Conservation is often a hard sell. However, the business of conservation has a heft that appeals to both governments and people looking for pathways out of poverty in Africa.
People – nature relationships
Conservationists can no longer neglect community needs in the pursuit of biodiversity, says SANParks executive conservation manager, Howard Hendricks.
Migratory humpback whales remind us that in the ocean, national borders are merely lines on a map. To truly protect our oceans, we must collaborate across borders and harmonise conflicting laws, says Dr Arthur Tuda, executive secretary of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association. Photo: Ken Finlay courtesy Wild Oceans
13th Oppenheimer Research Conference, 9th to 11th October 2024, in Midrand, entitled,
“Science Beyond Boundaries”
Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda
Jaqui Hiltermann navigates the range of topics presented at the upcoming 13th Oppenheimer Research Conference.
An elephant moves across a boundary. On one side, in Etosha National Park for example, it’s an asset. But then, as it steps over what may sometimes be an imaginary boundary, it’s a cost.
Dr Winnie Kiiru doesn’t go so far as to say that researchers from Europe or America are killing Africans. But if scientists asked the right questions, or stretched their focus a bit, lives could perhaps be saved, she argues.
Professor Kevin Gaston: “our personalised ecologies are in decline”.
Andre Crawford-Brunt’s vision is to build the “Netflix of nature”.
Indigenous women, often the unsung heroes of their communities, carry the weight of ancestral wisdom and sustainable practices which have been passed down through generations. Their contributions are invaluable, yet frequently overlooked, in the global discourse on environmental conservation.