In the run-up to the Africa Protected Areas Congress, taking place in July 2022, ILCN Steering Committee member and Regional Representative for Africa Kiragu Mwangi is hosting a series of virtual conversations with experts on current conservation trends on the continent.
The first webinar, held on April 12, gave cultural and historical context for the current movement toward decentralized strategies for land conservation that focus on returning autonomy to local communities across Africa. The session featured Dickson Kaelo of the Kenya Wildlife Conservation Association; Maxi Pia Louis, Director of the Namibian Association of CBNRM Support Organizations; and Kathleen Fitzgerald, Senior Manager for the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Global Project Finance for Permanence Initiative. The speakers discussed the major challenges and solutions for financing and sustaining East and South African initiatives. The event concluded with a lively Q&A session, addressing questions on conservation finance, organizational governance, and strategies for preparing youth and vulnerable communities to become the next generation of sustainable landowners.
The second webinar was held on May 24 and featured Michael Garbo, Executive Director at the Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia, Daniel Marnewick Regional Program Coordinator for IUCN Green List, and Kathleen Fitzgerald of the Pew Charitable Trusts. The session focused on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECM’s) in Africa. The OECM framework is used to promote conservation in geographic regions rich in biodiversity that are not designated as protected areas. Speakers discuss how these strategies are used to expand the reach and mission of conservation practitioners across the continent and present case studies that illustrate their effectiveness.
Recordings of both webinars are now available on the ILCN website. To access these recordings, please click here: View Now
The final installment of the series will take place on June 22, and will focus on the potential of Africa Land Conservation networks to advance conservation across the continent. Register here.
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