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Stories of Hope, Our Thanks & Happy New Year!
30th December 2020Dear Friends & Partners of ACC,
While we faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 due to the pandemic, you—our loyal community—helped sustain and grow wildlife conservation programs that promote economic sustainability and resilient landscapes for people and nature. This interconnectedness of conservation and community is what ACC is all about. These stories of hope highlight your impact.
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The Future of the Open Rangelands & The Role of Community-Based Conservation
19th December 2020The future of the open rangelands in Kenya looks bleak in the face of land subdivision, privatization and changing national aspirations. Conservationist, David Western, together with ACC convened a meeting of experienced CBC practitioners to confront the harsh realities and strategize CBC's future role.
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Meet the Community Rangers of Rombo Wildlife Conservancy
19th December 2020Meet the Community Rangers of Rombo Conservancy — The Front Line of Defense Against Wildlife Poachers and Human-Wildlife Conflict
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David Western’s New Book Now Available — We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the Planet & Can Also Save It
19th December 2020Congratulations to Kenya Conservationist and ACC Founder, David Western, on his recent book: We Alone: How Humans Have Conquered the Planet and Can Also Save It. Buy the book through AmazonSmile today and effortlessly support community-based conservation.
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ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
The plight of elephants is dire. ACC’s programs reduce poaching, expand and protect migratory routes, and empower communities to protect this keystone species.
LAND CONSERVATION
ACC combines scientific and local knowledge to improve the management of natural resources while improving livelihoods, recognizing the health of the whole ecosystem – humans, wildlife and land.
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
ACC develops sustainable community enterprises related to eco-tourism, nature-based products, crafts, rangeland and wildlife management and environmental education.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
ACC’s programs celebrate and promote the Maasai’s pastoral traditions that reduce land degradation and permanent settlements and provide a landscape in which both people and wildlife can thrive.
LION CONSERVATION
By combining the latest science with Maasai knowledge and participation, we are increasing lion numbers across Kenya’s South Rift and decreasing human/lion conflicts.
CLIMATE CHANGE
ACC and its collaborators are mapping the distribution of animals, plants and human livelihoods; modeling their vulnerability to climate and land use change; and recommending mitigating & adaptive strategies.
Resources
DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS PARTNERSHIP
Report
Development Corridors in Kenya — A Scoping Study
HUMAN ECOLOGY
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Variability and Change in Maasai Views of Wildlife and the Implications for Conservation
KENYA’S NATURAL CAPITAL
Business & Biodiversity
Natural Capital Underpins Business Growth.
KENYA’S NATURAL CAPITAL
National Policy Makers
Natural Capital Underpins Kenya’s Prosperity.