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Explore our library of scientific papers, journal articles, online and print reports from scholars, institutions, practitioners and journalists addressing topics around local community rights, sustainable use, CBNRM, rights-based conservation, rural livelihoods, wildlife trade, climate change and post-COVID futures in rural Africa.

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In conservation efforts, US hypocrisy is undermining African countries’ proven accomplishments – Washington Examiner

In conservation efforts, US hypocrisy is undermining African countries’ proven accomplishments – Washington Examiner The USA uses hunting to fund conservation efforts, which contribute to the global goal of protecting 30% of the earth by 2030. Yet these authors point out the hypocrisy of the US position, as it is considering legislation that will prevent […]

Tags: Africa Conservation, Hunting Legislation, Op-Eds, Opinion, rights and resources, US Congress

Nov 18, 2021

COP26 and a Call to Action: Hope is us

COP26: Hope is us Post COP26, the global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis, 350.org, shared an email entitled “The Bad News and the Good News from COP26” with their supporters. Their Call to Action was posted on Facebook. The UN climate summit in Glasgow has finished. The good news is that for the […]

Tags: 1.5 degrees, Africa, climate change, climate justice, COP26

Nov 16, 2021

CBD: RA represented at the Parallel NGO Forum in Kunming.

CBD: RA represented at the Parallel NGO Forum in Kunming The Conventional on Biological Diversity (CBD) NGO Parallel Forum in Kunming was held in September 27 – 28. This was a unique opportunity for NGOs such as Resource Africa to join with the African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) to participate in the 2-day forum that […]

Tags: Access and Benefit Sharing, Cartagena Protocol, Earth Summit, IPLCs, Nagoya Protocol, sustainable use

Nov 8, 2021

Understanding the Kunene Wildlife Numbers

Understanding the Kunene Wildlife Numbers An article submitted by the Namibian Association of CBNRM Organisations (Nacso) was published in The Namibian on 7 October 2021. The article is based on a broader research piece, published here: A recent opinion editorial published in The Namibian used our 2021 game count data from the Kunene Region as a reason to undermine the […]

Tags: adaptive management, cbnrm, covid-19, game monitoring, human wildlife conflict, Kunene, Namibia, wildlife credits

Oct 8, 2021

Sustainable use of Wildlife: It’s the Law!

Sustainable Use of Wildlife: It’s The Law! Webinar – The Nagoya Protocol and the Rights of Local Communities Resource Africa (RA) recently launched a policy position paper entitled Indigenous Flora and Fauna, African Resources for African People, wherein we argued for the inclusion of the sustainable use of wildlife into the UN Convention of Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Nagoya Protocol. […]

Tags: ABS, Access and Benefit Sharing, CBD, cbnrm, Nagoya Protocol, sustainable use

Sep 8, 2021

IUCN WCC 3-11 September 2021: Transformative Change for Nature and People

IUCN WCC 3-11 September 2021: Transformative Change for Nature and People Resource Africa and the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa will be represented at the Congress by delegates from both organizations. Resource Africa and the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa will be represented at the Congress by delegates from both organizations. Mission: to […]

Tags: community based conservation, Community Leaders Network, IPLC Rights, IUCN, IUCNcongress, WCC

Sep 4, 2021

“Building Communities in which none shall go hungry” Naledi harvest festival and local co-operatives’ dialogue

The Naledi harvest festival and local co-operatives’ dialogue It Begins with the Land – Building Communities where None Shall Go Hungry In this documentary, directors Jane Thandi Lipman and Sifiso Khanyile and producers Adi & Rashmi MistryFrost share the story of the Naledi Farming Co-operative. This is a story of hope. After 70 years of […]

Tags: community rights, Earthrise Trust, local communities

Aug 24, 2021

Conservation in the Mahenye Royal Household – the Birth of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe

Conservation in the Mahenye Royal Household – the birth of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe by Liberty Chauke I was seated listening to the melodious and whistling sounds of birds in the forest. Memories of childhood popped in and took me down memory lane. I grew up in the most respected royal family in Zimbabwe. My grandfather […]

Tags: CAMPFIRE, Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources, conservation, Gona-re-Zhou, jamanda conservancy, Mahenye Community, zimbabwe

Aug 4, 2021

A New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: 1st Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts

Press Release: A New Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030: 1st Detailed Draft Agreement Debuts Montreal, 12 July 2021 – The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat today released the first official draft of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature and its essential […]

Tags: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Access and Benefit Sharing, Categena Protocol, Nagoya Protocol

Jul 13, 2021

Pandemic prevention should not victimize Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

Pandemic prevention should not victimize Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities In a new paper published by Conservation Letters, authors Jason M. Tylianakis, Mark R. Herse, Sanna Malinennd, and Phil O’B. Lyver lay out how wildlife consumption bans would inflict economic and cultural harms on already marginalised people. “During times of crisis, such as the present COVID […]

Tags: bushmeat, covid-19, disease mitigation, equity, ethnic, Indigenous Peoples, pandemic, racial inequality

Jun 30, 2021

Mongabay: Reckoning with elitism and racism in conservation Q&A with Colleen Beg

Reckoning with elitism and racism in conservation From Mongabay.com – Rhett A Butler in conversation with Colleen Begg In a Q&A with Colleen Begg, who co-founded both the Niassa Carnivore Project in Mozambique and Women for the Environment, Africa, Begg talks about discrimination, colonial legacy, privilege, and power dynamics in conservation. To me conservation really […]

Tags: Animals, Archive, Big Cats, Carnivores, Cats, Colonialism, community based conservation, Conservation leadership, covid-19, ecotourism, Education, Featured, Gender and Conservation, human wildlife conflict, Indigenous Cultures, Interviews, Interviews with conservation players, Lions, Mammals, Racial discrimination, Racism, social justice, transforming conservation, wildlife

Jun 29, 2021

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Restoration. Land. Recovery. Today, June 17 2021 is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. This year the theme is “Restoration, Land. Recovery.” and will focus on turning degraded land into healthy land. Restoring degraded land brings economic resilience, creates jobs, raises incomes and increases food security. It […]

Tags: biodiversity, climate change, Indigenous people and local community rights, Land, Recovery, Restoration.

Jun 17, 2021

Convention on Biological Diversity: Extend The Nagoya Protocol to Sustainable Use of Wildlife

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity: Extend The Nagoya Protocol to Sustainable Use of Wildlife by Professor Ademola Oluborode Jegede Imagine an approach to wildlife conservation that allows wildlife populations to flourish, respects the rights of local and indigenous peoples to determine their own future, and helps reduce poverty and inequality. A framework for achieving […]

Tags: Access and Benefit Sharing, biodiversity, indigenous peoples rights, local community rights, rights and resources, Wildlife Conservation

May 6, 2021

Re-thinking nature-based solutions: seeking transformative change through culture and rights: A briefing for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Re-thinking nature-based solutions: seeking transformative change through culture and rights This briefing, from Forest Peoples Programme looks at key areas in which nature-based solutions need more clarity and rigour if they are to play an effective and transformational role in driving financial and technical support where it is needed most to tackle the global environmental […]

Tags: CBD, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)Cultural Identity & Knowledge, Cultural Identity, indigenous knowledge

Apr 30, 2021

Africa-China CSOs CBNRM Webinar: How can CBNRM Deliver Inclusive, Fair and Equitable Conservation for People and Nature?

Africa-China CSOs CBNRM Webinar: How can CBNRM Deliver Inclusive, Fair and Equitable Conservation for People and Nature? The Africa CSOs Biodiversity Alliance (ACBA) in collaboration with China’s Civil Society Alliance for Biodiversity Conservation (CSABC) hosted a webinar to highlight African and Chinese perspectives on “How community based natural resource management (CBNRM) can deliver Inclusive, fair […]

Tags: ACBA, cbnrm, CSABC, global biodiversity framework

Apr 6, 2021

World Water Day in Africa – Articles from The Conversation Africa

World Water Day in Africa To mark it ,The Conversation Africa curated articles that provide deep dives into the precious resource, and its management, across the continent. The Conversation Africa‘s Commissioning Editor for East and Francophone Africa, Moira Sooner, explains: To start with, we focus on the Nile, a gigantic water source that flows through […]