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                        SUMMARY:Conservation without Local People is No Longer  an Option: Integrated Approaches in DRC
                        DESCRIPTION:<p><span>In order to ensure the integrity of protected areas,&nbsp;</span><span>civil society and public institutions at all levels must collaborate in developing and implementing conservation policies.&nbsp;</span><span>Learn how the WWF DRC office is developing a conservation strategy based on a long-term vision of its role in harmony with national conservation policies.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><strong>Featured Speakers:</strong></em></p>
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<div><em>Roy Buhendwa, L&eacute;onard Mubalama, Marco Lambertini, WWF&nbsp;Director General,&nbsp;Laurent Nsenga<strong>&nbsp;</strong></em></div>
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<div><span><strong>Roy Buhendwa</strong></span><span>,&nbsp;</span><em>Landscape Leader, Virunga</em></div>
Roy is a WWF DRC old-timer, having worked for the organization in a "previous life" in the late 80s to mid-90s. He has been back with WWF since 2007, working in the Province of North Kivu, in the Virunga Landscape, focusing on community-based conservation and natural resource management. Roy is an agricultural engineer with special training in agroforestry, environmental education and rural development.</div>
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<div><span><strong>Leonard Mubalama</strong></span><span>, <em>Project Leader, Itombwe&nbsp;</em></span></div>
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<span>After a career at the Congolese Agency for Nature Conservation covering several protected areas in the country, L&eacute;onard has worked with&nbsp;<span>WWF in DCR&nbsp;</span>since 2010. He currently focuses on the management of the Itombwe Natural Reserve. He holds a BS degree in geography and natural sciences, a master's degree in conservation biology and a PhD in geography and geomatics.</span></div>
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<div><strong><span>Laurent Nsenga</span>,</strong>&nbsp;<em>Project Leader, Lac Tumba</em></div>
<div><span class="MainText">Laurent&nbsp;</span><span class="MainText">has worked with WWF in the DRC since 2004. Prior to joining, Laurent spent several years with the Congolese government and international cooperation agencies. He currently focuses protected areas and community-based natural resource management. Laurent is an agricultural engineer by training and holds a Master's degree in forest management.</span></div> 
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