Sustainable use of wildlife is a conditional promise — that SA has not reached

May 23, 2026 - 19:41
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South Africa’s conservation establishment has a favourite phrase, ‘sustainable use’, presented as the pragmatic answer to balancing biodiversity protection with economic reality. But sustainable use is not a self-executing principle. It depends on science, lawful governance and meaningful enforcement. Where those conditions collapse, the framework does not conserve wildlife. It incentivises its destruction.

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