Tag: Resolution 489

White Paper

MEDIA RELEASE: Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper

Resource Africa September 21, 2022 0 Comments
MEDIA RELEASE: Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper 21 September 2022 For Immediate Release Animal protectionists trying to undermine the South African Constitution by influencing key government White Paper The government has invited public comment on its Draft White Paper on Conservation and Sustainable Use of South...

The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights supports community-based natural resource management principles in historic resolution

Resource Africa June 14, 2022 0 Comments
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights supports community-based natural resource management principles in historic resolution by Chiedza Machaka The previous article in this series described the theoretical underpinnings of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), whereby communities living in the commons manage natural resources on their land following rules and...
community conservation

Why African community conservation is here to stay

Resource Africa June 13, 2022 0 Comments
Why African community conservation is here to stay Local communities find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between two distinct schools of thought. On the one side, the sustainable use of resources is supported by policies and legislation of several southern African countries, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, among other...