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Press Release: Celebrity campaigns undermine human rights and conservation

Resource Africa Jul 15, 2020 0 Comments

"Local people’s rights to make a living by sustainably using their land and wildlife are enshrined in international and national laws, and cannot be undermined by one-sided views. They are not up for debate" WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2020 CELEBRITY CAMPAIGNS...

Open Letter: Celebrity campaigns undermine successful conservation and human rights

Resource Africa Jul 14, 2020 0 Comments

Over fifty community leaders, representing millions of people across southern Africa, urge UK-based celebrities to stop using their influence to undermine the human rights of impoverished people and jeopardise wildlife conservation in the region. 14 July 2020 Dear Ricky Gervais, Joanna Lumley, Peter Egan, Ed Sheeran, Dame Judi Dench and Piers Morgan OPEN LETTER: Celebrity campaigns undermine...

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

Resource Africa Jun 26, 2020 0 Comments

The March/April 2020 edition of IUCN SULi Digest featured some of the many articles circulating on Covid-19 which relate to Wildlife trade and trade bans and Conservation and wildlife tourism. WEBINAR: COVID-19, Conservation and Wildlife Tourism The Kenyan Department of Tourism and Wildlife hosted a webinar around the topic Covid-19: Sustainability & Remodelling of Wildlife Sector in...

Sustainable Use: Current Research Papers and Reports

Resource Africa May 27, 2020 0 Comments

Resource Africa is a key repository for and a 'go to' resource portal for information on regional CBRNM and sustainable use information. In collaboration with partner organizations, such as The Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network our website serves as an open access archive of current relevant published materials that affect CBNRM globally.Please go to links below to read...

Submission to UN Human Rights Commission Consultation on Biodiversity and Human Rights

Resource Africa May 19, 2020 0 Comments

Rural Community Leaders in Dialogue with Dr David Boyd The following comments are respectfully submitted to Dr David Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment in response to the questionnaire ‘Healthy Ecosystems and Human Rights: Sustaining the Foundations of Life’. These comments are submitted on behalf of a network of rural community leaders engaged in Community...

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