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.
a menor ideia do que isso significa.
about Cecil the lion.
falar do leão Cecil.
when he was killed by a trophy hunter.
às mãos de um caçador de troféus.
to the animals you study.
aos animais que estudamos.
with Cecil the lion,
com o leão Cecil.
for three years
com a morte dele.
to come out of this tragedy
of threatened wild animals.
that lived next to Cecil the lion
when I was 10 years old, instead of 29?
quando tinha 10 anos, em vez de 29?
have changed his fate?
podíamos ter mudado o seu destino?
to stop lions from disappearing,
para evitar que os leões desapareçam,
are native to these countries
são nativas desses países
that live with the lions
que vivem com os leões
to help lions the most.
para ajudar os leões.
na linha da frente
facing their wildlife.
que a vida selvagem enfrenta.
and impacted take charge.
assumem o comando.
têm um papel importante
and illegal wildlife trade,
e o comércio ilegal de animais selvagens,
affecting lions and other wildlife.
para os leões e para outros animais.
in the sciences,
are always curious to know
to be a conservationist,
a lot of conservationists
muitos conservacionistas
conservation was a career.
de animais era uma carreira.
in my home country
um animal selvagem no meu país
e cães selvagens africanos
da minha casa.
are not exposed to wildlife,
com animais selvagens,
that lions lived in my backyard.
de que viviam leões no meu quintal.
Savé Valley Conservancy
Savé Valley Conservancy
há 10 anos,
for my master's research project,
para a minha pesquisa de mestrado,
and the tranquility that surrounded me.
e tranquilidade que me rodeava.
and my purpose in life.
e o meu propósito na vida.
to protecting animals.
à proteção dos animais.
school days in Zimbabwe
na escola, no Zimbabué,
que andavam na mesma escola.
to interact with wildlife,
de interagir com os animais selvagens
would be working alongside me now.
estariam a trabalhar agora ao meu lado.
want to protect and coexist with wildlife,
proteger e coexistir com a vida selvagem,
podem ser em vão.
that live with the wild animals
que vivem com animais selvagens
to want to protect them.
don't protect their wildlife,
não protegerem a vida selvagem,
intervention will work.
environmental education
dar prioridade à educação ambiental
to conserve their wildlife.
da comunidade para conservar a natureza.
must be taken to national parks,
devem visitar os parques nacionais,
to connect with the wildlife.
de se ligarem com a natureza.
the economies of the people
a gestão económica das pessoas
com os animais selvagens.
that local conservationists
que os conservacionistas locais
ação de conservação,
conservation into communities.
a conservação nas comunidades.
we face many hurdles,
enfrentamos muitos obstáculos,
to barriers because of cultural norms.
causadas pelas normas culturais.
communities to this fight
indígenas nessa luta
and stand together with me.
the hurdles we have created,
os obstáculos que criamos,
out of conservation efforts.
indígenas das ações de conservação.
to protecting lions.
à proteção dos leões.
também dedicariam,
that lived next door to them.
que vivem próximo deles.
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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