Fred Nelson

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Fred Nelson is Executive Director of Maliasili Initiatives and Emily Wilson is an Organization Development Practitioner with Well Grounded. Both organizations focus on strengthening leading African civil society organizations, networks, and social entrepreneurs. Their joint report entitled Strengthening African Civil Society Organizations for Improved Natural Resource Governance and Conservation was launched at a conference on Building Capacity for Conservation and Resource Management in Africa, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya from July 27-30, 2015.

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Community Conservation. photo credit: Monica Dalmasso for Honeyguide

Convergence, community and justice: Key emerging conservation trends of the pandemic era (commentary)

Fred Nelson 24 Aug 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of community-driven conservation efforts and grassroots organizations in the face of global disruptions. Credit: Felipe Rodriguez.

Transforming conservation in times of crisis and opportunity (Commentary)

Fred Nelson, Alasdair Harris, Leela Hazzah, Lúcia G. Lohmann 25 Jan 2021

Zebra in Rwanda. Photo by Rhett A. Butler

From crisis to solutions for communities and African conservation (commentary)

Dickson Kaelo, Daniel Sopia, Damian Bell, Richard Diggle, Fred Nelson 20 May 2020

Simba’s future depends on putting communities at the forefront of lion conservation (commentary)

Fred Nelson, John Kamanga 25 Jul 2019

The savannah and grasslands of the Mara conservancies are home to a spectacular abundance of wildlife, lying at the northern end of the greater Serengeti ecosystem. Photo Credit: Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association

Local conservancies create new hope for wildlife in Kenya’s Maasai Mara (commentary)

Daniel Sopia, Fred Nelson 26 Mar 2018

Rethinking conservation funding models in Africa (commentary)

Fred Nelson, Leela Hazzah, John Kasaona, Scott O’Connell, Peter Riger, Bernie Tershy 11 Aug 2017

From ‘Silverbacks’ to Systems Leaders: Rethinking African conservation leadership (commentary)

Fred Nelson, Erin Myers Madeira 8 Sep 2016

Local communities rise to the forefront of global conservation practice (commentary)

Fred Nelson 29 Oct 2014

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Rainforest in Brunei in 2025. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler

Mangroves on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

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