Protected Areas
Hybrid event: Live at the Humboldt Forum and online
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| 5 EUR |
| Book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the Foyer. |
| The event will be held in German with translation into English. |
| You can also follow the event digitally via Livestream. |
| English, German |
| Ground Floor, Hall 2 |
| Part of: Terrible Beauty discussion series |
How deeply is current animal conservation based on Western practice? What do non-Western nature conservation traditions look like? These are the questions at the heart of the first event in the Terrible Beauty discussion series.
Beginning with the symbolic power of the elephant, experts at the opening event will try to outline the role of humans in a destructive act of nature. Award-winning Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu will demonstrate that current conservation practice is based on a Western model. Rather than focussing on the West’s responsibility in the destruction of nature, she will explore how other, non-Western traditions have acted up until now to protect the natural world. She will also address the question of how, using trans-disciplinary practice, global and equitable thinking can open up new perspectives.
Moderation
ShaNon Bobinger
With the kind support of Tierpark Berlin and landscape designers Krahnstöver&Wolf GmbH, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Save the Elephants.
Scenography, production elephants etc.: Frieda Schneider
Theatrical painting: Heike Pehl, Rica Mendes
Podium
is a biologist, and has worked for WWF Germany since 2011, initially as consultant, then as programme director for Central and West Africa. During her 12 years in West Africa and her directorship of an international NGO for the protection of tropical forests and chimpanzees, she was able to gain extensive and direct experience on the subject of poaching and trade of protected species in the regions where it was occurring. In the past ten years, she has extended her project- and programme management expertise to include Central Africa. Here, Herbinger was particularly concerned with the (partially cross-border) management of protected areas, including law enforcement, the establishment of a regional Wildlife Crime Hub and capacity building.
is the Executive Director of the Kenyan conservation NGO WildlifeDirect, and has been leading the Hands Off Our Elephants campaign since 2014 – a campaign to restore Kenyan leadership in elephant conservation through behaviour change at all levels of society, from rural communities to business leaders and policy makers. The award-winning Kenyan conservationist has a doctorate from Princeton University, where she studied ecology and evolutionary biology before conducting field research into elephants in Kenya.
is a media presenter and systemic life and business coach. After many years of presenting for channels such as Tide TV and ALEX TV, as well as The Muay Thai Diary and producing her own interview formats @sippingrealiteas, the focus of her presenting is on social change, with the aim of using inclusive, multi-perspective and diverse communication to promote interactive dialogue and exchange. Her work as a life coach follows a systemic approach, focussing on personal development in an intercultural context.
