South African Revised National Biodiversity Framework 2019 – 2024 for Implementation
Discover the revised National Biodiversity Framework (NBF) 2019 – 2024, unveiled by South Africa's M…
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Safeguarding human–wildlife cooperation: Review . Authors: Van der Wal et al,Conservation Letters
Safeguarding human–wildlife cooperation – Van der Wal et al, Conservation Letters April 2022 C…
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IUCN Issues Briefs: Human-Wildlife Conflict JUNE 2022
IUCN Issues Briefs: Human-Wildlife Conflict JUNE 2022 Human-wildlife conflicts are becoming more fre…
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Biodiversity
Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife
Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife by Gail Thomson…
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It’s time to center African people in the conservation agenda – Mongabay Commentary
The African Protected Areas Congress (APAC) marks a pivotal shift towards an African-driven approach…
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Communications, Advocacy & Research Officer Resource Africa United Kingdom (RAUK)
ResourceAfrica UK (RAUK) is a UK charity established in 1991. Along with its sister organisation, Re…
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Legal analysis of the community-based natural resource management principles in South African Development Community framework
Legal analysis of the community-based natural resource management principles in South African Develo…
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Media Release: Anti-hunting laws threaten our livelihoods and our wildlife
MEDIA RELEASE A Wave Of Legislative Proposals Throughout Europe To Restrict The Legal Import Of Hunt…
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Advocacy Activities
It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife, writes Maxi Pia Louis, Community Leaders Network
It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife, writes Maxi Pia Louis, …
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge ‘TEK’ – Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies
Traditional Ecological Knowledge ‘TEK’ – Why the world has a lot to learn about co…
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Hand-to-Mouth Options for Rural Communities do not Guarantee Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity
Hand-to-Mouth Options for Rural Communities do not Guarantee Long-term Conservation of Biodiversity …
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The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights supports community-based natural resource management principles in historic resolution
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights supports community-based natural resource …
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View the latest blogs from the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa (CLN). Clicking on the blog titles below will take you to the CLN site.
- Communities in Botswana are looking to grow their hunting market and therefore jumped at the chance to send two representatives […]
- This conference in Lusaka, Zambia on 9-11 December 2024 brought together community leaders, government officials, policymakers development partners and academics […]
- Crop farmers living around Kasungu National Park now pay five times as much for a bag of synthetic fertiliser than […]
- Maria is a widow living on the edge of Kasungu National Park in Malawi. After her husband passed away, she […]
- Towns and villages within the Cubango/Okavango Basin in Angola are developing quickly, but is this sustainable? The concept of sustainable […]
- The Zimbabwean government recently announced its intention to cull 200 of its 95,000 elephants to feed its people. Communities living […]