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Exploring the intricate relationship between African cultures and environmental conservation. This piece delves into how traditional ecological knowledge shapes sustainable practices across the continent. It highlights the vital role of indigenous wisdom in preserving biodiversity, managing natural resources, and fostering a harmonious relationship between communities and their ecosystems. From ancient farming techniques to sacred forests, discover how cultural heritage is key to Africa's environmental stewardship. #AfricanConservation #CulturalEcology #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #BioCulturalDiversity #IndigenousConservation #AfricanEnvironmentalStewardship #EcoCulturalSustainability

The #alienation of local indigenous people from their once natural habitat and the controversial actions of major stakeholders under the guise of conservation projects severely severed the very foundations of the local communal life and social relationships. Analyzing the dynamic interrelationships existing between the major stakeholders involved in sustainable development efforts, ranging from environmental conservation agencies, NGOs and national/state agencies, foreign logging companies, asserting that green grabbing for environmental concerns invariably alienates local people from acquiring and maintaining sustainable livelihoods . Thus, is it credible and justifiable to purport that conservation breeds capitalist tendencies and drives the wheels of profit maximization for external actors in conjunction with national policy makers, at the peril of local indigenous communities. Regardless of this, it is primordial to underscore that the pivotal relationship between the continuous survival of a people, its root culture and the environment affiliated to them, constructs considerable opportunities for conservation efforts. This will imply that global goals enacted to guarantee biodiversity will be attained through the creation of an enabling environment that will provide the socio-political platform for local indigenous communities to sustainably manage their own lands. This people oriented approach to forest conservation underscored therefore the main tenets put forth by the new conservation paradigm. Based on this backdrop, the necessity to reshape perspectives and discourses on environmental conservation becomes of paramount significance as concerted actions of various stakeholders will underscore great value for a novel understanding of human-ecological relationships. Imperatively, a social consultation process involving local indigenous communities like the Baka in Cameroon‘s South Eastern region becomes a more relevant pathway for the appropriation of novel and contemporary forest management approaches and or methodologies.

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IUCN is convening the #AfricaConservationForum (ACF) which is one of the leading regional platforms to strategically influence the sustainability agenda and biodiversity conservation. #ACF brings together IUCN Members and multi stakeholders to discuss some of the most pressing environmental conservation issues in Africa. It also provides an avenue for sharing information and knowledge, building partnerships, and connecting key stakeholders from different parts of Africa. The Coalition is assisting the IUCN to host a pre-forum day on #sustainablefinance with panels and break-aways groups discussing several sustainable finance solutions such as environmental bonds, biodiversity credits, debt-for-nature swops and the like. Importantly, the key building blocks for these solutions will be unpacked. More information on ACF: https://lnkd.in/dpdqAnFz Candice M.D. Stevens Christine Mentzel Leo Niskanen Ellane Van Wyk Kyra Lunderstedt Thabang Selota

📢 “This is an urgent mission in a region the world does not talk about. We are here to ask for your energy, to ask for your partnership, to help us put the Eastern Himalayas on the world’s conservation agenda and to raise the support we need to make The Great People’s Forest happen.” Watch Saurav Malhotra announce the first detailed actions plans to rapidly scale the Great People’s Forest to the world's conservation community at COP28 UAE. Balipara Foundation, Friendship NGO, Conservation International, TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute, Bhutan Ecological Society, Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

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The Nature Restoration Law, adopted on Monday, represents a crucial step for conserving, restoring and regenerating European ecosystems: https://lnkd.in/eJwZuCzy The law aims to tackle biodiversity loss by setting legally binding targets to restore 20% of the EU’s degraded land and sea ecosystems by 2030, and all ecosystems by 2050. To halt and reverse biodiversity loss, we need to complement conservation and restoration efforts by transforming the way we produce, use, and consume our products and food. The Foundation’s report “The Nature Imperative: How the circular economy tackles biodiversity loss” demonstrates how taking a circular economy approach can rebuild biodiversity and provide other society wide benefits. It also highlights the key steps businesses and policymakers can take to scale the circular economy, support restoration, and help shape a nature-positive future. Explore the report: https://lnkd.in/egczWQwc #CircularEconomy

Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) is a financial mechanism where beneficiaries of ecosystem services provide compensation to those who manage or restore these services. This approach incentivizes the protection and sustainable management of natural resources, balancing economic needs with environmental conservation. By aligning economic rewards with ecological benefits, PES promotes long-term environmental sustainability and supports biodiversity conservation.

The EU's first-of-its-kind Nature Restoration Law has been approved in a monumental step towards restoring Europe’s ecosystems and boosting biodiversity 🌱. This regulation aims to rehabilitate at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all degraded ecosystems by 2050. With a focus on restoring wetlands, rivers, forests, grasslands, urban and marine ecosystems, the law targets areas that can capture and store carbon, increasing biodiversity and helping meet international climate goals 🌍. “This is a defining moment in the fight to restore Europe’s endangered forests,” says Siim Kuresoo, European Forest Campaigner at Fern It's a significant effort to manage natural resources sustainably and protect the environment for future generations. Let's support the #NatureRestorationLaw and its crucial role in preserving our planet! 🌿 📲 Learn more: https://loom.ly/892Ad44 #Sustainability #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #EUEnvironment #GreenFuture

For years, discussions surrounding Africa’s environment have focused on its challenges. However, a remarkable shift is happening. A growing number of African nations are tackling ecological issues and environmental conservation head-on, charting a course towards a greener future – an « Ever Greener Africa » by 2030 Abhishyant Kidangoor Bewah Emilien Bih .#AfricaRisin #EverGreenerAfrica #AfricaClimateAction #ConservationOptimism #SolutionsForAfrica #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #AfricanEcosystemRestoration #NaturePositiveAfrica #GreenJobsAfrica #IndigenousKnowledge #CircularBioeconomyAfrica Africa is going green! The narrative is shifting from challenges to solutions. Join the movement for a greener future - #EverGreenerAfrica by 2030! Let's tackle conservation & build a sustainable future together. #AfricaClimateAction #SolutionsForAfrica #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #GetInvolved♻️ https://lnkd.in/eZfjiEZg