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

Celebrating Resolution 489 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Resource Africa March 15, 2022 0 Comments

Celebrating Resolution 489 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AHCR) called on African states and non-state actors to recognise and support these communities as they exercise these rights in Resolution 489. Resource Africa and the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa (CLN) are celebrating the adoption of...

Risks associated with infrastructure development in southern African rural areas

Resource Africa February 25, 2022 0 Comments

Risks associated with infrastructure development in southern African rural areas When United Nations Environment Agency (UNEA 5.2) convenes next week from 28 February to 4 March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, representatives of the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa member Chifundo Dalireni from Malawi and Resource Africa UK CEO, Dr Malan Lindeque, will, along with others from civil society...

Can a global conservation fund bridge the gap between global finance and the realities for indigenous communities? Daily Maverick Op Ed

Resource Africa February 23, 2022 0 Comments

Can a global conservation fund bridge the gap between global finance and the realities for indigenous communities? A Daily Maverick Hunting OP-ED responds to the proposition that foreign aid can be a viable alternative to sustainable use An Op-Ed response in The Daily Maverick seeks to draw attention to the many problems with the assumptions contained the opinion piece (31 January 2022)...

UK trophy hunting import ban not supported by rural Africans – Mongabay Commentary

Resource Africa February 12, 2022 0 Comments

UK trophy hunting import ban not supported by rural Africans - Mongabay While a UK bill to ban the import of hunting trophies enjoys popular support there, rural Africans directly affected by such decisions are voicing opposition. In an article submitted as a Commentary piece by community conservation practitioners and professionals in Namibia and published in Mongabay on February 11, 2022, the...

The Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa and Resource Africa South Africa sign an MOU

Resource Africa February 08, 2022 0 Comments

The Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa and Resource Africa South Africa sign an MOU The Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa (CLN) and Resource Africa South Africa (RASA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the voices of southern African communities that rely on the sustainable use of natural resources for their livelihoods. The Community Leaders...

Rural Namibians respond to hunting campaigns – Current Conservation

Resource Africa February 08, 2022 0 Comments

Rural Namibians respond to hunting campaigns - Current Conservation “We depend on generating income from elephant hunting which we invest back into the conservation of the species. If we stop hunting elephants, poaching will rise because the conservancy will not have any income to contribute the livelihood of its community. We have about 40 people who are employed by the conservancy and their...

Announcement: African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) has a New Website

Resource Africa February 06, 2022 0 Comments

Announcement: African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) has a New Website We are excited to let you know that ACBA's newly revamped website is up and running! The website provides you with all the ACBA resources we've produced as an Alliance, it details you about who we are and our footprint across Africa. The current news that is happening at ACBA is also well captured.For all this information...

‘An Environmentalist With a Gun’: Inside Steve Rinella’s Hunting Empire – The New York Times

Resource Africa February 04, 2022 0 Comments

‘An Environmentalist With a Gun’: Inside Steve Rinella's Hunting Empire - The New York Times "With “MeatEater” on Netflix and a growing roster of podcasts, Steven Rinella is teaching a new kind of hunter about how killing animals can be part of loving nature." The New York Times magazine feature article in February 2022 ‘An Environmentalist With a Gun’: Inside Steven Rinella’s...

Colonial Racism on Full Display in UK Parliaments Trophy Imports Ban

Resource Africa February 02, 2022 0 Comments

Colonial Racism On Full Display In UK Parliament’s Proposed Trophy Import Ban An article published in Forbes Magazine by contributing journalist Chris Dorsey this week highlights the hypocrisy, condescension, colonial racism and wrong headedness on full display by the animal rights groups and their supporters, many of whom are UK celebrities, behind the UK’s trophy import ban."In recently...

VACANCY Executive Assistant

Resource Africa February 02, 2022 0 Comments

Thank you for your interest, but this position is now closed. Please keep an eye on our social media channels for future vacancies. VACANCY Executive Assistant Executive Assistant (EA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Resource Africa South Africa (RA-SA) Job Description Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Executive Assistant (EA) provides executive...