AWEI

Events

Wild Plant Opportunities in Africa’s Wildlife Economy

10:00 SAST/CAT
Lanzerac Wine Estate

Stellenbosch
South Africa

Organised by the African Wildlife Economy Institute

in partnership with Oppenheimer Generations Conservation and Research

 

In person & online

Tuesday, 01 March 2022 – 10:00-13:30


 

Agenda

10:00

Coffee & Registration

10:30

  • Welcome



    Danie Brink, Dean, Faculty of AgriSciences
  • Wildlife economy opportunities that exist in plants



    Gus Le Breton, CEO, African Plant Hunter

     

  • Responsible harvesting and trading of wild-harvested plants



    Deborah Vorhies, CEO, FairWild Foundation

     
  • Opportunities for community-based access and benefit sharing



    Sobantu Mzwakali, Coordinator, Resource Africa

     
  • Closing Remarks

12:30

Lunch & Networking

More info


The Director's Report is also available as a blog post here.