BEST OF 2013, POLEX: Should the media pay for wildlife conservation?
Wildlife films are a powerful tool in conservation and environmental issues, yet conservation activities remain grossly underfunded.
Wildlife films are a powerful tool in conservation and environmental issues, yet conservation activities remain grossly underfunded.
We can produce more oil on less land with oil palm
Hunting and consumption of bushmeat may constitute the main source of protein for rural families.
Globally, about 870 million people do not have enough to eat, but more than two billion suffer from micronutrient deficiency.
Local communities may see for the first some the species that are living in their forests.
A strictly secular approach to forest management may be at odds with local attitudes.
The Congo Basin forests are a lifeline for more than 60 million people – providing food and income for many remote communities, storing huge amounts of carbon, supporting unique ecosystems and regulating the flow of the major rivers across Central Africa. Yet the Congo's forests are being cleared at an alarming rate amid global demand for minerals, energy and wood resources from Africa.
The Hunter, The Trader, The Conservationist, The Scientist
KISANGANI, Democratic Republic of Congo (14 November, 2012)_Deep in the Yoko Forest Reserve, across the Congo River from Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Consolate Kaswera Kyamakya is checking her traps.
Defining stakeholders and value chains first step in sustainable management.