Moreangels Mbizah: How community-led conservation can save wildlife
Moreangels Mbizah: Cómo la conservación dirigida por la comunidad puede salvar la fauna silvestre
Moreangels Mbizah is the founder of Wildlife Conservation Action, an organization dedicated to conserving biodiversity, promoting human-wildlife coexistence and empowering local communities. Full bio
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what that means.
no tener idea de lo que significa.
han oído hablar del león Cecil.
about Cecil the lion.
when he was killed by a trophy hunter.
asesinado por un cazador de trofeos.
to the animals you study.
a los animales que estudias.
with Cecil the lion,
y estudiado por tres años
for three years
to come out of this tragedy
of threatened wild animals.
los animales salvajes amenazados.
that lived next to Cecil the lion
que vivía al lado del león Cecil
en su protección?
when I was 10 years old, instead of 29?
cuando tenía 10 años, y no a los 29?
sea yo o mis compañeros de clase?
have changed his fate?
to stop lions from disappearing,
para evitar que los leones desaparezcan,
are native to these countries
son nativas de estos países
that live with the lions
que viven con los leones
to help lions the most.
para ayudar más a los leones.
facing their wildlife.
que enfrenta su vida silvestre.
and impacted take charge.
e impactadas se ocupen de ello.
juegan un papel importante
y el comercio ilegal de vida silvestre,
and illegal wildlife trade,
affecting lions and other wildlife.
afectan a los leones y otros animales.
que se dedica a las ciencias,
in the sciences,
tienen curiosidad por saber
are always curious to know
to be a conservationist,
ser conservacionista,
a lot of conservationists
a muchos conservacionistas
de la vida silvestre era una profesión.
conservation was a career.
in my home country
en mi país de origen,
están expuestas a la vida silvestre,
are not exposed to wildlife,
parte de nuestro patrimonio.
that lions lived in my backyard.
vivían en mi patio trasero.
Savé Valley Conservancy
"Save Valley" hace 10 años
africanos para mi proyecto de maestría.
for my master's research project,
and the tranquility that surrounded me.
y la tranquilidad que me rodeaba.
and my purpose in life.
mi pasión y mi propósito en la vida.
to protecting animals.
a proteger a los animales.
school days in Zimbabwe
con los que estaba en la escuela.
to interact with wildlife,
de interactuar con la vida silvestre,
would be working alongside me now.
estarían trabajando junto a mí ahora.
want to protect and coexist with wildlife,
quieran proteger y convivir
de conservación pueden ser en vano.
that live with the wild animals
que viven con los animales salvajes
to want to protect them.
para querer protegerlos.
don't protect their wildlife,
no protegen su vida silvestre,
intervention will work.
environmental education
la educación ambiental
to conserve their wildlife.
los conocimientos de la comunidad
must be taken to national parks,
ser llevados a parques nacionales,
to connect with the wildlife.
de conectarse con la vida silvestre.
the economies of the people
las economías de las personas
con los animales salvajes.
that local conservationists
que los conservacionistas locales
de conservación
conservation into communities.
la conservación en las comunidades.
we face many hurdles,
enfrentamos muchos obstáculos,
to barriers because of cultural norms.
barreras impuestas por normas culturales.
communities to this fight
indígenas a esta lucha
and stand together with me.
the hurdles we have created,
los obstáculos que hemos creado,
out of conservation efforts.
margen de los esfuerzos de conservación.
to protecting lions.
a proteger a los leones.
that lived next door to them.
a los animales que viven a su lado.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Moreangels Mbizah - Lion conservationistMoreangels Mbizah is the founder of Wildlife Conservation Action, an organization dedicated to conserving biodiversity, promoting human-wildlife coexistence and empowering local communities.
Why you should listen
Besides identifying and addressing the threats to lions, other large carnivores and their habitat in Zimbabwe, Moreangels Mbizah also works to promote coexistence between wildlife and the communities that reside alongside wildlife habitats. Mbizah has dedicated her life to seeking ways to jointly address conservation and livelihoods issues to benefit both wildlife and the local communities who are living in abject poverty.
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