Moreangels Mbizah: How community-led conservation can save wildlife
Moreangels Mbizah: Como a conservação liderada pela comunidade pode salvar os animais selvagens
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.
do que isso significa.
about Cecil the lion.
já ouviram falar do leão Cecil.
when he was killed by a trophy hunter.
ao ser morto por um caçador esportivo.
to the animals you study.
aos animais que estudamos.
with Cecil the lion,
for three years
no Parque Nacional Hwange.
to come out of this tragedy
of threatened wild animals.
dos animais selvagens ameaçados.
that lived next to Cecil the lion
que vivia junto a Cecil, o leão,
when I was 10 years old, instead of 29?
quando eu tinha 10 anos, em vez de 29?
have changed his fate?
poderíamos ter mudado o destino dele?
to stop lions from disappearing,
para impedir que os leões desapareçam,
are native to these countries
that live with the lions
to help lions the most.
de ajudá-los mais.
facing their wildlife.
enfrentados pelos animais selvagens.
and impacted take charge.
e impactadas assumirem o controle.
desempenham um papel importante
and illegal wildlife trade,
e ao comércio ilegal de animais selvagens,
affecting lions and other wildlife.
leões e outros animais selvagens.
in the sciences,
are always curious to know
sempre estão curiosas em saber
to be a conservationist,
a lot of conservationists
muitos conservacionistas
conservation was a career.
de animais selvagens era uma carreira.
in my home country
um animal selvagem em meu país
de distância de minha casa.
are not exposed to wildlife,
a animais selvagens,
de nossa herança.
that lions lived in my backyard.
Savé Valley Conservancy
for my master's research project,
para meu projeto de pesquisa de mestrado,
and the tranquility that surrounded me.
e a tranquilidade ao meu redor.
and my purpose in life.
minha paixão e meu propósito na vida.
to protecting animals.
a proteger os animais.
school days in Zimbabwe
na escola, no Zimbábue,
to interact with wildlife,
de interagir com animais selvagens,
would be working alongside me now.
trabalhando ao meu lado agora.
want to protect and coexist with wildlife,
e coexistir com eles,
podem ser em vão.
that live with the wild animals
com os animais selvagens
to want to protect them.
don't protect their wildlife,
não protegerem os animais selvagens,
intervention will work.
environmental education
a educação ambiental
to conserve their wildlife.
as habilidades da comunidade
must be taken to national parks,
devem ser levadas a parques nacionais,
to connect with the wildlife.
com os animais selvagens.
the economies of the people
as economias das pessoas
com os animais selvagens.
that local conservationists
que os conservacionistas locais
os esforços de conservação,
conservation into communities.
incorporar a conservação nas comunidades.
we face many hurdles,
enfrentamos muitos obstáculos,
to barriers because of cultural norms.
até barreiras devido a normas culturais.
communities to this fight
de nosso planeta.
and stand together with me.
the hurdles we have created,
os obstáculos que criamos,
out of conservation efforts.
dos esforços de conservação.
to protecting lions.
a proteger leões
that lived next door to them.
que vivem junto a ele.
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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