Opinion: New-style partnerships needed for community conservation

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Vast areas of Africa’s most important ecosystems lie outside national parks, on lands managed and inhabited by local communities. These landscapes are critical to biodiversity, but remain under-integrated into formal conservation and economic systems. Andrew Parker argues that community–private partnerships offer a scalable pathway to unlock their value. 

• Andrew Parker is co-founder and director at Conserve Global. He writes: “The future of conservation will depend on how effectively we support communities to manage and benefit from the landscapes they live in.”

• He adds that combining community stewardship with external technical and financial support can turn these areas into productive, nature-based economies while strengthening long-term conservation outcomes.

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