Once upon a time, locals in Hojiua, Angola, would kill up to 30 sea turtles a day to cook and sell. Now, they have jobs as caretakers and beach patrollers in an ecotourism economy based around turtle preservation.
The turnaround is thanks to a scheme by@ Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola's oldest university. The Kitabanga Project trains locals in wildlife #conservation skills and new roles as tour guides and #wildlife protectors, addressing the poverty that drove turtle-hunting. The result? The number of baby #turtles is booming, and livelihoods in Hojiua are more resilient and sustainable.
The World Economic Forum’s Friends of Ocean Action convenes leaders from business, academia, and NGOs to fast-track solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the ocean. Learn more about it here:
https://www.weforum.org/friends-of-ocean-action/
