Conservation Voices: Fighting for Primates in the DRC with Raymond Lumbuenamo

Send us Fan Mailby Cecile SarabianMarch 2016 – Inuyama, Japan. Raymond Lumbuenamo gave a talk at the 5th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science on habitat fragmentation and effective community involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo."Conservation without livelihoods is conversation"Raymond Lumbuenamo is a conservationist, an economist and an expert in remote sensing, and until recently (2005-2015) he was Director of the World Wildlife Fund DRC. He is currently Professor at the University of Kinshasa's UNESCO School of Integrated Management of Forests and Land, and remains a consultant for WWF DRC. He was in Japan in early 2016 setting up a joint project with Kyoto University focusing on developing eco-tourism based on observing bonobos in Malebo, which will be run largely by local communities.With a frank way of speaking and an authoritative perspective, Raymond Lumbuenamo reflects on the issue of conservation in DRC, and on some of the ‘fights’ he has been involved in, for example with the British oil company SOCO digging for oil in the Virungas.Photo credit: Raymond Lumbuenamo / WWFThe PrimateCast is hosted and produced by Andrew MacIntosh. Artwork by Chris Martin. Music by Andre Goncalves.Here's what you can do to get in touch!Connect with us on Facebook, X, or InstagramSubscribe where you get your podcastsEmail [email protected] with thoughts and commentsIf you value the show, leave ratings and reviews wherever it is that you listen, and consider donating by clicking the "Support the Show" link above. Thanks for being part of The PrimateCast Community!