AWEI will be presenting a session at the Conservation Optimism Summit titled "Scaling up Africa's Wildlife Economy"
In this session we will explore the international policy mandate for the wildlife economy and the emerging support for the wildlife economy across Africa - from national government to regional economic communities to the African Union. We will also look at examples where the wildlife economy is already delivering conservation outcomes from the sustainable and legal use of wild animal and plant species.
The format will be a few short presentations followed by an interactive discussion focusing on opportunities to scale up Africa's wildlife economy.
- CBD, CITES, and GBF Targets 5 and 9
- FairWild and sustainable harvesting of wild plants
- MSC and sustainable harvesting of wild fish
- Sustainable harvesting of wild mammals
- African policies for the wildlife economies
- Open discussion on opportunities for scaling up
- Francis Vorhies on CBD, CITES, and GBF Targets 5 and 9
- Deborah Vorhies & Claudia Delgado on FairWild and sustainable harvesting of wild plants
- TBD on MSC and sustainable harvesting of wild fish
- TBD on Sustainable harvesting of wild mammals
- Francis Vorhies on African policies for the wildlife economies
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