Legal analysis of the community-based natural resource management principles in South African Development Community framework by Chiedza Machaka In the previous article in this series, I discussed… Read More »Legal analysis of the community-based natural resource management principles in South African Development Community framework
MEDIA RELEASE A Wave Of Legislative Proposals Throughout Europe To Restrict The Legal Import Of Hunting Trophies Threatens The Rights And Livelihoods Of African Communities… Read More »Media Release: Anti-hunting laws threaten our livelihoods and our wildlife
It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife, writes Maxi Pia Louis, Community Leaders Network “As a parliamentary… Read More »It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife, writes Maxi Pia Louis, Community Leaders Network
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ‘TEK’ – Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies by John Ziker,… Read More »Traditional Ecological Knowledge ‘TEK’ – Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies
Hand-to-Mouth Options for Rural Communities do not Guarantee Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity By Emmanuel Siakilo and Taye Teferi, African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance Legal sustainable wildlife… Read More »Hand-to-Mouth Options for Rural Communities do not Guarantee Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights supports community-based natural resource management principles in historic resolution by Chiedza Machaka The previous article in this… Read More »The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights supports community-based natural resource management principles in historic resolution
Why African community conservation is here to stay Local communities find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between two distinct schools of thought. On… Read More »Why African community conservation is here to stay
To conserve Africa’s biodiversity, its leaders must rethink protected areas The first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), scheduled for 18-23 July, must put community land rights… Read More »The first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) must put community land rights at the centre of its agenda.
How Biocultural Rights to Rooibos Opens the Way for Equitable Access and Benefit Sharing in Southern Africa One of the many legacies of colonialism in… Read More »How Biocultural Rights to Rooibos Opens the Way for Equitable Access and Benefit Sharing in Southern Africa
Biocultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Protecting Culture and the Environment Traditional societies have always held the right to use their traditional knowledge to… Read More »Biocultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities