Blogs under category: Africa & Madagascar
Getting the lay of the land in Namibia
Lahja Tijilumbu is an intern working with Fauna & Flora International and partners on a Landscape Level Assessment of land use and biodiversity vulnerability within the uranium province in the Central Namib. Here, she discusses the progress so far…
The crocodile connection
Dr Mark Infield, Fauna & Flora International’s Cultural Values Programme Director, explains how we can harness people’s deep (and sometimes surprising) connections with nature for the benefit of all.
Enlightened self interest – the bottom line for protected areas
Dr Mark Infield, Fauna & Flora International’s Director of Cultural Values & Conservation Programme, ponders the reality behind self-interest and local support of conservation.
Coordination and communication: the secrets to effective community conservation
Fauna & Flora International’s Community Conservation Technical Advisor in the DRC, Samuel Boendi Lihamba, recently visited the United States for an International Seminar in Protected Area Management. Samuel shares his thoughts on his trip and his hope and vision for the future.
All geckos great and small
Mark Infield blogs about the value of conserving species for oft-overlooked reasons…
An African adventure
James Kirby sits on the Fauna & Flora International (FFI) Australia Advisory board. As Chief Executive of Hungerford Hill Wines, James has a clear understanding of the need for sustainable land management. It was with great personal and professional interest he and Claire Wivell Plater visited Africa to visit some of the projects FFI are involved in…
Back home in the DRC after 11 years
Thalia Liokatis, Fauna & Flora International’s Programme Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo, blogs about her recent return to her country of birth.
Alive and well – for now: Visiting Namibia’s uranium and biodiversity-rich desert
Fauna & Flora International’s Rio Tinto Partnership Manager David Wright recalls his recent trip to help Namibia find the balance between conservation and mining.
Biodiversity and Palm Oil – A Pressing Issue
Fauna & Flora International’s Agribusiness Programme Manager Anna Lyons ponders the main challenges the organisation faces when it comes to palm oil and how we are overcoming them.
Why World Heritage Sites need stronger protection
With the annual UNESCO World Heritage Commission meeting coming to a close, Fauna & Flora International’s Pippa Howard reflects on the need for better conservation of these globally important, supposedly protected areas.
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