conservation hunting | Community Leaders Network

December 3, 2022February 22, 2023

Press Release: Southern Africa meets resistance to proposals on communities and wildlife trade

Southern Africa meets resistance to proposals on communities and wildlife trade

Countries in the Southern African Development Council (SADC) are pushing
to incorporate rural communities and their livelihoods in decisions about the
international trade of wildlife.
While they have met resistance to their proposals from other countries, SADC
governments have showcased how working alongside their communities can
achieve conservation and sustainable development goals.
Community representatives from Southern Africa who attended CITES made
interventions in support of their governments’ position.

in Blog / In the Media / Statements, Policy Positions, Declarations

September 4, 2022

Campfire inspires Mozambique’s sustainable wildlife management success story

In an article published in the Zimbabwe newspaper, The Chronicle, Emmanuel Koro examines the how Mozambique’s return to international hunting after the 1977-1992 civil war has become an international hunting model with a promising future.

in Blog / CBNRM / Wildlife Economies

July 8, 2022April 5, 2024

A Wave Of Legislative Proposals Throughout Europe To Restrict The Legal Import Of Hunting Trophies Threatens The Rights And Livelihoods Of African Communities Involved In Conservation, And The Wildlife Itself

MEDIA RELEASE

in In the Media / News and Voices

July 1, 2022April 8, 2024

It’s a form of colonialism to tell us Africans what to do with our wildlife – Maxi Pia Louis, Daily Mail June 29 2022

“As a parliamentary committee calls for an end to trophy hunting, leading conservationist MAXI LOUIS argues that far from protecting big game it will guarantee its destruction.”

in In the Media / News and Voices

February 28, 2022March 7, 2022

Are Anti-Hunting Campaigns Misleading You? What communities say.

The Community Leaders Network recently sent a complaint to the Charity Commission in the UK about certain public campaigns against conservation hunting in Africa.

in Community Voices / In the Media

February 12, 2022April 8, 2024

UK trophy hunting import ban not supported by rural Africans – Mongabay Commentary

While a UK bill to ban the import of hunting trophies enjoys popular support there, rural Africans directly affected by such decisions are voicing opposition.

in Blog / Decolonize Conservation

February 8, 2022March 7, 2022

Rural Namibians respond to hunting campaigns – Current Conservation

“We depend on generating income from elephant hunting which we invest back into the conservation of the species. If we stop hunting elephants, poaching will rise because the conservancy will not have any income to contribute the livelihood of its community.

in Blog / CBNRM