Although Africa is abundant in natural resources and biodiversity, it faces pressing socio-economic issues. Inclusive conservation provides a sustainable solution by integrating local communities’ needs, knowledge, and participation into environmental management. Unlike traditional conservation models prioritising biodiversity over local needs, inclusive conservation recognises local people as vital stakeholders, ensuring equitable benefits for nature and communities.Historically, formal conservation areas were often established during the colonial era, leading to significant impacts on humans, including forced removals and the criminalisation of local hunting and livelihood activities. Indigenous communities were frequently cut off from their traditional resources, resulting in the militarisation of conservation and…
Ashwell Glasson
Poaching: the big guns South Africa’s game reserves have been hard hit by an intensive campaign of poaching and wildlife crime The rampant increase in wildlife poaching has been widely acknowledged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity conservation in Africa. The Asian demand for rhinoceros horn has seen a massive onslaught on the white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) and black rhino (Diceros bicornis) populations. Since 2008, there has been a gradual and then explosive growth in rhino poaching in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Mozambique and Botswana. In South Africa, the Kruger National Park region and the…
