid-19 on the livelihoods of small-scale fishers along the Kenyan coast for possible interventions.

Resource Africa October 12, 2022 0 Comments
Unmasking the impact of Covid-19 on the livelihoods of small-scale fishers along the Kenyan coast for possible interventions Authors: Bironga H, et al (2022). Kenya Aquatica Scientific Journal of the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute.COVID-19 pandemic caused many human deaths and was a multiplier of vulnerability for many households. Consequently, threatening attainment of food...
White Paper

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...
elephants

Shooting or sparing? No consensus on how to deal with elephants – Die Welt, Germany

Resource Africa September 14, 2022 0 Comments
Shooting or sparing? No consensus on how to deal with elephants - Die Welt, Germany By Eva Krafczyk With elephants, it gets emotional. Some want to hunt them down, others put protection in the foreground. Two conferences on how to deal with pachyderms show that there is no lack of arguments in the discussion. For tourists in the savannah areas and national parks of Africa, encountering an...
conservation

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...

A revised CBT strategy for Botswana: Reflections from experiences of the ban on trophy hunting – Lelokwane Mokgalo & Peet van der Merwe |

Resource Africa September 04, 2022 0 Comments
A revised CBT strategy for Botswana: Reflections from experiences of the ban on trophy hunting - Lelokwane Mokgalo & Peet van der Merwe | The study aimed to investigate the stakeholder experiences and perception of the ban on trophy hunting in Botswana that was instituted between April 2014 and May 2019 with the view to inform a revised strategy for Botswana CBT approach. Download the PDF

South African Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for Implementation

Resource Africa September 04, 2022 0 Comments
South Africa: The Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for implementation 19 August 2022 - The South Africa Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published the revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 (“NBF”)for implementation. The overall purpose of the NBF is to coordinate and align the efforts of the many organizations and individuals involved in...