Staff Writer

Zambia’s Protected Areas cover over 77,000 square miles or 30% of the country’s total landmass in 19 National Parks and 36 Game Management Areas. The Game Management Areas, or GMAs, are tourist hunting concessions opened in several tribal lands in the 1970’s. This created a revenue

Charcoal is one of the most important non-timber forest products in Africa.  It meets the energy needs of about 800 million people or 65% of the population. It has high energy content, is easy to store and handle and produces comparatively less smoke. Over 90% of households still use charcoal

Hunting safari operators in Tanzania are expected to undertake conservation work within their leased concessions.  Ganam/EBN operate in the Kizigo West and Kizigo Central game reserves in Western Tanzania and has conducted a variety of projects since moving into the area, which include opening 1,000 km of roads,

Mike Holliday is the wildlife manager at the Glen Ample Estate in the Scottish Highlands, and over the past 35 years, he has had to contend with many different management issues. In the early years, poaching was an issue for a variety of reasons, but Mike was able to overcome

An ecosystem is a dynamic complex of plants, animals, microorganisms and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit.  Central to understanding this is that people are integral parts of ecosystems.  This fact is something the preservationists conveniently overlook, especially when it comes to discussing conservation in Africa.  Ecosystem Services