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Reimagining Conservation: SANParks' Vision 2040
South African National Parks (SANParks) has unveiled its ambitious Vision 2040, a…
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Q&A — Conservation scientist E.J. Milner-Gulland
Sustainable and safe consumption of wildlife is possible, and important for those…
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The 33rd Meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild…
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The Value of Honey, Charcoal, and Palm Leaves as Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Uganda – Prospects for Pro-Poor Development of Communities
1 Jul 2023 Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are forests product and/or services other than timber. Such products include mushrooms, fruits, nuts, vegetables, fish and game, medicinal plants, resins...
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AWEI into the wild!
23 Jun 2023 At the beginning of March 2023, the AWEI Team had the amazing privilege of exploring the naturally beautiful landscape of Witsand, Western Cape, South Africa. The trip aimed to undertake a...
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Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands – it’s time for a new conservation approach
09 Jun 2023 Southern white rhinos are widely known as a conservation success story. Their population grew from fewer than 100 individuals in the 1920s to 20,000 in 2012, mostly in South Africa. This...
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Changing Tides and Africa’s Blue Economy
08 Jun 2023 The theme for this year’s World Oceans Day (8 June) is “Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing.” Considering this theme, we have to ask two key questions: How important are the oceans for Africa...
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African wild meat trade holds huge potential
06 Jun 2023 As the world’s largest free trade area, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds immense potential for boosting trade and economic growth and development in Africa... In...
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She Learns To Hunt - American Insights, African Applications
23 May 2023 Like many wildlife-loving American women, I had a safari bucket list. It was December 2018, and I was on a journalism fellowship in South Africa. So, I innocently typed “rhino” into Google...
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