When Conservation Meets Community (6-minute Video)

An extraordinary partnership in the ancient granite landscape of the Matobo Hills of Western Zimbabwe is proving that private enterprise and community can thrive when wildlife is used sustainably.

When the Johnson brothers, Guav and Courteney, partnered with the communal land residents who had long struggled with poverty and limited resources, something remarkable began to take shape.

Together, they're transforming this rugged terrain into a flourishing wildlife reserve.

But this isn't a story of displacement or exclusion. Instead, it's a tale of shared vision and mutual benefit.

While the wildlife numbers have increased, the local community hasn't been neglected.

Funding has flowed into the community to establish a thriving vegetable garden, thereby creating food security and generating income opportunities.

This is conservation with a human heart- a model recognizing that protecting wildlife and supporting communities aren't competing goals but complementary ones.