We heard from four grassroots conservation leaders who are championing new, innovative, and successful community-led conservation efforts across Africa. Watch the webinar and learn key insights on why community-led conservation in Africa is working.
Read MoreWorking with the BAND Foundation and Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation, and with additional support from JPMorgan Chase and Acacia Conservation Fund, we’ve designed a new Maasai Landscape Conservation Fund that will invest in community-based organizations in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Together, we plan to invest at least $3 million over the next three years to accelerate impact across one of Africa’s most important conservation landscapes.
Read MoreIn Brief: For centuries, the Maasai living in Kenya’s South Rift Valley have used and managed the land in a way that supports both livestock and wildlife. This approach provides the foundation of community conservation and today this area serves as an important model of co-existence and wildlife restoration in Kenya and beyond, where people, livestock and wildlife live together and benefit from each other.
Read MoreIn Brief: Secure community land rights and new market opportunities from carbon credits have enabled the Hadza hunter-gatherers in northern Tanzania- one of East Africa’s most unique cultures- to develop an award-winning model for indigenous-led conservation, while protecting their territories and culture.
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