African Wildlife Consultative Forum

Events

African Wildlife Consultative Forum

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Protea Hotel and Conference Center

Stellenbosch
South Africa

The annual African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF) is SCI Foundation's premier activity in Africa. The annual meeting, which brings together a diverse group of conservation stakeholders, including professional hunting associations, wildlife biologists, community leaders, hunting and conservation organizations, and range state government officials, takes place from 28 Oct - 1 Nov 2024. 

AWEI at ACWF 2024

AWEI is looking forward to contributing to the discussions at this year's programme:

Working group facilitators

WG1a: Social acceptance of hunting in Africa and ways to address this issue
Keith Tidball, Cornell University, and AWEI Senior Fellow

WG1b: Hunting as a component of the African Wildlife Economy
Brian Child, University of Florida, and AWEI Advisory Board Member

WG4: Rhinoceros Management and Conservation
Michael t’ Sas Rolfes, Oxford University, and AWEI Research Fellow

Special sessions (Wed 30 Oct)

AWEI Session 1 ‒ A think tank for Africa’s wildlife economy

  • Introduction to the African Wildlife Economy Institute - Slides
  • The Institute at Stellenbosch University - Slide
  • Overview of the African Wildlife Economy Colloquium - Slide
  • Scaling up the Institute - Slides

AWEI Session 2 ‒ A wildlife economy perspective on key issues  

  • Lessons learned from South Africa’s wildlife economy - Slides
  • Social acceptance of hunting and trophy importation
  • Hunting, communities and the wildlife economy
  • Elephants, rhinos, and big cats

Speakers & moderators 

  • Lydia Bhebe, AWEI Postgrad Fellow
  • Hayley Clements, AWEI Senior Researcher
  • Kennedy Dzama, AWEI Chair
  • Wiseman Ndlovu, AWEI Programmes Director
  • Keith Tidball, AWEI Senior Fellow
  • Francis Vorhies, AWEI Director
  • Susan de Witt, AWEI Postgrad Fellow

AWCF

Other AWEI participants

  • Catherine Semcer, University of Oxford & AWEI Research Fellow
  • Roseline Mandisodza, Zimbabwe Parks & AWEI Senior Advisor

 

Speakers

awei - a

Prof Kennedy Dzama


awei-b

Dr Francis Vorhies


awei-c

Dr Hayley Clements


awei-d

Dr Wiseman Ndlovu