SOWC News

Conservation of wildlife is frequently seen as a cost to governments, resulting in little investment in wildlife resources despite the extensive contributions that the wildlife economy can, and does, make in terms of employment and revenues. The African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation received funding to conduct research and produce the inaugural State of…

ALU Community engages experts on the impacts of the Mauritius oil spill.  Mauritius, recently experienced an ecological accident when the shipping vessel MV Wakashio hit a coral reef offshore, south of the island, on 25th July, 2020. The vessel broke and spilt an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil into the ocean. On 17 September 2020, we…

GOING BEYOND TOURISM IN AFRICA Diversifying community livelihoods from wildlife     On Thursday, September 10, 2020, we hosted a webinar on “GOING BEYOND TOURISM IN AFRICA Diversifying Community Livelihoods from Wildlife” Thank you to all those who were able to attend the session. In case you were not able to, you can check out the recording…

How can communities earn income from wildlife conservation beyond the tourism sector?   Applications are now open for the Beyond Tourism in Africa innovation challenge. We are seeking innovative, community-led, non-tourism sources of income from wildlife across Africa. Participants have the chance to win a place in the African Leadership University’s incubation programme and access…

Do you have an idea that could transform the way communities derive benefits from wildlife?   The Luc Hoffmann Institute, the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation and WWF Regional Office for Africa are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Beyond Tourism in Africa innovation challenge. The challenge seeks…

Dr Sue Snyman, Research Director for the School of Wildlife Conservation, will be participating in two upcoming panel discussions looking at ways to build greater resilience for protected area tourism going forward.  The first panel will be on the 25th August 2020 at 16h00 (GMT+2) and is titled  “Protected Area Tourism Beyond 2020”  The panelists…

The Luc Hoffmann Institute, the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation and the WWF Regional Office for Africa are running Beyond Tourism in Africa, an innovation challenge to identify, incubate and promote innovative sources of income from wildlife that go beyond tourism and help local communities manage their natural resources sustainably and improve their…