16/12/2020
The Conservation Conundrum - Putting People First. Episode 3, Conservation
So all good things must come to an end and this is now the final episode of our three-part series The Conservation Conundrum. Over the period of a year, we followed and documented safari company Nomad Tanzania and their community projects across the length and breadth of Tanzania.
https://www.nomad-tanzania.com/about/nomad-trust/conservation
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We met extraordinary people and heard their stories, different lives, challenges and successes. After documenting Nomad’s projects based around Health and Education, we looked at their work in Conservation, most particularly how can you solve the conservation conundrum so that man and wildlife can live side by side safely and without conflict.
Alongside Nomad, and safari guide/conservationist we learned that listening to nature and understanding its lessons is key. Pius Masubo is an ex-poacher who now works with Nomad as a walking scout and soon to be guide. He and senior guide Kakae Wilfred Saiteu are on the front lines of the work that Nomad does, across all of its camps and areas. Spending time with them, listening to their perspectives and experiences, was a real privilege that helped to shape the story.
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With many thanks to Anthea Rowan and LucyCole and all at Nomad for their help in the making of this series.
We believe that for us to make a meaningful contribution to the conservation of our wildlife, we need to take care of the needs of our people, always making sure that it is them that feel the benefit from keeping wild places safe. Please watch our film, it tells our story, and the story of the peopl...