People and animals find each other: good news about nature conservation

This week highlights how often people and nature actually get along together rather than stand opposed to each other. From farmers giving up land to fishers and hunters becoming protectors: new ways of giving animals and ecosystems space are emerging all over the world, without leaving local communities behind. In Tanzania, 368 farmers gave up land in the Kilombero Valley so that elephants could safely migrate again between the Udzungwa Mountains and Nyerere National Park [1]. After seven years of preparation, this corridor received official protection in April 2025. Trail cameras have already recorded more than a thousand mammals using...