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AWEI's short articles provide stakeholders in Africa's wildlife economy and the general public with reliable information, analysis, and recommendations.
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Why are rhinos important for ecosystems?
22 Sep 2022 Most people understand that the poaching of rhinos is cruel and could, quite possibly, drive rhinos to extinction. But why the inordinate fuss about rhinos? Are they special enough from an...
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South Africa’s Biodiversity Economy: A Contentious Promise?
16 Sept 2022 International conservation finance actors (ICFAs), as dominant stakeholders in South Africa’s conservation landscape, have an ambiguous relation to consumptive sustainable use. This...
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Make Biodiversity Great Again
09 Sep 2022 Like Trumpism, the South African White Paper on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa’s Biodiversity harks backwards to an imagined age using fact-free arguments. Making a...
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Happy Arbor Week!
01 Sep 2022 Arbor Week is commemorated in South Africa over the first week of September. The programme is overseen by the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE)...
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Overview of the IPBES Sustainable Use Summary
31 Aug 2022 The Summary for Policymakers is structured into layers of information.
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Celebrating African Traditional Medicine Day
30 Aug 2022 The 31st of August is known as African Traditional Medicine Day, corresponding with the day in 2000, when health ministers at a World Health Organisation Regional Committee meeting adopted...
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