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What’s in it for me? Engaging local communities in conservation
Edmund Barrow, Regional Forest Advisor from IUCN’s Forest Conservation Programme in Africa, is based in Nairobi but supports the Forest Programme across the whole continent. Engagement with local communities is a very important part of his work. Here he talks about the challenges that this entails and how conservation work can bring real-life benefits both to people and to the environment. …
21 May 2010 | Audio
Conservation challenges in Eastern and Southern Africa
A lack of technical know-how and limited funding are some of the problems faced by IUCN and its members in Eastern and Southern Africa, where work is continuing to focus on the region's drylands, forests, inland waterways, coastal and marine environments. Hastings Chikoko, Head of IUCN South Africa and Head of Constituency Support and Communications for Eastern and Southern Africa, has been attending talks in Nairobi which will affect the Convention on Biological Diversity. He says that getting across the message that conservation and development can work alongside each other is key to work in the region.
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15 May 2010 | Audio
Spreading the benefits of Allanblackia seed oil
African forests are home to a small treasure: the Allanblackia tree, whose seeds can be turned into edible oil and integrated in many products of daily use. Chris Buss, of IUCN's Forest Conservation programme, explains the value of this seed and IUCN's role in promoting its commercialisation. If you think Allanblackia is a funny name, keep listening for an explanation! …
01 Apr 2010 | Audio
Improving livelihoods in Guatemalan landscapes
In Guatemala, IUCN is working through its Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) to sustain the flow of goods and services from forest landscapes for the benefit of local people and biodiversity conservation. Wildtalk speaks to Jose Arturo Santos, coordinator of the Biodiversity and Sustainable Use Unit in IUCN’s country office in Guatemala, to learn more. …
23 Feb 2010 | Audio
Restoring forests to improve livelihoods - four years of success and influence
In almost four years of existence, IUCN's Livelihoods and Landscape Strategy (LLS) has changed the lives of poor communities around the world by restoring forest services, improving livelihoods and creating means of income. Jamie Gordon, Knowledge Management Officer for LLS, describes a few of those success stories and explains how LLS experience has been adopted as a model by governments and donor organizations for new strategies. …
31 Jan 2010 | Audio
Restoring forests to improve livelihoods - four years of success and influence
IUCN's Livelihoods and Landscape Strategy is changing the lives of poor communities around the world by restoring forest services, improving livelihoods and creating means of income. Jamie Gordon of IUCN's Forest Conservation Programme describes a few of those success stories. …
31 Jan 2010 | Audio
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Fabulous forests
The people who live closest to forests are the ones that need to be able to benefit from them, if we are to be successful in conserving them. That was the message from James Gordon, of IUCN’s Forest Conservation Programme, who told Wild Talk about the work IUCN is doing through its Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy. Moving from Latin America, to Africa, then Asia, he explained the kind of experiences and lessons IUCN has learnt from each continent. …
14 Apr 2009 | Audio
