The highlights of our include implementation milestones and inspiring success stories from our five thematic working groups:1. Land and Resource Tenure Rights2. Land Use Management3. Managing Global Change Impacts4. Global Health Linkages to Conservation: Population Health and Environment; Water Sanitation…
Note: this is the 5th part of the series, Nature Protected and Lives Impacted, on ABCG's Success Stories Compiled by Chris Zganjar, The Nature Conservancy Construction of wells and water tanks help communities maintain water supplies in times of drought, Kenya.…
Law enforcement and reducing the demand for wildlife products were for a long time the first line of defense against illegal wildlife trade. Engaging local communities is an important aspect that was missing in this process, stated Holly Dublin. Dublin,…
Note: this is the 4th part of the series, Nature Protected and Lives Impacted, on ABCG's Success Stories Compiled by Mzingisi, Nathi Xulu and Caroline Rose, Conservation South Africa Being a headman in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province is not…
Note: this is the 3rd part of the series, Nature Protected and Lives Impacted, on ABCG's Success Stories Based on an article published by the National Geographic In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Batwa people have played a…
There are about 25,000 rhinos in all of Africa today. This number becomes more meaningful — and painful — when you consider rhinos’ former strength on the continent. Black rhinos once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, while southern white…
Human activities have in the past, and still continue to transform the natural landscape. Population growth, over-exploitation of resources, and economic development are some of the causes for this transformation that have resulted in over depletion of natural resources in…
On May 22-24, 2019, 28 youth delegates from 22 African countries, converged at the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) for an African Youth summit organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in partnership with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF).…
Note: this is the 2nd part of the series, Nature Protected and Lives Impacted, on ABCG's Success Stories Gaby (extreme left) supports a soy-enriched porridge cooking demonstration with women focal points as part of their training. Photo credit: Olivier Njounan…
Note: this is the 1st part of the series, Nature Protected and Lives Impacted, on ABCG's Success Stories The island of Madagascar contains rich biodiversity, most notably lemurs and tropical forests. At the same time, 75 percent of the country’s…
