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Poorly conceived’ Animals Abroad Bill puts wildlife at risk, UK government told – The Guardian January 13, 2022

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'Poorly conceived’ Animals Abroad Bill puts wildlife at risk, UK government told - The Guardian January 13, 2022 Proposed ban on trophy hunting imports ignores African perspectives and could reverse conservation gains, says open letter In an article in The Guardian UK on Thursday 13 January 2022, some balanced reporting by environmental journalist Patrick Greenfield about the hunting bans...

Furore over Namibian community-based conservation – Africa Geographic

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Furore over Namibian community-based conservation - Africa Geographic "Animal rights organisations seem to be strangely fixated on Namibia’s community conservation model. The reason for this fixation is obvious – Namibia includes hunting as part of its broader wildlife economy and has made greater efforts to include rural communities in conservation than most other countries in the world." A...

The Animals Abroad Bill: Trampling African rights to win UK votes

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The Animals Abroad Bill: Trampling African rights to win UK votes The UK government’s proposed Animals Abroad Bill is purportedly meant to reduce the involvement of UK citizens in activities that cause animal welfare and conservation harms in other countries. But, as it is written, the Bill is likely to cause more harm to wildlife conservation than good, whilst undermining the rights of rural...

Communities lash out at Born Free Foundation – The Namibian Sun

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Communities lash out at Born Free Foundation - The Namibian Sun The Namibian Sun reports on the complaint lodged by community leaders in southern Africa to the Charity Commission for England and Wales, citing the false assertions made Born Free Foundation, a UK registered charity: Community leaders from six African countries, including Namibia, are accusing the Born Free Foundation of waging a...

Community Leaders Network SBSTTA Statement February 2021 Authors: Community Leaders Network (CLN)

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Understanding and responding to the environmental human rights defenders crisis: The case for conservation action – Conservation Letters, 2020. Authors: Peter Larsen et al

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The Impacts of Conservation and Militarization on Indigenous Peoples: A Southern African San Perspective – Human Nature Robert K. Hitchcock 2019-03

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Rights-Based Conservation: The path to preserving Earth’s biological and cultural diversity? – Rights and Resources Initiative. 11-2020

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Understanding and responding to the environmental human rights defenders crisis: The case for conservation action – Conservation Letters. Authors: Larsen et al. 2020-08

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Sustainable Use: A Selection of Research Papers and Reports 2019

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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...