LIVELIHOODS - THE KEY TO REDUCING POACHING? WHAT do YOU THINK? Read Jamie Josephs perspective here: Most NGOs active in the poaching crisis are so caught up in the scramble to stop the bleeding that they dont have time to examine what is pulling the trigger - and that trigger is poverty. I am currently working with a global coalition focused on harnessing the power of impact investment to save wildlife and help people. Its imperative that local communities have real equity in ecotourism, so that impoverished Africans are incentivised to protect their environment. I have seen firsthand rapid progress and transformation throughout Southern Africa where poaching has literally collapsed as a direct result of investing in communities living near wildlife, because the creation of alternative incomes pulls good men away from doing horrific things in order to feed their families. On our watch, in this generation, earth has lost more than half its wildlife. If we cannot save the big things, if we cannot save our iconic species, how are we ever going to save the little things?
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:08:53 +0000
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