About Us
Team Members
Malinda Gardiner
Conservation Agreements Senior Manager
Conservation International
Namakwa, South Africa
Malinda has over 25 years of experience working with local communities in Namaqualand and 16 years of experience in designing, negotiating and implementing conservation agreements with communal livestock farmers.
What we do
Our Challenge
Uncontrolled animal movement is one of the biggest challenges in communal rangelands. Livestock that is not kraaled and herded properly results in:
- Rangeland degradation
- Predation
- Disease transmission through contact with wildlife
- Poor herd health (high mortality and morbidity)
- Poor production
- Stock theft
- Tourism conflict
- Poor market and trade confidence
Our Opportunity
Regaining livestock movement control in communal rangelands through skills development, improved resources and incentives can lead to multiple positive effects.
Skills
Resources
Incentives