The Resource Africa Blog section hosts fresh ideas and new perspectives on topical issues in conservation, rights, and development in Southern Africa and invites guest contributors to submit ideas for articles.
The views in the guest posts are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent those of Resource Africa.
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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… Read More »MEDIA RELEASE: Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper
Shooting or sparing? No consensus on how to deal with elephants – Die Welt, Germany By Eva Krafczyk With elephants, it gets emotional. Some want… Read More »Shooting or sparing? No consensus on how to deal with elephants – Die Welt, Germany
How to keep environmental conservation from doing more harm than good – landscape News In Africa, “colonial conservation” has become a human rights issue by… Read More »How to keep environmental conservation from doing more harm than good – Landscapes News
South Africa: The Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for implementation 19 August 2022 – The South Africa Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the… Read More »South African Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for Implementation
Safeguarding human–wildlife cooperation – Van der Wal et al, Conservation Letters April 2022 Conservation decision makers routinely address conflict between human interests and the protection… Read More »Safeguarding human–wildlife cooperation: Review . Authors: Van der Wal et al,Conservation Letters
IUCN Issues Briefs: Human-Wildlife Conflict JUNE 2022 Human-wildlife conflicts are becoming more frequent, serious and widespread because of human population growth, agricultural expansion, infrastructure development,… Read More »IUCN Issues Briefs: Human-Wildlife Conflict JUNE 2022
Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife by Gail Thomson The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)… Read More »Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife
It’s time to centre African people in the conservation agenda – Mongabay Commentary by Gail Thomson The African Protected Areas Congress was launched to position… Read More »It’s time to center African people in the conservation agenda – Mongabay Commentary
ResourceAfrica UK (RAUK) is a UK charity established in 1991. Along with its sister organisation, ResourceAfrica South Africa (RA-SA) – collectively RA, it has played… Read More »Communications, Advocacy & Research Officer Resource Africa United Kingdom (RAUK)
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