Former colonial powers seeking to pass laws that threaten the rights and livelihoods of rural African communities and their wildlife, need to consider this impact and hear what Africans have to say about it first.
As a form of recognition for the incredible social, economic and environmental milestones that Africa has overseen in the past, Africa Day is commemorated on this day (25 May)
Host Dr. Moreangels Mbizah chats with Dr Shlock Muyengwa, about origins, the principles and practice of community based natural resource management or CBNRM in Africa.
The Community Leaders Network recently sent a complaint to the Charity Commission in the UK about certain public campaigns against conservation hunting in Africa.
A group of more than 50 community leaders, representing millions of people across southern Africa, have urged UK-based celebrities to stop using their influence to undermine the human rights of impoverished people and which will jeopardise wildlife conservation in the region. Watch the video.
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