This really is an extraordinary graphic. While we agonise over the impact of releasing a few Beavers back in the landscape, about 50 million non-native Pheasants are released into the environment each year with not much debate at all.

New release!! Participation is not the answer: epistemic violence and authoritarian practices in conservation-forced displacement by Jessica Milgrooom & Priscilla Claeys on how participation in fact legitimises displacements in Mozambique. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Indigenous autonomy and governance are key for effective #biodiversity conservation. Thomas Worsdell, our colleague at AFrontlines along with other scientists reviewed 648 empirical studies to develop a typology of the roles of #IndigenousPeoples in the governance of territories

Our latest blog dives into a fascinating meta-analysis by Neil Dawson et al. of governance in community conservation efforts around the world. What they found is powerful: greater power to communities = better conservation and social outcomes! 1/3 resourceafrica.net/african-commun…

“Advancing #equitable governance in area-based #conservation” – in a new paper, led by Phil Franks, we provide guidance on how to ensure #equity in achieving the #30x30 iucn.org/sites/default/…

Today is the 40th anniversary of the removal of Scotland's 3-mile fishing limit by the Thatcher government. Our fisheries' capacity to keep local people on both sea & land has never recovered. That is why Open Seas campaigns to restore the limit. Read: ourseas.scot/news/a-history…

#IndigenousKnowledges ✍️🏾The authors of this article were on a team commissioned by the federal government 🇦🇺to advise on ways to enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ voices in the IPCC process. Go to tinyurl.com/5n78e3ta

Land tenure reform in Africa: a new book explains why customary systems are important zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2024/07/22/lan…

A blog talking about our two latest scientific articles. the latest uncovered the production of conservation #knowledge, strong biases in knowledge production, persistent colonial power dynamic in conservation science and potential conflicts of interest amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/new…

A privilege to have AFrontlines involved in this research through Thomas Worsdell & fantastic to see in this blog how our findings resonate with the amazing & crucial work they do in the #Amazon for #Indigenous peoples + nature in such challenging circumstances.

In this new paper led by Emilie Vansant with @Bowydb, @madasascientist, F Reiner, C Hall, and J Kamoto, we show the positive effect of tree cover on people's micronutrient adequacy in Malawi, explained by people sourcing food from on-farm trees. nature.com/articles/s4301…

It's been amazing to watch these events unfold in #Ngorongoro. All strength to those seeking to defend their rights.

The government of #Tanzania must immediately stop harassment and evictions of the Maasai people of #Ngorongoro ⁦UNPFII⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦Hindou⁩ ⁦Land is Life⁩ ⁦PINGO's Forum⁩ ⁦Joseph Oleshangay⁩ ⁦EarthRights Intl⁩ ⁦U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania⁩

‼️ More than 50 civil society organizations and human rights defenders in #Tanzania have published a statement on the state of human rights in Ngorongoro District affecting +110,000 residents. #LandRightsNow Read their recommendations and share widely👇🏽 rightsandresources.org/wp-content/upl…

The open access version of my book, Decolonizing African Agriculture, has been published! Read it here agendapub.com/resources/pdfs…. One may also pre-order paperback copies agendapub.com/page/detail/de… Macalester College American Association of Geographers HLPE-FSN African Studies Association African Geographical Review Brian Dowd-Uribe Million Belay

🔊 Two open faculty positions at the School of Global Development, University of East Anglia. An excellent department, University, and city! Please spread the word!