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NEWS & RESOURCES

News, opinion pieces and statements authored by Resource Africa, Community Leaders Network members, and guest contributors, from whom we welcome hosts fresh ideas and new perspectives on topical issues in conservation, rights, and development in Southern Africa.

The views in the guest author 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 an opinion piece, please refer our blog guidelines, and contact us.

Let Africans Decide Open Letter

Video: Let Africans Decide

Video: Let Africans Decide Open Letter In this groundbreaking video, community leaders speaking on b…

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community centred conservation

Video: Botswana and Community Centered Conservation

Video: Botswana and Community Centred Conservation 40% of Botswana’s land has been set aside for con…

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sustainable use Torghar conservation programme

Video: The Torghar Conservation Programme of the Suleiman Markhor, Pakistan

Video: The Torghar Conservation Programme of the Suleiman Markhor, Pakistan Sustainable use as a com…

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press release Nature

Press Release: Humanity at Crossroads Warns UN Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 Report – 2020-09

The Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 (GBO-5), launched by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CB…

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trophy hunting into the wild

Podcast: Into the Wild – 3 Namibians discuss Trophy Hunting

Podcast: Into the Wild – 3 Namibians discuss Trophy Hunting African peoples have hunted animal…

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declaration

Declaration: Voices of the Communities: A New Deal for rural communities and wildlife and natural resources

In June, 2019, at  Africa’s Wildlife Economy Summit, hosted by the African Union and United Nat…

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celebrity campaigns

Press Release: Celebrity campaigns undermine human rights and conservation

“Local people’s rights to make a living by sustainably using their land and wildlife are enshr…

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Resource Africa CBNRM

Open Letter: Celebrity campaigns undermine successful conservation and human rights

Over fifty community leaders, representing millions of people across southern Africa, urge UK-based …

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Covid-19 Kenya

Webinar: Covid-19: Sustainability & Remodelling of Wildlife Sector

The March/April 2020 editi0n of IUCN SULi Digest featured some of the many articles circulating on C…

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non-consumptive tourism

Consumptive vs. non-consumptive tourism – NAPHA. Denker 2019-04

The author, Hagen Denker, in an article that appeared on the NAPHA (Namibia Professional Hunters Ass…

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