June 12, 2024, 3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT (UTC -4)
Workers removing honey from beekeeping boxes, San Agustin, Mexico. Photo © Erich Schlegel
Sustainable livelihood initiatives are conservation projects that protect both natural systems and human communities, enabling communities to meet their present needs while ensuring long-term well-being for future generations.
Whether you are planning to embark on a sustainable livelihood initiative, or simply want to better your practices for engaging and partnering with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, this webinar will introduce you to steps you can take to support sustainable livelihoods in your work. Speakers will discuss The Nature Conservancy’s community-led conservation approach and how to put that approach into action, highlighting a sustainable livelihood initiative from coastal Ecuador, where local fishers are being trained in beekeeping: strengthening their communities’ social, environmental, and economic resilience while also accomplishing conservation goals in reducing pressure on local fisheries and supporting native bee populations. This webinar also serves as the launch of TNC’s new Introduction to Sustainable Livelihoods Online Course.
The webinar will last for one hour. Presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Simultaneous interpretation for English and Spanish will be provided throughout. A recording of the webinar will be available on the Reef Resilience Network website and YouTube channel.
