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April 15, 2021 In April 2021 - Volume III-2, Editorial By Gerhard R. Damm

It’s About the Future—Yours, Ours & Theirs

By Gerhard R. Damm

READ TIME 4 MINS

In January, more than 50 countries—the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People; in short, HAC—announced a bold commitment: That the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity, scheduled for October in Kunming, China, agree to protect at least 30% of the planet’s lands and oceans by 2030. Science justifies this bold 30×30 target at the global and regional levels.READ MORE

October 3, 2020 In Editorial, Featured, October 2020-Volume 2-4 By Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo

The Achilles Heel of Conservation – There is a ceiling in conservation science, particularly in Africa.

By Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo

READ TIME 8 MINS

Conservation is a global challenge and battle. Movements against climate change, plastic pollution and deforestation are on the rise. So too are ground-breaking research and futuristic interventions. And yet the natural world is still burning. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa, and this is why.READ MORE

October 3, 2020 In Editorial, October 2020-Volume 2-4 By Hugh Webster

Trophy Hunting – A Complex Picture

By Hugh Webster

READ TIME 15 MINS

Trophy hunting has become a divisive topic, but calls for an outright ban risk undermining the substantial contributions that well-managed hunting can make to conservation. So-called “smart bans”—which selectively target operators or even countries that fail to ensure hunting delivers meaningful conservation outcomes and benefits to rural communities—could help clean up an industry plagued by corruption and bad practices.READ MORE