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Expanding knowledge horizons in community conservation Collecting, collating and analysing data for the purposes of adaptive management and transparent reporting to external stakeholders is one… Read More »Expanding knowledge horizons in community conservation
Addressing power imbalances in community conservation One of the most challenging aspects of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is walking the tightrope between the many… Read More »Addressing power imbalances in community conservation
The European Union’s Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking is beingUndermined by Populist Anti-hunting Campaigns By Resource Africa When it comes to wildlife trade legislation and… Read More »The European Union’s Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking is being Undermined by Populist Anti-hunting Campaigns
Linking Human Rights Movements to Community Conservation By Resource Africa In this third article based on the recent Community Conservation Horizon Scan, welook at how… Read More »Linking Human Rights Movements to Community Conservation
Risks to Conservation, Rights and Livelihoods – Executive Summary [Click to view the full report as a PDF] The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, currently… Read More »Policy Brief: The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Celebrating Africa Day by Creating an African Agenda for Environmental Conservation By Resource Africa Africa Day is celebrated on the 25th of May each year,… Read More »Celebrating Africa Day by Creating an African Agenda for Environmental Conservation
A Southern African view on the UN Decade on Restoration By Resource Africa Natural ecosystems support life on earth, whether one lives in a city… Read More »A Southern African view on the UN Decade on Restoration
Three Ways in which Communities can Benefit from the 30 by 30 Goal in the Global Biodiversity Framework In the recently published Community-based Conservation Horizon… Read More »Three Ways in which Communities can Benefit from the 30 by 30 Goal in the Global Biodiversity Framework
Promoting Community Conservation at CoP15 in Montreal By Resource Africa Resource Africa actively participated in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 15th Conference of… Read More »Promoting Community Conservation at CoP15 in Montreal
Twenty-First Century Conservation in Africa: Contemporary Dilemmas, Future Challenges Michael Bollig 2020 Africa has been at the receiving end of the monikers of… Read More »Twenty-First Century Conservation in Africa: Contemporary Dilemmas, Future Challenges