This session will include three ignite talks on innovative topics related to the wildlife economy and conservation aimed to spark enthusiasm and interest in diverse topics.

Gus le Breton - African plant hunter & African Baobab Alliance will speak about "When BioTrade Booms, Africa Benefits"
Africa is home to some of the world’s largest BioTrade value chains (e.g. Shea butter, Gum Arabic). But it barely registers at the policy level. Gus Le Breton (African Baobab Alliance) highlights key benefits to people and conservation in Africa from a more robust BioTrade sector. 

Joseph Mwakima - Community Relations Officer/WWCT Trustee.  Wildlife Works
Forests changing lives.
It is high time we cut down our carbon footprint and not trees.  Forests are the lungs of our planet and we have to protect them. Save a tree, Save a life.
 

Dr Mike Musgrave, ALU SOWC 
Asset value of Landscapes: The missing piece in conservation and biodiversity finance?
Will explore the ways that asset value can be accumulated in landscapes so that investments are not only dependent on revenue streams, and how the Biodiversity Investment Research and Advisory Group (BIRA) is facilitating this aspect of biodiversity finance

Moderator: Tumiso Kevin Mokakangwe, ALU