Category: Blog

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.
If you have a perspective on a topical issue and would like to contribute a short post, please email us info@resourceafrica.net

The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights supports community-based natural resource management principles in historic resolution

Resource Africa June 14, 2022 0 Comments

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 series described the theoretical underpinnings of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), whereby communities living in the commons manage natural resources on their land following rules and...

Why African community conservation is here to stay

Resource Africa June 13, 2022 0 Comments

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 the one side, the sustainable use of resources is supported by policies and legislation of several southern African countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, among other...

The first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) must put community land rights at the centre of its agenda.

Resource Africa June 08, 2022 0 Comments

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 at the centre of its agenda By Dr Kendi Borona Rights and Resources Group As the date for the first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), 18-23 July, draws near, conservation professional Kendi Borona...

Biocultural Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Resource Africa June 02, 2022 0 Comments

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 benefit from their natural resources. But, until the signing of an historic Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) agreement as part of the Nagoya Protocol in 2019, these rights were overlooked. Biocultural Rights:...

‘It’s neocolonialism’: campaign to ban UK imports of hunting trophies condemned by African delegation

Resource Africa June 01, 2022 0 Comments

‘It’s neocolonialism’: campaign to ban UK imports of hunting trophies condemned by African delegation Former colonial powers seeking to pass laws that threaten the rights and livelihoods of rural African communities and their wildlife, need to consider this impact and hear what Africans have to say about it first.That’s the message that a delegation from the Community Leaders Network of...

Calls for compensation intensify as elephant-wildlife conflict increases in Zimbabwe

Resource Africa May 29, 2022 0 Comments

Villagers in lethal fights with elephants as HWC deaths reach terrible new milestone Calls for compensation intensify as human-wildlife conflict increases in Zimbabwe Local communities in Zimbabwe are counting the costs of living with a burgeoning elephant population, raising calls for innovation to protect villagers as well as for countries to be allowed to sell ivory stockpiles to fund...

Is ethical ivory trade possible? A debate on Al Jazeera.

Resource Africa May 29, 2022 0 Comments

Is ethical trophy hunting possible? International television news channel Al Jazeera aired a video debate entitled 'Is an ethical ivory trade possible?" on May 28 following The African Elephant Conference which was held from the 23rd to the 26th of May 2022 at the Hwange Safari Lodge Hwange, Zimbabwe. The African Elephant Conference was hosted under the theme a “New and Better Deal for Elephant...

CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTI-HUNTING LEGISLATION

Resource Africa May 26, 2022 0 Comments

CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTI-HUNTING LEGISLATION An initiative to protect the rights and livelihoods of African and Europe communities and their wildlife conservation programmes from the impact of proposed anti-hunting legislation in the UK TROPHY HUNTING, AFRICAN COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: AN EXPLAINER OUR RIGHT TO SUSTAINABLY USE OUR WILDLIFE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND...

Monitoring and Evaluation Intern – Resource Africa South Africa

Resource Africa May 25, 2022 0 Comments

Monitoring and Evaluation Intern – Resource Africa South Africa ResourceAfrica South Africa (RA-SA) is a not-for-profit company registered in South Africa. Along with its sister organisation, ResourceAfrica UK (RA-UK) – collectively RA, it has played a key role in promoting the concept and application of sustainable use of natural resources - particularly wildlife - as a conservation and...