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WATCH: Communities in Zambia stand against the UK's plans to ban the importation of hunting trophies. Their message is clear: Our Wildlife. Our Rights. Our Decision! While UK politicians try to claim that imposing import bans on trophies of African (and other) wildlife species is purely an internal decision, in reality it is an unfair trade sanction. The UK government does not actually oppose hunting, since they allow trophies to be exported of their own hunted species. This is simply unjust. https://lnkd.in/dsAmbbqf

This marks an important step towards reducing human rights abuses in conservation. Our partners, Community Leaders Network, were consulted during the process of drawing up these principles. https://lnkd.in/gJGSXeJw

Read the latest CLN blog post from their partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Getting the youth involved in the environment and creating awareness about the importance of trees 💚 https://lnkd.in/dDdPiZnA

Governance is absolutely critical to the success of community conservation. Strong grassroots institutions = best outcomes for people and nature. In Mozambique, ReGeCom are working with communities living in and around national parks to improve their governance. Take a look here: https://lnkd.in/dP9hFswr

Human-wildlife conflict is reaching critical levels in Zambia. Drought, food insecurity and even loss of life, most often due to elephants. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gQ9YFaki

Good study! Hunting gets conservancies onto their feet financially, while photo-tourism generates more cash in the long-run for conservancies in photogenic places.

Nature conservation in Cameroon is highly reliant on wildlife-rich buffer areas surrounding the National Parks. Most of these areas in northern parts of the country rely on hunting to generate their income. This is used to protect the area and provide benefits to local communities. Hunting trophy import bans such as those proposed by the UK and other European countries directly threaten conservation in Cameroon and other African countries. https://lnkd.in/dfwr2S_q

MEDIA RELEASE Proposed United Kingdom Trophy Hunting Import Ban Threatens African Conservation Success, Ignores International Agreements. Key Messages: -> The UK’s Labour Party, now in government, has pledged to ban hunting trophy imports. This commitment, included in their election manifesto, recently took form in Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill, introduced as a presentation bill in Parliament. -> A poll commissioned by Resource Africa reveals that 75% of UK citizens mistakenly believe trophy hunting poses a major threat to endangered species, and 83% would support a ban even if it harmed African livelihoods. -> A recent scientific study concludes that trophy hunting is not a significant threat to CITES-listed species imported into the UK over the past 22 years, with nearly 80% of imported trophies coming from countries where populations are stable, increasing, or abundant. -> Evidence highlights that trophy hunting delivers essential conservation and social benefits, such as anti-poaching funding, local employment, and protection of wildlands. -> The UK government’s impact assessment of the proposed bill lacks a full evaluation of the costs and benefits to local African communities, and the Institute of Economic Affairs warns that such a ban undermines African sovereignty and conservation strategies. Full Statement: https://lnkd.in/dWJC3YWT

Looks like an excellent example of community-based forest management! Charcoal production can be sustainable and beneficial for communities. https://lnkd.in/ddfYqBky

The UK government's support for the Kavango-Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) is highly commendable. We should perhaps let them in on the fact that many communities in this TFCA use income from trophy hunting to conserve their areas... https://lnkd.in/dk-3v32J