Africa Wildlife Economy Colloquium
Stellenbosch University
South Africa
Abstract submission is closed!
Registration will open soon.
Hosted by the African Wildlife Economy Institute, Stellenbosch University
In partnership with
- Center for Conservation Social Sciences, Cornell University
- Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation
- ShareScreen Africa
- Southern African Wildlife College
- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford
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The Global Biodiversity Framework targets for the wildlife economy Target 5. Ensure that the use, harvesting and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe and legal... Target 9. Ensure that the management and use of wild species are sustainable, thereby providing social, economic and environmental benefits for people... |
Indicative programme
The AWEI Colloquium will take place from midday Mon 04 Nov to midday Wed 06 Nov.
We aim to design a forward-looking meeting building on presentations of research and projects and leading into interactive panel discussions on priorities for impactful research and projects to unlock and scale up Africa's wildlife economy.
The schedule below sets out indicative programme clustered around AWEI's four priority research themes - wild policy, wild enterprise, wild meat, and wild standards. The final programme will be structured to best cluster the accepted presentations for stimulating and constructive discussion.
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Mon 04 Nov – afternoon & evening |
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| 12:00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 12:30 | Welcome and opening remarks |
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Session 1 Wild Policy This session explores barriers and opportunities to ensure that the use harvesting, and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe, legal, and beneficial to people taking note of developments such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the SADC Wildlife-based Economy Strategy Framework. |
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| 13:00 |
3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 14:30 | Coffee |
| 15:00 | 3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 16:30 | Panel discussion on promising pathways |
| 17:30 | Reception |
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Tue 05 Nov – all day |
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| 08:00 | Recap of the first day |
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Session 2 Wild Enterprise This session explores the potential for diversification of wildlife-based and wildlife-friendly enterprise as an area-based measure for restoring and conserving complex socio-ecological landscapes. |
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| 08:30 | 3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 10:00 | Coffee |
| 10:30 | 3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 12:00 | Panel discussion on promising pathways |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
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Session 3 Wild Meat The session explores the potential for developing a vibrant and sustainable wild meat sector across Africa taking note of the guidance provided by the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the wild meat strategies of countries such as Tanzania, South Africa, and Zambia. |
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| 14:00 | 3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 15:30 | Coffee |
| 16:00 | 3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 17:30 | Panel discussion on promising pathways |
| 18:30 | Dinner |
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Wed 06 Nov - morning |
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| 08:00 |
Recap of the second day |
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Session 4 Wild Standards CITES provides an international system for enabling the sustainable and legal trade of endangered wild species. Through voluntary standards and certification schemes for wild harvesting, there are opportunities to complement CITES by ensuring, as well, the sustainable and legal trade of non-endangered species. |
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| 08:30 |
3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 10:00 |
Coffee |
| 10:30 |
3 presentations followed by Q&A |
| 12:00 |
Panel discussion on promising pathways |
| 13:00 |
Thank you and closing remarks |
| 13:30 |
Refreshments |
As the AWEI Colloquium will be streamed online, videos of the sessions will also be made available afterwards.
We are planning to publish a compendium of the abstracts and are exploring opportunities to publish some or all of the papers together in a volume or a special edition of a journal.
Any questions? Any suggestions? Please contact us at awei@sun.ac.za.
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