Events
AWEI at APAC (Africa Protected Areas Congress)
Kigali
Rwanda
The overarching objective of the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is to position Africa protected and conserved areas within the broader goals of economic development and community well-being and to increase the understanding of vital role parks play in conserving biodiversity and delivering the ecosystem services that underpin human welfare and livelihoods.
AWEI is very much looking forward to APAC! In partnership with Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation, we are hosting several events and participating in many others.
The wildlife economy is hot topic at the Congress as it connects many sustainability dots at the landscape level - biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and community well-being. We very much look forward to engaging with you there!
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More info on AWEI's activities at APAC
- Presentations - Now available online! - See below for 9 AWEI session presentations.
Tue 19 July
16:00-18:00
KCC Resilience and Sustainability Pavilion
Panel Session: A pan-African dialogue on wildlife economy and sustainable use
- Co-organised by the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group and the African Leadership University
- Presenting a broad overview of what wildlife economy is, what it means and why its important.
- Perspectives and experiences given from South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and the Congo Basin and different wildlife economy sectors.
- Dr Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director, presenting South Africa's biodiversity economy strategy and key components including the game meat industry
- Presentation
- Panel discussion
Wed 20 Jul
08:30-12:00
KCC Room AD2 (limited places)
Training session: Practical Approaches to Conservation, Communities & Enterprise
- Welcome
- Part 1: Building sustainable wildlife enterprises
- Facilitator: Dr Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director
- Presentation
- Part 2: Building economic dignity and transportable skills
- Facilitator: Ms Hollie M'gog, AWEI Teaching Fellow
- Presentation
- Part 3: Community engagement in wildlife enterprise value chains
- Facilitator: Mr Reinhard Nyandire, AWEI Research Fellow
- Presentation
- Thank you
Wed, 20 Jul
13:00-14:00
KCC South Pole Pavilion
Talk: Mangrove carbon opportunities across Africa
- Speaker: Dr Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director
- Presentation
Thu 21 Jul
09:30-10:00
KCC WWF Pavilion
Panel Discussion: Mobilizing private finance in scaling up sustainable community enterprises to support protected area viability
- Panellist: Dr Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director
Thu 21 Jul
10:30-12:00
KCC Room AD1 (limited places)
Workshop: Restoring mangroves to mitigate climate change & enhance livelihoods
- Welcome
- Facilitator: Reinhard Nyandire, AWEI Research Fellow
- Workshop overview and two projects - Senegal and Kenya
- Dr Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director
- Presentation
- Mangrove carbon Credit development potential in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Opportunities, challenges and way forward
- Dr Babatunde Adeleke, WILDTRUST Sustainable Financing Developer
- Presentation
- Opportunities for mangrove carbon projects in Tanzania
- Dr Elinasi Monga, IUCN Coastal and Ocean Resilience Program Manager, IUCN
- Presentation
- Blue carbon: An opportunity for marine ecosystem conservation
- Dr Antonio Guiso, South Pole & Carbon Sink
- Presentation
- Interactive panel discussion on scaling up mangrove carbon
- Thank you
Thu 21 Jul
18:00-20:00
KCC Room T2 (only 12 places)
Café: How conservation enterprises enhance conservation, climate, community, & benefits in PAs - Research & Training Priorities
- A roundtable discussion on research & training needs for developing and managing conservation enterprises in protected areas.
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