African Landscape: New Tools for Protecting Land,Wildlife and Livelihoods
African Wildlife Foundation
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Abstract: Africa is facing unprecedented habitat and species loss. ¬ough the continent hosts an important network of protected areas that supports wildlife,provides ecosystem services and generates revenue for host countries,this network is too small and isolated to support viable populations of wildlife. A majority of wildlife spends its time outside of protected areas. Local communities are also limited in how they can bene t. Given the rate of land-use change and accelerated threats across the continent,African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has explored and piloted a number of innovative conservation approaches that are grounded in clear resource tenure rights and landowner participation,and use responsible investment to incentivise improved natural resource management. Following are brief summaries of some of these approaches.