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Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife

Resource Africa September 01, 2022 0 Comments

Community conservation supported by global report on the sustainable use of wildlife by Gail Thomson The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently released a summary of an Assessment Report aimed at global policy makers that examines the current state of sustainable use of biodiversity. The full report, which is to be released soon, took 85...

Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology

Resource Africa July 15, 2022 0 Comments

Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology Christopher H. Trisos Jess Auerbach Madhusudan Katti Nature Ecology & Evolution | VOL 5 | September 2021 www.nature.com/natecolevol Ecological research and practice are crucial to understanding and guiding more positive relationships between people and ecosystems. However, ecology as a discipline and the diversity of those...

Traditional Ecological Knowledge ‘TEK’ – Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies

Resource Africa July 04, 2022 0 Comments

Traditional Ecological Knowledge 'TEK' - Why the world has a lot to learn about conservation – and trust – from Indigenous societies by John Ziker, Professor of Anthropology, Boise State University Many outdoor enthusiasts and sustainability organisations emphasise “leaving no trace.” In fact, people always leave traces, no matter how small. Even footsteps compact the soil and affect...

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

Resource Africa April 30, 2021 0 Comments

Re-thinking nature-based solutions:seeking transformative change throughculture 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 crisis, to uphold...

South Africa’s rooibos restitution Indigenous groups must be compensated for their knowledge and made equals in research – Nature. Editorial 11.2019

Resource Africa December 30, 2020 0 Comments

South Africa’s rooibos restitution. Indigenous groups must be compensated for their knowledge and made equals in research - Nature. Editorial 11.2019