UK showdown exposes urgent need for CBNRM law
Friday, March 22, 2024 | 740 Views |
CBNRM is a conservation-based development approach that recognises that natural resources coexist with people who rely on them for their subsistence.
A CBNRM Act would have been a powerful tool in the arguments presented by the communities who spent this week in London lobbying the House of Commons and the House of Lords on the anti-hunting bill being considered by the UK. Professor Brian Child who specialises on inclusive wildlife economy, which emphasises involving rural people through CBNRM, explains the critical importance of CBNRM.
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