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David Akana

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Oct 1, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Akana

    From ‘community-based’ to ‘community-led conservation’ in Kenya: Interview with Dickson Kaelo (opens the original)

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    NEW YORK — Long before Dickson Kaelo became one of the leading voices for community conservancies in Kenya, conservation was something much more personal. He grew up with livestock. His father was a veterinarian. And he knew firsthand the uneasy relationship between pastoralist communities and wildlife: Lions killing cattle, elephants destroying crops, hyenas taking goats — sometimes dozens of sheep in a single night. “That’s their (communities’) food. That’s what they sell to get fees to take t

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · David Akana

    A sea cucumber venture in Zanzibar seeks to balance business and conservation (opens the original)

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    PEMBA, Tanzania — Like many coastal communities across East Africa, the residents of Shamiani have grown accustomed to watching the sea yield less and less. Warming waters, degraded marine habitats and decades of fishing pressure have all taken a toll on the resources that once sustained local livelihoods, according to community members. On Tanzania’s Pemba Island, a part of the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar, Shamiani is no exception. Here, however, residents are trying something different.

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