Expertise on #34 – Connecting the dots between biodiversity conservation, equity and justice

“THE BIGGEST CHANGE I HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS IS THE GROWING RECOGNITION OF A FACT THAT THOSE LIVING CLOSEST TO NATURE AND WILDLIFE HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN: THAT PEOPLE AND NATURE MUST COEXIST. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A SHIFT TO A MORE PEOPLE-CENTRED
AND RIGHTS-BASED CONSERVATION APPROACH.”
Alice Ruhweza, WWF Africa