Conservation efforts in Africa have typically been led by "parachute conservationists" -- outsiders who drop in thinking they have all the answers, hire locals to implement them and then disappear. But conservationist Resson Kantai Duff has a better way to save wildlife in Africa: let locals lead these efforts themselves. She calls for a major shift in how conservation in Africa works, showing why the people closest to the land are the ones best fit to care for it.

Resson Kantai Duff: Why Africa needs community-led conservation

Why Africa needs community-led conservation

By 2050, Africa could lose all of its wildlife without a shift to community-led conservation, underscoring a global biodiversity crisis.

Empowering women in conservation, through initiatives like Mama Simba, proves crucial in safeguarding biodiversity and cultural heritage.

Africa's wildlife conservation is reimagined through local leadership, transforming both ecological and cultural landscapes.