Episode 1: COVID-19 & Conservation with Ed Sayer and Claire Lewis | North Luangwa, Zambia.

Welcome to Conservation Storytelling, with me, Matthew Blair.  In the face of COVID-19 the paradigm of conservation is changing. The world has changed. As funding is redirected, and tourism inflow is reduced, the priorities on the ground at a project level remain the same- to protect and conserve our wildlife and our wild places. The size of the task has just gotten bigger. Through this series I aim to increase awareness on issues such as COVID-19 and the impact it has on the conservation world. Whether it be through tourism-led conservation efforts, or volunteer funded conservation. This weeks guests are Ed Sayer and Claire Lewis from the Frankfurt Zoological Society. Ed is the country director and project leader Zambia and the North Luangwa Conservation Programme, and Claire is the Technical Advisor to the North Luangwa Conservation Programme. In this episode, both Ed and Claire share the impact that COVID-19 is already having on donor support, at a project level and where they foresee the real issues coming in the near future. Please consider supporting these conversations to raise awareness of the effects that COVID-19 is having on conservation in Africa.  °°This podcast is completely self-funded. Please consider supporting the Podcast here: https://www.therustymokoro.com/covid-19-conservation-series To follow Matt: https://www.therustymokoro.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therustymokoro/ To keep up with the North Luangwa Conservation Programme: https://fzs.org/en/projects/north-luangwa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northluangwaconservationproject/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/north_luangwa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/north_luangwa