In 1988, in partnership with the Rwandan government, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) launched the Nyungwe Forest Conservation Project (Projet de Conservation de la Foret de Nyungwe - PCFN), in…

Pete Coppolillo presented an overview of the conservation detection dog field and how dogs can help wildlife conservation efforts worldwide, from monitoring cryptic or rare species, to detecting threats like…

Dr. Golden is lead author of a 2011 paper published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science titled, "Benefits of wildlife consumption to child nutrition in a biodiversity…

The Tri-National Sangha landscape, including the three contiguous National Parks of Lobeke (2,100 km) in Cameroon, Dzanga-Ndoki (1,220 km) in the Central Africa Republic and Nouabale-Ndoki (4,000 km) in Congo,…

The Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group (ABCG) engages in various approaches to address emerging and high-priority conservation issues affecting biodiversity in Africa, many of which are represented by the previous presentations…

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) are the most endangered large carnivore in southern Africa. Latest IUCN estimates suggest there may be as few as 660 breeding packs remaining in the…

High Conservation Value (HCV) provides a framework for identifying, managing, and monitoring areas of critical importance or outstanding significance for biodiversity or ecosystem services or for supporting the basic needs…

While many East African governments have put in place policies to devolve governance and management of natural resources to rural communities, the capacity to implement and facilitate these processes are…

In Africa, most land and many natural resources are the property of the state and/or vested in the government for the people. Governments have established separate, distinct rights regimes for…