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- From left to right: Kendi Borona, RRI; Khan//an /ukxa, Senior cónsul from traditional authority from Namibia; Hon. Royal Johan Kxao IUiloloo, Deputy Minister of marginalised Communities, Namibia; Fiesta Warinwa, AICA; State Minister, Ministry of Irrigation and lowlands, Ethiopia Hon. Endrias Geta; Chief Langman from traditional authority of Namibia. Photo credit: Matthew Sky Angula, Venture Media for Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
- IP’s & LC’s Conservation Congress, Windhoek, Namibia, October 25-27, 2023. Photo credit: Matthew Sky Angula, Venture Media for Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
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Indigenous Peoples and local communities formalize a pan-African Alliance for Community Conservation at the first-ever Community-led Conservation Congress
At the Congress, participants made clear that across Africa, IPs and LCs—and especially the women and youth within these groups—have never been better positioned, organized, and coordinated to uphold and realize their land and livelihood rights
More than 300 representatives of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, governments, donors, and NGOs from 47 African countries gathered last month in Namibia to collectively develop a strategy for community-led and people-centered conservation in Africa. Participants from 47 countries shared their lived experiences, lessons, and challenges around community-led conservation during the…