Kimberly Holbrook is Manager of External Affairs, Africa Region at The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and manages TNC’s activities in the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG). She talks to ABCG about her conservation journey and the importance of collaboration in tackling…
The ABCG Land Use Management task group has developed methodological approaches for scenario analysis, and guidelines for its application in Africa. This is to help identify how to incorporate equitable and climate-smart alternatives into land use decisions for conservation. This…
Peter Veit’s interest in nature dates back over 45 years ago. As a young boy he enjoyed interacting with animals and had always thought of a career in conservation. It was this interest that drew him to study animal behaviour,…
‘Within the Lobeke National Park in Cameroon, malnutrition is a serious health threat visible especially in infants. Adequate biodiversity conservation associated with improved livelihood of women and availability of quality food for infants, is crucial’ explains Olivier Njounan Tegomo, Collaborative…
Tanzania has been an African pioneer in community-based forest management since the passage of the landmark 1998 National Forest Policy and 2002 Forest Act. These measures enable local communities to legally establish their own Village Land Forests Reserves (VLFRs)…
Illegal wildlife crime continues to pose serious threats to wildlife populations. It is organized wildlife crime that strengthens criminal networks, poses risks to peace and security, and threatens nature-based tourism and the communities which depend on it. It has contributed…
'Indigenous people and other rural communities inhabit more than 50 percent of the world's land, across all continents except Antarctica. Their stewardship of Earth's natural resources supports as many as 2.5 billion people with food, water, fuelwood and other life…
"The Kilombero Cluster supports a wide range of important global biological diversity and is regarded as an ecological bank with its abundant natural resources, including wetlands, wildlife, fertile soils, forests and water catchment areas. It inhabits the Kilombero Valley Flood…
The Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group speaker series aim to foster information exchange and lessons sharing among cross-sector practitioners. As part of this series, on November 13, 2018, at the African Wildlife Foundation, Nairobi, Matthew Lewis, Regional Wildlife Program Director, Conservation…
It’s a very natural reaction for human and animals to adjust their patterns in response to changes in climate and weather. Such responses could have the potential of having long-term, negative impacts on the planet. In 2015, the Africa Biodiversity…
