Build back better in a post-COVID-19 world
07/07/2021
We need to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, and better understand the root causes of zoonotic diseases, in order to prevent future outbreaks and support a green recovery. Watch this video and read the latest Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme’s White Paper and Policy Brief to lear...
Camera Trap Distance Sampling (CTDS) - how to process video data
10/10/2023
This training video aims to help you process images from a camera trap distance sampling (CTDS) survey. CTDS is a valuable method that is being implemented in many of the SWM Programme sites to estimate the abundance or density of wildlife. This video provides field teams with useful steps to...
Camera Trap Distance Sampling (CTDS) - how to set up a survey
11/10/2023
This training video aims to help you design a camera trap distance sampling (CTDS) survey. CTDS is a method used at several Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (SWM Programme) sites to estimate wildlife abundance or density. This video provides field teams with useful information on the...
Training video #8 Poultry monitoring and marketing
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #7 Raising chicks
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #6 Laying hens and egg collection
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #5 Poultry health and biosecurity
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #4 Poultry feed and water
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #3 Poultry housing
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #2 Selection of production systems and breeds
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Training video #1 Why rear poultry?
10/05/2022
This training video is part of an engaging series of eight videos on sustainable poultry production. The videos are being used to help small-scale family farmers adopt good practices to improve and increase their poultry production (meat and eggs) for family consumption or sale.
Shupa: Improving livelihoods and reducing conflict with wildlife in Zimbabwe
18/11/2021
Shupa is an inspiring farmer who is trying to improve agricultural practices and wildlife conservation in the Mucheni, northern Zimbabwe. Shupa’s community relies on the land for food and income, however, they are not always able to make ends meet due to frequent droughts, pests and conflict wit...
Chipo: Following a passion for wildlife and community development
16/05/2023
Watch this video to experience a typical day in the life of Chipo, a young community natural resource monitor who is working in the planned Mucheni Community Conservancy in the northwest of Zimbabwe. Find out how the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is supporting Chipo, and Commun...
Living with wildlife in Botswana: Godlop's story
04/05/2023
This video gives an insight into the SWM Programme work with ranchers and community scouts in the Habu Community Conservancy, which is located in the communal livestock grazing areas of western Ngamiland, Botswana. The video introduces Godlop, a community scout benefitting from the SWM Community...
Supporting community and wildlife coexistence in Southern Africa
24/02/2023
The Kavango–Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area is one of the largest conservation areas in the world, spanning the international borders of five countries in Southern Africa. It is home to an incredible diversity of wildlife, much of which resides outside national parks and protected ...
Botswana’s Habu community conservancy, a promising model of human-wildlife coexistence
19/07/2023
In the Habu village in Botswana, human-wildlife conflict, lack of economic opportunities and livestock disease have driven young people away. Community conservancies provide one-way forward, as they can improve livelihoods and income, which incentivise communities to protect wildlife and limit ...
Camera trap video: “New camera trap footage of Dwarf Cassowaries in Papua New Guinea”
10/02/2022
Check out this first footage of wild dwarf cassowaries (Casuarius bennetti) in the recently formed community conservation area of Kwiop in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea. The images are a significant achievement for the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme. Camera trap data is being...
Jean Rabe – A Malagasy hunter and conservationist
09/12/2020
Find out about Bejean (Jean Rabe), a traditional hunter and wildlife conservationist living in the remote village of Marovovonana in North-east Madagascar on the edge of the Makira Natural Park. Fish and wildlife are an integral part of the local culture and diet in this region. However, threats ...
Nirina – A Malagasy small-scale businesswoman
15/12/2020
Find out about Nirina, an inspiring small-scale businesswoman who is trying to improve her life, and those of her two daughters, in the remote village of Marovovonana in North-east Madagascar on the edge of the Makira Natural Park. The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is working ...
Sustainable wildlife management near Makira Natural Park, Madagascar
20/07/2021
Madagascar is a truly unique biodiversity hotspot. More than 80% of the flora and fauna can only be found on the island. However, this unique mosaic of life is under threat from deforestation, hunting and illegal trade in wildlife. Find out about the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programm...