• Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa

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  • CLN: fostering transformative change and adaptive management in southern Africa

    Community Leaders Network is a collaborative grouping of rural representatives from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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“We are the custodians of our natural resources and the key to its sustainability. Our voices matter”

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Our Executive Members

Dr. Rodgers Lubilo

Chairperson

Dr Lubilo is the Board Chairperson of the Zambia CBNRM Forum. He is a regional CBNRM governance specialist in Southern Africa…

Mrs Lungile Sibanda

Vice Chair

Mrs Lungile Sibanda was born on 30 June 1973 in southern region of Zimbabwe.  She is the mother of three…

Maxi Pia Louis

Secretary

Maxi Pia Louis has dedicated more than three decades to community based natural resources management (CBNRM) working with government structures…

Siyoka Simasiku

Treasurer

Mr Siyoka Simasiku is Executive Director for Ngamiland Council of NGOs (NCONGO) in Botswana. NCONGO represents 50 NGOs/CBOs within the…

Mohamedi Kamuna

Mohamedi Kamuna is the CEO of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CWMAC…

Jose Monteiro

Jose Monteiro is a forest ecologist He has dedicated the past 10 years to his passion, working to advance rural…

Malidadi Langa

Malidadi Langa is a Malawian with extensive experience in that country in decentralization and rural development, CBNRM, NRM governance and…

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Charles Jonga

Former Vice Chair

Charles Jonga was the Director of the Community Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE), which is run by district…

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We recently engaged with the SADC Secretariat to establish a formal partnership. This meeting aimed to introduce CLN as a regional voice for community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) and to explore pathways for collaboration with SADC and its Member States. 1/5

When a species that causes conflict with people increases, steps need to be taken to manage populations. Yet when African countries take similar steps to manage elephants, Europeans are quick to criticise and condemn us. Double standards!

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