John Kasaona: How poachers became caretakers

http://www.ted.com In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it's working.

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[P00P0STER0US]

Excellent work, and it's great to see good news from an area of the world that most people in first-world countries know little about, beyond the more popular problems. Africa really is a busy beehive of intellectual and industrial progress. The images we are fed in first-world nations is that of corruption and conflict and disease with little mention of the normal and good things that are plentiful.

[Kargoneth]

I just hope it's real AIDS education... not this abstinence-only bullshit.

[ismerelda]

What an inspiring talk.... makes me wonder how they generated the 5.7 million dollars?? was it eco-tourism?? Tourism has it's own issues of pollution and cultural degradation, along with commercialization.

[nublex]

@notme222 for sure homie ;)

sorry for sounding rude, that was not my intention. i'm sure you're an alright bloke

[notme222]

@nublex , Any chance you could follow me around and criticize all my comments? It makes me look _so good_ by comparison!

Please?

[nublex]

@notme222 haha you yankee douchebag :D it left you "unclear" cuz you're a dimwit, the sentence makes perfect sense. i'll add that if instead of saying how great of a work he has done you notice a bad sentence then what the fuck is your life about anyway

[countryroo123]

@Kargoneth Why?

[Kargoneth]

@countryroo123

An artificial shortage of free condoms has been created by governments in places like Uganda. Free condoms are being impounded in their warehouses for no good reason.

[countryroo123]

@Kargoneth In complete agreement with you there. Shame that in most cases in Africa they can't aford to buy condoms and other forms of birth control. I wonder if they have free condom stands.

[Kargoneth]

@countryroo123

Abstinence is 100% effective. Abstinence-only education is a failure. Many people are going to be sexually active and they should know how to protect themselves as best as possible.

[countryroo123]

@countryroo123 reference* Sorry!

[countryroo123]

@Moirera Surley whitey is as racist as blackey.

BTW: I compleatly agree with you...I've just objecting to the referance.