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Securing sustainable livelihoods today and tomorrow benefiting people & nature
A pride of lions surround a wildebeest.
February 8, 2022March 7, 2022

Rural Namibians respond to hunting campaigns – Current Conservation

“We depend on generating income from elephant hunting which we invest back into the conservation of the species. If we stop hunting elephants, poaching will rise because the conservancy will not have any income to contribute the livelihood of its community.

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in Blog / CBNRM
November 8, 2021March 7, 2022

CBD: RA represented at Parallel NGO Forum in Kunming

The Conventional on Biological Diversity (CBD) NGO Parallel Forum in Kunming was held September 27 – 28. This was a unique opportunity for NGOs

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in Blog / Nagoya Protocol
November 4, 2021February 27, 2022

Community Leaders Network formalised

Founder members of the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa (CLN) met in Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek at Avani Hotels from 18-22 October to formalize the network.

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in Blog / Community Voices / News and Voices
A Namibian game guard filling in his event book.
October 8, 2021April 8, 2024

Understanding the Kunene Wildlife Numbers

An article submitted by the Namibian Association of CBNRM Organisations (NACSO) was published in The Namibian on 7 October 2021. The article is based on a broader research piece, published here:

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in Blog / Case studies / Sustainable Use
September 8, 2021February 28, 2022

Sustainable use in the focus at events organized during the 4th day of IUCN WCC – Report

In a report this week the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) states: “As an IUCN member, the CIC wants to ensure that there are positive outcomes going forward for sustainable use,

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in Blog / Decolonize Conservation / Wildlife Economies
September 5, 2021March 7, 2022

Rights-based approaches: a powerful way of promoting equitable governance

The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) currently being negotiated seeks to transform society’s relationship with biodiversity, including a much bigger role for protected and conserved areas (PCAs).

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in Blog / IPLC Rights
September 4, 2021February 27, 2022

IUCN WCC 3-11 September 2021: Transformative Change for Nature and People

Resource Africa and the Community Leaders Network of Southern Africa will be represented at the IUCN WCC 3-11 September 2021 Congress by delegates from both organisations.

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in Advocacy Activities / Blog / IPLC Rights / Rights, Resources & Livelihoods / Women and Conservation
Community Leaders Network
August 4, 2021February 26, 2022

Conservation in the Mahenye Royal Household – the Birth of CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe

by Liberty Chauke, CLN member

I was seated listening to the melodious and whistling sounds of birds in the forest. Memories of childhood popped in and took me down memory lane. I grew up in the most respected royal family in

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in Blog / CBNRM / Community Voices / IPLC Rights / Zimbabwe
July 30, 2021April 8, 2024

Resource Africa’s position paper affirms the rights of rural communities under the Nagoya Protocol

The Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has just been released for comment. By acting now, African countries can work together to ensure that the GBF explicitly includes the sustainable use

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in Advocacy Activities / Blog / IPLC Rights / Nagoya Protocol
Community Leaders Network
July 28, 2021February 27, 2022

Indigenous Rooibos tea farmers seek a fairer deal by Joseph Cotterill, Financial Times 

In an article published on July 27, Financial Times correspondent, Joseph Cotterill reports on one of the Khoi and San communities in South Africa’s

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in Blog / Community Voices / Indigenous & Traditional Knowledge Systems / IPLC Rights / Nagoya Protocol
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