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Call for Applications: Master's Fellowship in AI Governance and Harm Mapping

Mapping AI-Related Harms and Governance Gaps to Inform a Scalable Harm Framework for African Settings | African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security (AI4D Programme) | 2026 – 2028

Conophytum regale, a succulent species targeted by illegal collectors

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking – UCT researcher

Republished: A global study co-authored by UCT's Dr Annette Hübschle finds social media fuelling illegal wildlife trade. Crackdowns alone won't work – communities must be central to solutions.

Follow-the-thing methods to study illicit reptile trafficking

Follow-the-thing methods to study illicit reptile trafficking is the title of the presentation by Dr Annette Hübschle at the 15th Conference of the Herpetological Association of Africa. Held from the 16 –

Dr. Cristina Zackseski, University of Brasilia visits the University of Cape Town

Dr. Cristina Zackseski, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Law at the Law School, University of Brasilia, is visiting the Global Risk Governance programme, University of Cape Town.

Invitation to Research Workshop

Cannabis Africana: Drugs and Development in Africa, will be hosting a hybrid workshop at the University of Cape Town (South Africa) on 21 November 2022. The project focuses on the nexus between drugs and development in four African countries - South Af

Cape Leopard Trust Masters: Call for applications

Call for applications: Masters Bursary investigating the drivers of snaring and communities’ perceptions of potential solutions 2023 - 2024.

Innovative partnerships: how criminologists and conservationists are testing new approaches to wildlife crime

Fauna and Flora International is hosting a four-part webinar series on the value in exchanging learning with the crime science sector. Join the webinar as we learn more about how Restorative Justice has been trialled in response

Friction and flows: understanding COVID-19 impacts on the wildlife economy in southern Africa

Dr Annette Hubschle, GRG Senior Researcher, University of Cape Town, together with Dr Meredith Gore, University of Maryland ha

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations on wildlife poaching hotspots and trafficking routes in southern Africa

This report, written and researched by GRG Senior Researcher, Annette Hübschle, presents the findings of a research study on poaching hotspots and trafficking routes in southern Africa conducted between June and Oct

Integration of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe’s Climate Change Policy

Dr Tariro Kamuti, GRG research fellow, argues that Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) constitute a strong integral part of the efforts to tackle the climate crisis in developing countries. His chapter

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