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Prosper through nature

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Joined May 2009
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Wildlife protection must account for communities who depend on wild meat for food and income. Research from 12+ countries examines how sustainable, fair use can support global biodiversity targets. Read ahead of #COP17Armenia 🔗: bit.ly/4BhhJZO #SWMProgramme #Landscapes4Life
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A year on from IUCN's World Conservation Congress, now is the time for the IUCN Council to get on with the Member's request for a “workplan on mainstreaming the sustainable use of wild species into the Union’s work.” Short read: earthmind.org/mainstreaming-…
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An elephant tramples a farmer's crops. Tourists pay to see it. Lodges, airlines, and the state earn from it. The farmer gets nothing. Tinotenda Bhunu asks who benefits from conservation in Africa, and why property rights matter. buff.ly/CzmW6Ni #WildlifeEconomy
A lone African elephant walks beside a dirt road while safari vehicles watch; overlaid headline asks who benefits from wildlife conservation in Africa and what role property rights could play, credited to Tinotenda Bhunu.

ALT A lone African elephant walks beside a dirt road while safari vehicles watch; overlaid headline asks who benefits from wildlife conservation in Africa and what role property rights could play, credited to Tinotenda Bhunu.

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GBF Targets 5 & 9 focus on the sustainable use of wild species. IUCN's 2025 Annual Report shows that less than 1% of its portfolio contributes to these targets - an uncomfortably small allocation for an issue at the heart of IUCN’s mission. Short article: earthmind.org/has-iucn-forgo…
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18 African exhibitors of wild-harvested ingredients at in-Cosmetics Global Paris 2026. Only three held FairWild certification. One was Namib Desert Oils, cold-pressing !Nara, marula, and mongongo oils in Swakopmund. buff.ly/Z4rxgXq #WildlifeEconomy #NamibDesertOils
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What does success in wildlife management actually look like? That is the question at #SAWMA2026. This week AWEI's Kumbirai Takawira presented on wild meat value chains, and Dr Michael 't Sas-Rolfes on rhinos and conservation values. buff.ly/YdxUN3x #WildlifeEconomy
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#COP17Mongolia #United4Land With many agenda items blocked and agreement on others, including migration and drought, unattainable, Parties persevered and adopted 34 decisions on rangelands and pastoralists, sand and dust storms, and land tenure. #UNCCD enb.iisd.org/convention-comb…

Summary report 17–28 August 2026

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After a week of late nights, the meeting closed in the early hours on Saturday. Parties celebrated progress on rangelands and pastoralists, while many voiced concern over stalled progress on drought and migration. 🔗 enb.iisd.org/convention-comb… #UNCCD #COP17Mongolia #IYRP2026
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An unseen elephant in the room. The 46th SADC Summit produced 38 communiqué points, none mentioning wildlife. Yet the new Tourism UNIVISA and non-tariff barrier reforms will shape southern Africa's wildlife economy. Our analysis of Durban 2026: wildlifeeconomy.info/article… #SADC
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At @UNCCD #COP17Mongolia, a new campaign brings to life a powerful story. A single thread tells a powerful story: a story of nature restored, livelihoods sustained, & value created. Join the Thread. go.undp.org/GMP @UNDP @UNDPplanet @theGEF @UNDPMongolia @Cop17Mongolia
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Does the law understand edible insects? Find out in a fascinating webinar hosted by the University of Venda's Institute for Rural Development, in partnership with the African Wildlife Economy Institute. 24 & 25 August from 10:30 to 12:00 wildlifeeconomy.info/events/… #wildlifeeconomy
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What if people conserved wildlife in Africa because they held secure rights to it, not because a donor paid them to? A new AWEI article on classical liberal conservation explores this question. wildlifeeconomy.info/article… #WildlifeEconomy #Conservation
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⏳ #SBI7 is getting underway today at 10:00am Nairobi time. Follow the agenda and get real-time updates from @IISD_ENB as Parties advance implementation of the #KMGBF. 🌿🌎 #UNBiodiversity #COP17Armenia #ForNature Watch live on @UNWebTV: 🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j/k1…
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A fascinating discussion at the Africa #LibertyForum on financial freedom and the rights to own, transact, and privacy.
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An important discussion at the African #LibertyForum 2026 on development pathways after the closure of USAID.
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What is the state of policy for potential wildlife entrerprises? I've been looking into what the regulatory landscape actually means for entrepreneurs and investors in the wildlife space. Three key areas keep coming up... wildlifereturns.org/3-policy…
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Halfway to 2030, @UNBiodiversity Parties met at #SBSTTA28 to gauge global progress on implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Talks focused on implementation gaps, monitoring challenges, and accelerating action in the next 5 years enb.iisd.org/cbd-subsidiary-…
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A species meets the criteria for a CITES listing. It's adopted. Then what? In a new AWEI article, Lydia Bhebe asks the harder question. Biology tells us which species need protection, not how a trade ban behaves in real markets. wildlifeeconomy.info/article… #CITES #WildlifeTrade
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A recent judicial review has taken aim at what many see as regulatory overreach into the countryside. The case, brought by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)... wildlifereturns.org/who-has-…
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Replying to @GENetwork @CITES @ICCWC_WFC @IUCNssc @TRAFFIC_WLTrade @TheWCS @IUCN_forests @UNODC_ENV @SpeciesSurvival @FlorePambo @IPBES
The @CITES Secretariat announces that the 35th meeting of Animals Committee is scheduled to take place from 28 June to 3 July 2027, back-to-back with the 29th meeting of the Plants Committee from 5 to 8 July 2027, at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG).
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