[wanabidii] China, Africa Team Up for Wildlife

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	November 2015

China-Africa Summit Puts Spotlight on Wildlife

For the first time, wildlife is likely to be part of high-level discussions at this year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. As African heads of state prepare to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Africa, a respected group of Chinese and African civil society leaders calls for conservation to be included on the agenda of the upcoming summit. The group, a part of the China-Africa Dialogue Series facilitated by African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and the Aspen Institute, aims to bring together influential Africans and Chinese to promote sustainable investments and operations in Africa that include protection of Africa’s wildlife and wild lands. “We must remember that economic growth relies on healthy, resilient ecosystems and wildlife,” said Philip Idro, former Ugandan ambassador to China and a China-Africa Dialogue participant. “The Chinese have made great strides in panda conservation and in protecting their forests. I am sure we can come together to find acceptable ways of solving this dilemma in Africa.”

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