Critics say that western organisations and experts still dominate conservation work in Africa – and that local knowledge is often ignored or belittled.“Other people want to teach us about conservation. They do not understand we are conservationists par excellence. Wildlife is not all we have. Nature is all that we are.”
Today on Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja considers the question of whether the conservation industry is fit for purpose when it comes to Africa. For years, critics have complained that it has been dominated by foreigners – and they say problems remain, including the blackwashing of organisations and a lack of respect for local knowledge.
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