Join us for an interactive think tank session exploring the potential for community-private partnerships to unlock the full potential of community-led conservation areas in Africa. Using case studies from Namibia and Mozambique, we will demonstrate how working with "communities as clients" can infuse skills, funding, and experience without compromising a community's agency, authority, or decision-making power, and invite participants to imagine a pathway to "CBNRM 2.0" where empowered communities choose to drive the expansion of conservation areas across Africa.