From ‘community-based’ to ‘community-led conservation’ in Kenya: Interview with Dickson Kaelo

Mongabay
Oct 1, 2026, 9:26 am81 ptsTrending
NEW YORK — Long before Dickson Kaelo became one of the leading voices for community conservancies in Kenya, conservation was something much more personal. He grew up with livestock. His father was a veterinarian. And he knew firsthand the uneasy relationship between pastoralist communities and wildlife: Lions…

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