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This paper, by Masego Madzwamuse, Elizabeth Rihoy, Maxi Louis was published in the journal Development in 2020 © Society for International Development 2020 Two competing… Read More »Contested Conservation: Implications for Rights, Democratisation, and Citizenship in Southern Africa
By Liz Rihoy and Malan Lindeque • Op-ed The Daily Maverick 14 April 2019 Two competing ideological narratives have emerged in African wildlife conservation. The… Read More »Competing conservation ideologies: Troubled times for reporting on Namibian wildlife
Dear Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Ms. Inger Andersen, COVID-19: Holistic, equitable solutions are required to improve human and planetary health and reduce zoonotic pandemic… Read More »Open letter to WHO and UN Environment Programme
Following the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an international group of experts and key stakeholders from 35 countries today called upon the United Nations to consider impacts on biodiversity and the world’s most vulnerable people in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 250 conservation and development experts and organisations, from international agencies to community groups representing millions of people, have so far signed the open letter addressed to the heads of the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Environment Programme and other UN and inter-governmental bodies. Recognising the need to tackle illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade to reduce pandemic risks, they highlight that any actions should be strategically targeted at situations where such trade poses particular risks to human health, biodiversity conservation or animal welfare, and should not exacerbate inequality and poverty. They warn that wholesale, far-reaching bans on wildlife trade not only risk negative social, economic and ecological consequences but may also fail to address other key sources of zoonotic disease risk.
Read More »Press Release: Experts call for holistic, equitable approach to tackling wildlife trade
A recent letter in Science by Dickman et al about trophy hunting unleashed passionate debate in the Western media. These discussions have involved over 400 conservationists, academics and animal rights advocates from the US, Europe and Australia, voicing strong, if divergent, opinions on effective conservation strategies. Much of the discussion focuses on Africa, but with… Read More »Letter about Trophy Hunting to the Editor of Science Magazine: A Response from Southern African Community Leaders
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Despite COVID-19, using wild species may still be the best way to save them – IIED. Author: Dilys Roe. 2020-04 As the content of the… Read More »Despite COVID-19, using wild species may still be the best way to save them
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