The theme for World Wildlife Day on 3 March is ‘Connecting people and planet: Exploring digital innovation in wildlife conservation’
As a mega-biodiverse country, South Africa has ‘special role’ to play in the negotiations
Effective action needs to understand the linkages between biodiversity loss, climate change, economic development and the need for a conservation approach that is integrated and holistic.
Indigenous peoples know how to conserve biodiversity far better than any so-called experts in the capitalist Global North
The COP15 biodiversity summit in China will assess subsidies that promote unsustainable levels of production such as in the fossil fuel, fishing and agriculture sectors
But others argue that the conservation plan will amount to the ‘biggest land grab in history’
More than 100 countries pledged to better protect nature at UN biodiversity talks last week
The UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment says conservation doesn’t mean ‘pristine wilderness’, free from human inhabitants
They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim to maintain ecosystems