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September 3-5 2018, United Nations Complex, KenyaTHEME: PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE PLANET;

One Health, One Welfare

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AAWC 2018 PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE PLANET; One Health, One Welfare. 1

Summary

Many strides have been made so far by different stakeholders in Africa to promote animal welfare and environmental conservation across Africa. Appreciative of these efforts, and cognizant of various gaps and challenges facing animal welfare and conservation in Africa. Key among them is knowledge and skills to generate and implement homegrown solutions. On this backdrop, we recognize the need to sensitize and invite civil society organizations to capacity building fora to enhance animal welfare and conservation practitioners with knowledge, skills, and influence attitudes necessary to implement animal welfare interventions and influence policies and setting up infrastructure to support the policies in different countries across Africa.

Animal and environmental welfare may just as well serve as the sentinel for effects of developmental decisions made by various cooperates and governments on the welfare of humans. Africa Animal Welfare Conference, 2018 aims to generate discussions around this hypothesis hence the theme: People, Animals and Planet: One Health, One Welfare.

Objectives of the Conference.

Increasing the relevance of animal welfare and mainstreaming animal welfare in United

Nations and member states across Africa. Additionally, supporting and advising

stakeholders involved in the Africa Platform for Animal Welfare.

Development of a critical mass of sensitized civil society organizations and animal

welfare stakeholders in Africa who can champion and support the animal welfare agenda

in Africa. Apart from supporting efforts to advance animal welfare in Africa so far, the

capacity of this team will be well informed to incorporate the wholistic picture of

animal welfare.

Gap analysis and identification of challenges facing animal welfare policy

implementation across Africa. This was evidence-based from experiences from across

Africa and provides an opportunity for adoption of resolutions for animal welfare

implementation across the continent. The harmony of which would be practicability and

functional implementation of different plans outlined so far.

Finally, to generate an effective and well-informed caucus of animal welfare

stakeholders cognizant of existing gaps in policies and legislation in most African

countries that are necessary better address animal welfare and environmental

conservation. This caucus would then be in a strategic position to interrogate and

influence discussions within governments and intergovernmental organizations on animal

welfare and environment while depicting the proper representation of the communities

they represent i.e. bringing out the practicality of the policies and regulations put in

place.


Africa Animal Welfare

Conference 2018 Theme: People, Animals and the Planet: One Health, One Welfare.

September 3 – 5, 2018, United Nations, Gigiri Complex, Nairobi, Kenya.

PROGRAMME

Day 1, September 3, 2018

8.00-9.00 Arrival and Registration

OPENING SESSION

Moderator: Josiah Ojwang

9.00-9.15 Conference Overview & Objectives: Kahindi Lekalhaile

9.15-10.00 Opening Remarks/Goodwill messages

Amb. Nehemiah Rotich, Conference Chair

Monika Gail Mac Devette, Deputy Division Director; UN Environment

Tennyson Williams: Regional Director; World Animal Protection

Alex Mayers: Donkey Sanctuary

Dawn Moncrief: Founding Director; A Well-Fed World

Pamela Frasch, Associate Dean of Animal Law and Executive Director,

Centre for Animal Law Studies at Lewis& Clark Law School

Dr. Obadiah Njagi, Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture,

Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, Republic of Kenya

10.00-10.30 Key Note Address - Prof. PLO Lumumba

10.30-11.00 Group Photo, Tea Break


SESSION A: ANIMALS IN THE WEB OF LIFE

Session Chair: Dr Solomon Onyango, Committee Member, Kenya Veterinary

Association

11.00-11.30 Keynote Presentation:

Animals: An essential linkage to a healthy environment, better health

and sustainable livelihoods: Dr. Mwenda Mbaka, President of

Association of African Veterinary Statutory Establishment and

Operationalization Task Force

BREAKAWAY SESSIONS

11.30-12.40

Panel A: Wildlife

Panel Chair: Lucy Waruingi, CEO, African Conservation Centre

Sub-topics: Wildlife Crime: Col. Brian Oppelt, South Africa; Poaching and Illegal

Wildlife Trafficking: Case study of Virunga National Park: Balemba Balagizi, Congolese

Wildlife Authority; Wildlife Extinction: Eunice Robai, Animal Welfare Outreach

Officer, Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW); Conservation Innovations- Mainza

Moono- 400ft Inc. Zambia ;Human-Animal Conflict: Patrick Mwalua,Tsavo Guardian

Panel B: Animal Production Systems

Panel Chair: Justin Marceau, Professor of Law, University of Denver

Sub-topics: Welfare of Animals used in Educational Experiments: Nick Jukes,

Coordinator, InterNICHE; Slaughter houses: Dr. Diana Onyango, Executive Officer,

KSPCA; Antimicrobial resistance: Dr. Yewande Alimi, Public Health Officer, A-CDC;

Factory Farming; Tozie Zokufa, Executive Director, A Greener World, South Africa.

12.40-13.00 Session Summary

13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION B: STATE OF THE WORLD

PRESENTATIONS:

Session Chair: Dr. Irene Naigaga-Regional Programme Manager, One Health, Central &

Eastern Africa.

14.00-15.45 Presentation 1: Role of Judiciary in Environmental Law in Africa:

Hon.Lady Justice Antonina Kossy Bor, Judge, Environment and Lands

Court.


Presentation 2: Linking Sustainable Development Goals to One Health &

One Welfare: Prof. James Herbert Wiliams, Arizona State University,

USA.

Presentation 3: Community Engagement in Environmental Conservation

Dr. Edwin Sabuhoro: President, Gorilla Guardians, Rwanda.

Presentation 4: One Health and Cancer: A Comparative Exploration of

Human and Animal cancers: Dr. Kelvin Momanyi, International

Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

Presentation 5: Genetically Modified Organisms:

a) Dr. Richard Oduor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry

and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University.

b) Dr. Daniel Maingi, Executive Director, Growth Partners Africa.

15.45-16.00 Session Summary

16.00-16.30 Tea Break

8.00 - 16.30 Exhibition & Networking

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8.30 – 9.00 Day‟s registration

9.00-12.30: United Nations Environment Program

Session Chair: Ken Mwathe, Birdlife International

9.00-9.45 Presentation: “Accreditation process and rules and civil society

preparations towards UNEA”. Presentation and Discussion by Charlotte

Ndakorerwa, Civil society engagement at UNEP,

9.45- 10.30 Presentation: “UNEA 3 outcomes and UNEA 4 objectives, themes and its

preparatory process”. Presentation and Discussion, by Laetitia Zobel,

UN Environment.

10.30- 11.00 Tea Break

11.00-13.00 Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and SCP

Laetitia Zobel/ Charles Arden Clarke- One Planet Network (10YFP)

Sustainable Consumption and Production Programme of UNEP.

Kamar Yusuf (Private Sector unit) - Private sector engagement

towards UNEA-4. Allan Ottaro ( Director of Catholic Youth Network

of Environmental Sustainability in Africa). Wolf Gordon Clifton,

Director of Animal People Forum

13.00-14.00: Lunch Break


SESSION C: THE PLANET IN RELATION TO

ONE HEALTH & ONE WELFARE

SESSION D: AFRICA ANIMAL LAW

CONVENTION

14.00 – 15.00 14.00 – 15.00

Session C Part One

Panel Discussion: Welfare of Working

Animals

Panel Chair: Dr. Samuel Kahariri,

Chairman, Kenya Veterinary Association

Panelists:

Working animals: Enhancing the link

between the welfare of working horses and

donkeys and sustainable human livelihoods:

Penny Ward, World Horse Welfare

Donkey skin Trade in Africa: are breeding

farms feasible?: Alex Mayers, Donkey

Sanctuary

Donkey Powered Solid Waste Management

Standard Practice (One health model) in

Hawassa, Ethiopia: Bojia Duguma, Donkey

Sanctuary Ethiopia

Moderator: Wachira Kariuki

Welcome and Introduction

Prof. Pamela Frasch, Associate Dean of

Animal Law and Executive Director, Centre

for Animal Law Studies at Lewis&Clark Law

School

Prof. Robert Gateru, Vice Chancellor of

Riara University

Josphat Ngonyo, Executive Director, Africa

Network for Animal Welfare

15.00 – 16.00 Session C: Part Two 14.40 – 15.05

PRESENTATIONS

Session Chair: Prof. James Herbert

Wiliams, Arizona State University, USA.

Session 2: Developing Animal Law: The

Essential Role of Education: Prof. Pamela

Frasch, Associate Dean of Animal Law and

Executive Director, Centre for Animal Law

Studies at Lewis & Clarke Law School

Presentation 1 : Practical Moral Solutions to

Achieve a Sustainable Future: Dr. Gabriela

Kaplan, President, Lifewatch Group

15.10-16.00

Session 3: Defending Africa‟s Wildlife:

Jim Karani, Legal Affairs Manager, Wildlife

Direct

Amy P. Wilson, Attorney, Director of Animal

Law Reform South Africa


Presentation 2: Ocean Pollution by Plastics

and it‟s effets on Marine Life : Innocent

Maloba, WWF

16.00 – 16.30 Tea Break

16.30-17.25

Session 4: Crimes Against Animals:

Challenges in Prosecution

Gikui Gichuhi Senior Principal Prosecution

Counsel, ODPP

Rodah Ogoma, Senior Assistant Director,

ODPP

Presentation 3: Cause and Consequences of

industrialization (Climate Change, habitat

loss, degradation, Desertification,

deforestation mining: Paul Karanja, Deputy

Executive Director-Sustainable Agriculture

Community Development Programme

(SACDEP-Kenya)

17.30 - Session Summary

16.00 – 16.30

Presentation 4: Emerging Infectious and

Lifestyle Diseases: Dr. Ateneh Roba,

International Fund for Africa.

17.00 – 17.30 - Session Summary



8.30 – 9.00 Day‟s registration

SESSION E: LEADERSHIP AND FUNDING SESSION F: AFRICA ANIMAL LAW

CONVENTION

9.00-9.45 8.30- 09.00

Leadership

Session Chair: Tennyson Williams, Regional

Director, World Animal Protection

Presentation: Leadership Beyond the 21st

Century: Michael O’Brien Onyeki, Senior

Vice President-Africa Region, Conservation

International.

Leadership and Civil Society Governance:

Prof. Janet Rumfelt, Regis University,

Denver, USA

Session Chair: Justin Marceau, Professor of

Law, University of Denver.

Session 1: Animal Welfare Protection

Systems

Wachira Kariuki, Africa Network for Animal

Welfare.

9.45-10.30 9.00-9.50

Funding and Resource Mobilization

Session Chair: Donald Odera

Session Guide: Building Endurance-Setting

Your Priorities Right (Funding Partners

interaction session with stakeholders):

Presentations:

Nancy Chege, Country Programme Manager,

GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP

Good Financial Grant Practice: Dr. Michael

Kilpatrick, Senior Advisor, Good Financial

Grant Practice Programme, The African

Academy of Sciences

Session 2: Animal Law Education - Where to

Start?

Winnie Nyaboke Onkoba, Advocate

Hon. Allan Temba Sitati, Senior Resident

Magistrate.

9.50 -10.25

Wachira Kariuki, Africa Network for Animal

Welfare

Session 3: Moving Forward - Opportunities

in Animal Law in Africa and Around the

World

Hon. Justice Nzioki wa Makau, Board Chair

Tsavo Trust.

Natasha Dolezal, Director International

Animal Law, Centre for Animal Law Studies at

Lewis Clark Law School.


10.25-10.30

Animal Law Conference Closing remarks

10.30 – 11.00 Tea Break

11.00 – 11.45 Conference Resolutions/ Way forward

11.45-12.15 Closing Remarks and Vote of thanks

12.15-13.15 Lunch and departure

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Notes:


Topic: Defending Africa’s Wildlife.

Biography

Amy P. Wilson is a qualified attorney and notary from South Africa with over six years of Corporate and Commercial experience at the largest law firm in Africa. She holds a Master‟s Degree in Animal Law from Lewis and Clark Law School in Oregon, U.S.A and is co-founder and director of the first Animal Law non-profit organization in South Africa.

Topic: Emerging Infectious and Lifestyle Diseases.

Biography

Dr.Ateneh Roba is a physician in private practice in

Fairfax, Virginia. Dr Roba is also President and Co-founder

of International Fund for Africa (IFA), a Houston-based not-

for-profit organization and a registered International Non-

Governmental Organization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

dedicated to helping both Human and Non-Human animals

in Africa. Through his organization, Dr Roba has worked to

improve healthcare for children and has been instrumental

in creating and upgrading medical services serving

neonatal and infant children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr

Roba has been involved in the effort to make medical care

accessible to the people of rural Ethiopia. He has been

working with governmental officials in an effort to improve

the condition of homeless dogs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

and is striving to assist equines and other working animals

in Ethiopia. Additionally, through IFA he has been

promoting the adoption of a plant-based diet across the

African continent and is actively working and supporting

Vegetarian/Vegan organizations across Africa. Dr Roba

frequently lectures on the health benefits of plant based

diet across the USA, Europe and Africa. He has written in

various internet-based media publications on issues of

child care in Africa, the environmental and health

consequences of meat and dairy consumption in Africa,

global hunger, and poverty. He has also contributed a

chapter in the recently released book Rethink Food. He

also has contributed a chapter to the soon to be released

book Circle of Compassion edited by Dr W. Tuttle, and is

working on co-authoring a book about Africa and her

animals. He has been the subject of numerous news

articles, media stories and interviews and is recipient of


many awards including The Gandhi Peace Award (Society

of Peace Oct 2007), Circle of Compassion Award (Human

Society of the United States, Nov 2007), Certificate of

Merit Award (Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, and Yekatit 12

Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2009), Certificate of

Appreciation Award (Addis Ababa Health Bureau and

Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). In his

spare time, Dr. Roba is active in the local Houston-area

rescue groups in rescuing, fostering and finding homes for

abused and homeless dogs.

Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trafficking: Case Study of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Biography Balemba Balagizi is Chief Warden at Congolese Wildlife Authority and currently an Executive MBA Candidate in Conservation Leadership at African Leadership University. He is a Practitioner with 12 years‟ experience in protected areas management in the DR Congo. Since, He founded Virunga Youth Alliance in October 2007 as a response to community cohesion crisis after the killings in the Kabirizi and Rugendo mountain gorilla groups in the Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park in June- July 2007, which highlighted the acute vulnerability of Congo's wildlife and especially the great apes. Abstract. Poaching and wildlife crime in Virunga National Park goes back in the 1860s with the arrival of Europeans, who contributed to the decrease of wildlife through hunting for sport, or feeding the large indigenous workforce working in farms, infrastructure development, mines and the army. Evidence from recent commodity chain studies and market studies surveys, as well as series of the environmental civil society inquiries; show that wildlife clearing for trade and for food represents an immediate threat of the survival of the emblematic Congo‟s oldest park. The illegal charcoal market in Virunga National Park to be in excess of US$32 million. This massive trade has grown dramatically as a result of the growth population which is increasing at a rate of over 3% per year. Other various factors contribute to the poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking: 1) proliferation of uncontrolled armed group, almost a hundred; 2) poverty; 3) urban growth in the town of Goma is increasing at a rate of over 15% per year.


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Donkey Powered Solid Waste Management Standard

Practice (One health model) in Hawassa, Ethiopia.

Dr Bojia E. Duguma holds a Bachelor‟s degree in

veterinary Medicine and Master‟s degree veterinary

Epidemiology. He has over 15 years‟ experience as a

veterinary practitioner and animal welfare manager. For

ten years,(2008-2018) he has been serving as the Country

Representative for Donkey Sanctuary, Ethiopia. Dr Bojia

has also published in the area of equine welfare and is an

accomplished researcher.

Abstract

A standard solid waste management system (SWM)

involving animal power follows the principles of one health

model. The occupational health and safety of the

personnel, the health and welfare of animals pulling the

cart and the appropriate disposal of the solid wastes in the

environment describes one health. In Hawassa city,

management of solid waste is much on the shoulder of

donkeys. Donkeys collect wastes door to door and

transport all the way to landfill disposal site. In 2016,

municipality report shows that donkeys transport 3,600

tons of solid wastes per annum, just over half of the total

solid wastes of the city. A quick assessment demonstrated

that mostly children (7- 14 years) are involved in collecting

wastes and driving donkeys, and there was observed

inappropriate and poor cart design, poor donkey welfare

and loose regulatory system. The Donkey Sanctuary and

Hawassa University jointly developed a standard operating

procedure (SOPs) in context. The SOPs include standard

occupational health and safety including driver‟s age and

competence, introduction of a purpose –built cart design,

donkey welfare standard practice, environmental health

and safety as well as strong coordination and regulatory

system. Twenty purposes - built cart prototypes and 20

occupational health and safety kits were handed over to

Hawassa Wubet Cooperatives to pilot the standard

practice. Execution of such standard practice requires the

coordination of multi–stakeholders involving Hawassa

municipality, the Hawassa University, environmental

protection agency, livestock, and the transport sector

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Hope or Hype: Manufacturing consent on Bioengineered animals.

Daniel Maingi is an ardent environmentalist, consultant and the Director - Growth Partners

Africa. At this NGO, Daniel leads a team which partners with grassroots communities on

appropriate sustainable farming technologies that increase their food security, improve their

livelihoods and protect the environment. For the past 15 years, he has worked with civil,

community and church based organizations in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South

Sudan, Kenya and the USA, helping them champion people‟s rights to Food, genetic resources,

land and water.

Daniel is also a researcher in agriculture, with wide experience in Policy and Legislation,

trade negotiations, seed systems, biotechnology and Community development. A graduate of

the universities of Nairobi, and Missouri, St. Louis, Daniel has worked in government and

corporate institutions, where he gained deep understanding of science, bio-politics and food

systems.

His passion is to promote environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural brings climate

change resilience, and empowers peasant farmers by partnering with like-minded institutions.

He has been active in various global forums on biodiversity, climate change, human and

gender rights.

Abstract

Biotechnology has made leaps and bounds from foreign gene insertions and knock outs to new

stratospheres where crusaders are jumping blindly into new uncharted territories like Gene-

Drives and CRISPR Mediated Gene-Editing. The associated welfare problems do not bode well

for animals and mankind. The promised yields are extremely finicky and the potential

environmental devastation speaks to the decadence of morality as profits drive corporations

to unmapped territories. As these patent holders play god, the ideals of “one Health, one

Welfare” are threatened - unless we can collaboratively stop these corporates, and only use

technologies that esteem the best animal welfare standards under a regulation regime that is

negotiated in a participatory manner.

The paper examines the short comings of biotechnology- from outdated gene modifications in

animals to the so called cutting edge techniques, with a looks at the current research in

Africa. It concludes that "the use of bioengineering in animal production is not a matter of

food safety or public health from the scientific point of view, but a matter of political

decisions under socio-economic considerations.

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Slaughterhouses: Status of Humane Slaughter of

Livestock in Kenya.

Dr. Diana Onyango (BVM, MSc) is a Veterinary Doctor with

over fifteen years‟ experience in different veterinary

related sectors; working in private practice, veterinary

pharmaceuticals and with NGOs managing animal health

and food security programs. She is currently the Executive

Officer of Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of

Animals (KSPCA) based in Nairobi.

Abstract

The main considerations in ensuring animals are

slaughtered humanely are the appropriateness, and

effectiveness of the method used for stunning; and the

competence of the equipment operators and

slaughterhouse personnel. Humane slaughter of animals

requires that animals are rendered unconscious before

they are slaughtered to reduce their suffering. Therefore

the use of stun guns and ammunitions are recommended

for this purpose as per the World Organization for Animal

Health (OIE). This also improves the quality of meat and

meat products. There are over 2000 slaughter points in

Kenya which include slaughterhouses (export and local)

and slaughter slabs and they are all required to slaughter

animals in a humane manner as per the law. Until the

1980‟s, there was no way for local slaughter houses to

affordably humanely slaughter animals as the only stunning

equipment available was too expensive to make it

worthwhile for the slaughter houses. KSPCA saw the need

and is currently the only organization that imports

mechanical stunning equipment for use in the

slaughterhouses and avails them to the traders at cost.

However, only about 5 % of the slaughterhouses currently

use stun guns for humane slaughter of livestock. The

others either physically stun the animals using crudely

made iron rods for this purpose, in a very cruel manner or

slaughter the animals without stunning them. The other

challenges faced in the implementation of humane

slaughter of livestock include the lack of regulations in the

existing laws and policies supporting humane slaughter,

lack of support from government and other non-

governmental agencies, and the proliferation of “bush”

and illegal slaughter of animals.


Session Chair : State of the World

Dr. Irene Naigaga is a Wildlife Veterinarian with over 15

years of experience lecturing in the Department of Wildlife

and Aquatic Animal Resources, in the College of Veterinary

Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere

University. She holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

and Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Health and

Management of Makerere University; a Master of Science

and a Doctor of Ichthyology (PhD) of Rhodes University,

South Africa where she specializing in Aquatic Ecosystem

Health.

Dr. Naigaga has experience working on a number of

international capacity building networks. She served as

Makerere University node coordinator for the „Training and

Research in Aquatic and Environmental Health in Africa

(TRAHESA) network‟, and the „Sub-Saharan Africa Water

Resource Network (SSAWRN) under the Regional Initiative

for Science and Education (RISE)‟. As node coordinator she

oversaw capacity building activities at the Makerere

University node including supervision of masters and

Doctoral students funded by the networks. She also

promoted collaboration with key stakeholders and

partners, and represented the Makerere University node at

national, regional and international meetings. Dr. Naigaga

also served as secretary to the Higher Education Resource

Services East Africa (HERS-East Africa), an affiliate of HERS

based in Denver USA. She sits on the Board of Directors of

HERS-East Africa as Alumni representative.

Dr. Naigaga currently serves as Regional Program Manager

for One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA), a

network of 24 institutions of public health, veterinary,

global health, environmental sciences and pathobiology in

eight countries in East, Central and West Africa

(Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,

Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda). She

started working with OHCEA in 2014 as Focal Person at the

OHCEA Uganda Country Secretariat before joining the

Regional Secretariat as Regional Manager Technical in

2016. As regional program manager, Dr. Naigaga

coordinates and provides strategic and policy guidance to

the network. She also provides leadership and support to

program management and capacity development to the

network.


Panel Chair.

Panel Discussion: Welfare of Working Animals

Dr. Samuel Kahariri holds a Masters in Veterinary

Epidemiology and Economics (MVEE) and Bachelor of

Veterinary Medicine (BVM), both from the University of

Nairobi.

He has also undertaken various short courses whose span

ranges from aspects of animal welfare, spatial

epidemiology, leadership and senior management among

others.

Dr Kahariri is currently the National Chairman of the Kenya

Veterinary Association. He has served in the KVA

leadership in various positions for the last 8 years where

he has managed various programs in advocacy, animal

welfare, food safety and security, advancement of

veterinary science and coordination of stakeholders in

various aspect of improving veterinary service delivery in

Kenya. He has also has 8 years working experience with

the State Department of Livestock in disease control and

Economics.

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Keynote Presentation:

Animals: An essential linkage to a healthy environment,

better health and sustainable livelihoods.

Dr. Mwenda Mbaka is a veterinarian for at least 33 years,

who is the immediate former Chairman of the Kenya

Veterinary Board [KVB]. He has at least 6 years‟

experience of leadership in Veterinary Regulation, in

which he was at the KVB. As the Chairman KVB, he was

actively involved in the development of the Mutual

Recognition Agreement (MRA) for East Africa's Veterinary

Statutory Bodies, which is intended to facilitate cross-

border movement of Veterinary Service Providers and

Veterinary Inputs in East Africa. This will contribute to

improved Animal Welfare, which will in turn translate into

improved human welfare. Presently, he is the President of

the Association of African Veterinary Statutory Bodies‟

(2AVSB) Establishment and Operationalization Team of

Experts. He has been variously involved in the design or

evaluation or validation of livestock veterinary policies for

a number of countries in Africa. His official positions have

also made him engage deeply with the OIE, FAO and the


AU-IBAR; the organizations that take lead in livestock

issues in Africa, as well as various Animal Welfare

organizations. Presently, he is undertaking a consultancy

with the World Animal Protection Africa Region Office,

where he is participating in the review of the

Organization‟s Strategy to enhance its agenda to move

people to protect animals in Africa.

Abstract

The African Union Inter Africa Bureau for Animal Resources

spearheaded the development of Animal Welfare Strategy

for Africa [AWSA] in line with the Universal Declaration on

Animal Welfare and OIE standards, whilst taking the

African context into account. The Africa context‟s

priorities are food insecurity, high Veterinary Public Health

risks, poor productivity of animals, and lock out from the

lucrative markets due to noncompliance with quality

standards. Consequently, the formulation of AWSA is

aligned to the Livestock Development Strategy for Africa‟s

strategic priorities and OIE‟s standards. The OIE standards

include safeguarding animal welfare. Thus, the vision of

the AWSA is “an Africa where animals are treated as

sentient beings, with good animal welfare practices for a

competitive and sustainable animal resource industry”. Its

mission is to “invest in developing animal resources value

chains through treating animals as sentient beings and

supporting good animal welfare practices in the animal

resources industry so as to contribute to socio economic

transformation”. The goal of the AWSA is „to transform the

animal resources industry through adoption of good animal

welfare practices for human wellbeing, sustainable

livelihoods, poverty reduction and economic growth”. The

vision, mission and goal of AWSA are reflected in its

strategic objectives which include practices aligned to OIE

standards towards animals; strengthening effective action

on animal welfare and to mainstream animal welfare in

policies, strategies, legislation, investments, programs and

projects. This presentation seeks to demonstrate the link

between animal welfare and livelihoods and environmental

health.

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Topic: Community Engagement in Environmental

Conservation.

Mr. Edwin Sabuhoro has been a conservation activist for

the last 20 years. His work garnered awards from IUCN-

WCPA 2008 Young Conservationist, 2010 President Obama

YALF, 2015 UN-GRASP-Ian Redmond Conservation, and the

2016 eChievement. In 2015, Edwin was recognized as a

CNN Hero, and his work was featured on CNN African

Voices.

Abstract

Globally, environmental conservation has been a

challenge. This challenge is a result of increasing pressure

on natural resources from communities around

conservation and protected areas. The pressure for

environmental resources is attributed to the inability of

communities to support their household livelihoods.

Secondly, in this struggle to protect and conserve these

resources, conservationists and scientists alike have

forgotten to involve and include local communities as a

key decision maker. As a result, local communities have

remained as “the forgotten” in the environmental

conservation equation. Conservation will not succeed

without putting the local communities back to their

central position in the conservation of their resources.

They are the custodians of these resources and they have

to be engaged and involved in the planning and

management of these resources. To address these

challenges, local communities have to be directly engaged

and involved in the business of environmental

conservation. By doing so, communities would be less

detrimental to these resources, find alternatives that

would lead to their improved livelihoods, and contribute

more to the protection and conservation of the

environment.

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Human Exponential Population Growth: Practical Moral

Solutions to Achieve a Sustainable Future.

Dr Gabriela Kaplan is a board certified medical doctor,

trained in the USA at Columbia University and Johns

Hopkins hospital.

Marquise publications honored her with the 2017 Albert

Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine.

As President of Lifewatchgroup, a think - tank, she

lectures internationally on practical solutions for key world

problems.

Abstract Our present lifestyle poses threats to modern civilization

and may have drastic consequences to survival in the near

future. This looming population rise that can lead to

disaster needs to be averted. This paper will discuss

practical solutions that have been proven to work so that

we can achieve improved lifestyle and prosperity. The

solutions are found in education, family planning, diet,

agriculture and with wise governmental expenditures.

These can be achieved without coercion and with minimal

governmental intervention so that a bright sustainable and

peaceful future can be realised.

Sustainable Development Goals, Grand Challenges, and

One Health: Linkage for Success.

James Herbert Williams, PhD., is the Arizona Centennial

Professor of Social Welfare Services and Director of the

School of Social Work at Arizona State University. He holds

his BA from Grambling State University, MSW from Smith

College, MPA from the University of Colorado and PhD in

Social Welfare from the University of Washington. He

previously served as Dean and Milton Morris Endowed Chair

and as Professor and Distinguished Emil M. Sunley Endowed

Chair at the Graduate School of Social Work at the

University of Denver. Dr. Williams‟ research and

publications focus on human security and economic

sustainability, health promotion and disease prevention,

behavioral health disparities and health equity, global

practice and sustainable development, adolescent violence

and substance use, intimate partner violence, academic

achievement, social services for African American children

in urban schools, and community strategies for positive


youth development. His scholarship and research are

available in several prominent journals. Dr. Williams has

30 plus years of experience as a scholar/educator and

social work practitioner. He has been active in the social

work profession for 30 plus years as both a practitioner

and scholar/educator. He is a Fellow in the American

Academy for Social Work & Social Welfare, editor-in-chief

for Social Work Research, and chair the National Advisory

Committee for the Fahs Beck Fund for Research and

Experimentation.

Abstract

Humans depend completely on the ecosystems of the

planet and its provisions (i.e., clean air, food, water,

disease management, climate regulation, and aesthetic

enjoyment). The impact of human on ecosystems has

affected the quality of life globally. The economic,

environmental, social, physical, and psychological costs

associated with economic growth and environmental

transformation and its impact on human well-being is

increasingly becoming more apparent. It has become

increasingly clear that environmental problems cannot be

resolved primarily by physical science and technology. One

Health is a global integrative risk management approach

that addresses equity, governance, justice, livelihood, and

welfare. One Health addresses and frames complex

interactions between human health, ecosystems, human

development, pet and wildlife health, climate, agriculture

and food systems. The growing world population, coupled

with globalization and urbanization, has greatly increased

the risks and impacts of disasters over the recent years.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets human

rights of all. SDGs are integrated across three dimensions

of sustainable development: the economic, social and

environmental. Grand Challenges of Social Work (GCSW)

are to inspire, align, and focus the field, scientific and

practical energy towards meeting society‟s greatest needs.

The complexities of SDG and GCSW confirm that the world

we live in today is more complex, vulnerable and

interdependent than at any time before in history. Linking

SDG, GCSW, and One Health into policy, research and

practice will expand our ability to understand the human

condition in a global setting.

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Panel Chair

Panel B: Animal Production Systems.

Justin Marceau is a professor of law at the University of

Denver where he specializes in animal law, criminal law,

and civil rights. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School

and in addition to researching and teaching; he continues

to actively litigate animal rights and civil rights cases.

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Topic: One Health and Cancer: A Comparative

Exploration of Human and Animal cancers

Dr Kelvin Momanyi is a research veterinarian with over

five years professional and research experience in One

Health, Veterinary Medicine and public science

communication. He works at the International Livestock

Research Institute. His research focus is on the evaluation

of the implementation of One Health and application of

One Health.

Abstract

Recent trends in comparative animal and human research

inform us that collaborative research plays a key role in

deciphering and solving cancer challenges. Globally,

cancer is a devastating diagnosis with an increasing burden

in both humans and dogs and ranks as the number three

killer among humans in Kenya. This presentation aims to

provide comparative information on cancers affecting

humans and dogs in Nairobi, Kenya. Dog data collection

was by cancer case finding from veterinary clinics and

diagnostic laboratories while the human dataset was from

the Nairobi Cancer Registry covering the period 2002-2012.

In humans, females had higher cancer cases 8,993 (an age-

standardized rate of 179.3 per 100,000), compared to

6,565 in males (122.1). This order was reversed in dogs

where males had higher cases 198 (14.9) compared to 169

(17.5) in females. The incident cancer cases increased

over the eleven-year study period in both species.

Common cancers affecting both male humans and dogs

were: Prostate, the Respiratory tract, Lymphoma and Liver

& biliary tract, while in females they were: Breast, Lip,

oral cavity & pharynx, Liver & biliary tract and Lymphoma.


The commonality of some of the cancers in both humans

and dogs fortifies that it may be possible to use

dogs/animals as models and sentinels in studying human

cancers in Kenya and Africa. We further infer that

developing integrated cancer surveillance systems may

possibly lead to accelerated detection of the risks of

cancer in Africa.

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Animal Welfare Protection Systems: Conservation Of

Habitats- ‘Homelessness Leads To Restlessness’: An

Environmental Perspective

Mr. Paul Karanja is a talented agricultural and

development professional with over fifteen years of

experience in agricultural and community development in

Kenya. He is a holder of a Master‟s degree in Project

Planning and Management, and a Bachelor‟s degree in

Sustainable Development. He has held senior positions in

several organizations.

Abstract

Failure to take care of the environment will lead to the

environment taking care of us and overtime we have seen

ways in which the environment „takes care‟. We are all

part of an ecosystem that symbiotically benefits from the

existence of the other, it is this balance of benefits that

has created a harmonious existence between biodiversity

within the ecosystem. Therefore, responsibility has been

shifted to the dominant specie (humans) to ensure that the

existence of other species within the ecosystems have

been well protected and conserved for sustainability. This

is environmentalism. Conservation of habitats is one form

of mechanisms that ensures that the principles behind

environmentalism and sustainability have been adhered to

under what I chose to term as „homelessness leads to

restlessness‟. This presentation will seek to look at

conservation of habitats as a key component towards

animal welfare protection systems and a driver towards

environmentalism and sustainability. It main advocacy will

be- protection and conservation of habitats is key towards

animal welfare protection systems and paramount to

environmentalism.

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Human Conflict: Case of Tsavo National Parks, Kenya

Mr. Patrick Mwalua Kilonzo has done short courses in

animal health care and community development, and from

2008 has been actively involved in wildlife conservation

initiative programs around Tsavo area and Lumo Sanctuary.

With the help of local and international volunteers and

supporters, he has reached schools within Tsavo Ecosystem

to engage children on good environmental practices such

as tree planting and also educating them on wildlife

conservation within their surroundings.

From 2016, he was moved by sheer passion to provide

animals with drinking water during periods of drought and

this saved many animals from imminent death. From his

personal resources, he hired a truck and bowser and

delivered water via truck to man thirsty and dying animas

in the vast Tsavo National Park, a feat ha caught the

attention of both local and international media and

conservationists. This voluntary water trucking to the

wildlife waterholes become such big rescue initiative, that

e later ventured into more sustainable projects, like

installing Solar water pumps, constructing water pans and

also digging several water dams in the park. His next

project will involve building water tanks and re-

afforestation in the wildlife areas and in the communities.

Abstract

One of the main causes of human animal conflict is over

water and food. The Tsavo parks are situated in an

environment that is generally arid much of the year

leading to perennial competition for water between

humans and animals. For the last two years, Patrick has

taken a personal initiative to help wildlife to have drinking

water by ferrying 10,000 liters of water by truck to some

areas in Tsavo where there are big numbers of elephants

and other animals. The initiative has since supplied

thousands of litres of waters to a very large number of

animals thereby significantly reducing the conflict with

humans that was rampant in the park community before.

The community has therefore enjoyed more peace due to

less incidents of animals straying out of the park into

homes and farms leading to death and injuries for both

humans and animals .To make the initiative more

sustainable, the project in now venturing into constructing

water pans in the park and digging more waterholes which

holds water for quite some time after the rains. This will


be particularly critical in the long drought periods that are

common in the park areas. The project also seeks to

involve the community in initiatives that will reduce the

harsh environmental conditions prevalent in the Tsavo eco

system, and especially the perils occasioned by destructive

human activities like deforestation.

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Topic: Working animals: Enhancing the link between the welfare of working horses and

donkeys and sustainable human livelihoods

Penny Ward has worked for World Horse Welfare as Southern Africa Regional Coordinator

since 2014. She also has experience working for several international development

organisations on sustainable human livelihood programmes. In her current role with World

Horse Welfare, Penny supports various NGOs and equine welfare organisations to work

together to implement One Welfare projects.

Abstract

This presentation concerns a case study of a project that is sustainably improving working

equid welfare in Lesotho, through training of Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Extension workers in equid welfare and husbandry to help them impact knowledge, skills and

support to owners and users of working equids. The aim of the Working Equine Welfare

project is to ensure owners and users treat their working equids in a welfare friendly manner

that demonstrates good knowledge of husbandry, first aid, health care, hoof care and that

they can access good quality extension services. By building equid-specific knowledge, as well

as improving their practical experience and confidence to treat working equids, the project is

helping to improve the quality of extension services provided to owners by the Ministry. In

addition to this, the benefits of better equine health and welfare plays a critical role in

achieving sustainable agriculture (SDG2), which incorporates all facets of sustainability,

including economic, environment, animal welfare, social components and public health. As

working equids form an essential component of rural livelihoods systems in Lesotho, the goods

and services they provide directly increase household incomes, as well as improve

productivity and resilience of farming systems, thus contributing to the achievement of

several other interrelated Sustainable Development Goals.

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Genetically Modified Organisms: Kenya‟s Story.

Dr. Richard Oduor holds a PhD in Molecular and Cell

Biology from University of Cape Town, an MSc

(Biotechnology) and BSc (Biochemistry) both from Kenyatta

University. In addition, Richard has a postdoctoral training,

in drug discovery at Pfizer, UK, where he focused on pre-

clinical research involving lead optimization for Malaria

and Trypanosomiasis. He also holds an Executive Masters

of Science in Management and Organizational Development

from United States International University, Kenya; a

Graduate Diploma in Forensic Sciences from Blackford

Institute, UK and a certificate in Science communication

from University of Cape Town. His current research focuses

on using modern biotechnologies including genetic

engineering to improve local staple food crops such as

maize, sweet potato, cassava and sorghum against

drought, aflatoxin, Striga, and reduced cyanide level (for

cassava). He holds a patent on a stress-inducible promoter

with the World Intellectual Property Organization which he

currently uses to develop transgenic crops targeting

drought stress. He is the Chair of Kenya University

Biotechnology Consortium, and has supervised several

graduate students and published widely in the discipline.

Currently he serves as a Senior Lecturer and Head of Plant

Transformation Laboratory in the department of

Biochemistry and Biotechnology at Kenyatta University,

Nairobi, Kenya.

Abstract

Drought, weeds, pests and diseases, exacerbated by

climate change, adversely affect crop productivity

especially in the sub-Saharan Africa thereby resulting in

endless famine and malnutrition. This trend is bound to

continue considering that the United Nations has projected

the global population growth to reach nearly 9.6 billion by

2050. Moreover, a greater percentage of this population

increase is expected to occur in the developing countries

where three of every four people live in rural areas and

depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their

livelihoods. In line with the first aspiration of Agenda 2063

regarding inclusive growth and sustainable development,

Africa‟s capacity to feed itself now and in the future

requires intensified investments in climate change

research, biotechnology and development, and innovation.

Countries in the sub-Saharan Africa need to enhance food

security by embracing comprehensive food production


strategies that combine both conventional and modern

biotechnology approaches while unlocking limitations

along the entire food production value chain. Modern

biotechnology including genetic modification (GM), has

been used to increase agricultural production in many

parts of the world by targeting plant production traits,

improving nutritional content, and to reduce loses through

adoption of improved crop varieties. This paper reveals

that genetic engineering is no longer a foreign technology,

and highlights efforts made by local scientists based at the

Plant Transformation Laboratory, Kenyatta University,

through government funding to improve local germplasm

including maize, sweet potato and cassava to overcome

drought, cyanide, Striga, aflatoxin and diseases. The paper

further underscores that Kenya has the requisite enablers

for the adoption of crops improved through modern

biotechnology. Deliberate efforts towards advancing the

transgenic crops to confined field trials are currently

ongoing.

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Regenerative Leadership: A Working Model for Animal

Conservation-International Civil Society Organizations

(ICSOs)

Janet L. Rumfelt, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the

Liberal Arts Department at Regis University in Colorado.

She focuses on the environmental humanities where she

draws on religion and philosophy to address conservation

issues. She is editing a volume on religion and animal

extinction and is an ANAW-USA board member.

Abstract

African animal conservation is at an important crossroads.

According to the United Nations World Tourism

Organization (UNWTO), tourism is a key driver in

sustainable economic development, and Africa is “the

main destination for wildlife watching tourism.” Their

2014 survey revealed that “nature, national parks, and

wildlife” topped the list of reasons why people visit

African countries; hence, nature and wildlife tourism are

an integral part of many African countries‟ economies and

key to future economic growth. This recognition of the

value of “non-consumptive forms of wildlife tourism”

comes at a time when many African animal populations,


particularly the charismatic megafauna, are in serious

decline. If wildlife tourism is to continue to play a

significant role in sustainable development, wildlife must

be protected. Wildlife conservation efforts have shifted

from “government to governance,” which led to the

inclusion of community-based efforts as well as INGOs

(Muchapondwa and Stage, 2015). Yet, despite this shift,

wildlife populations have continued to decline. While the

reasons for this decline are varied and complex, the UNEP

report, Wild Life, Wild Livelihoods, notes that local

communities and IPLCs (indigenous people and local

communities) must benefit from animal conservation if

species are to be protected. In this presentation, I draw on

insights from regenerative leadership theory and

interviews with INGOs (in various stages of development)

to outline a holistic approach to animal conservation

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Session Chair.

Session A: Animals in the Web of life.

Dr Calvin Solomon Onyango is a veterinarian with bias to

advocacy, training, sustainable development and

community work. He has also done a lot of work in animal

welfare field and indeed is a leading light in the

championing of animal welfare agenda in Africa. Solomon

serves in various committees and task forces namely AU-

IBAR Animal Welfare Taskforce, World Veterinary

Association Animal Welfare Committee, and Board member

at Kenya Society for the Protection and Care for Animals

and is the Chairman for the Kenya Veterinary Association

committee on Advocacy and Animal Welfare. He has done

many presentations and also has done publications mainly

on improving animal welfare for sustainable human

development. Solomon is a leading expert in equine

veterinary medicine, with specialization in donkey health

and welfare.

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Topic: Factory Farming

Tozie Zokufa is an animal welfare consultant, working nationally, regionally, and internationally, mainly in the field of farm animals. He is a member of the African Union‟s Africa Platform for Animal Welfare and serves on the Coordination Committee for the implementation of the Africa Strategy for Animal Welfare. He leads the Animal Welfare Portfolio for the South African Veterinary Council. He serves on the International Policy forum of World Animal Net and is a member of the International Coalition for Animal Welfare, which is the collaborating partner to the World Organizations for Animal Health. He is currently the Executive Director in South Africa of A Greener World.

Abstract

Globally and in Africa, livestock has been identified as a

major source of Greenhouse gases (GHGs). The UN

Committee on World Food Security report, “Sustainable

agricultural development for food security and nutrition:

what roles for livestock” which recognized that intensive

livestock production contributes to negative impacts on

the environment (through land and water use and water,

soil and air pollution), human health (through

antimicrobial resistance and emerging diseases), social

structure (through rural abandonment, poor working

conditions and low wages) and animal welfare. Factory

farming is one of the main causes of deforestation; land

degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss.

Intensive monocultures – including livestock and crops for

animal feed - deplete soil and leave it vulnerable to

erosion; and detrimentally impact biodiversity, including

declining populations of birds and beneficial insects.

Herbicides and insecticides harm wildlife (including insects

and pollinators) and can pose human health risks.

Chemical fertilizer runoff and industrial animal agriculture

wastes create oxygen-deprived "dead zones" at the mouths

of major waterways. To meet the Sustainable

Developmental Goals (1, 2, 3, 11, 12 & 15), Africa should

pay attention to how its population is fed, and encourage

diverse consumption of sustainable foods.

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Topic: Antimicrobial resistance

Dr ‘Wande Alimi is a veterinarian and holds a Masters in

Public Health (International Health) from the University of

Nottingham.

Drawing on a broad range of experience including

veterinary medicine, public health research, health

informatics research and public health policy she currently

co-leads the implementation of the Africa CDC AMR

framework in AU Member states. She has worked in

different countries including Austria, Ethiopia, Nigeria,

United Kingdom, and currently in Kenya. She is also

currently facilitating the formation of an African Union

Taskforce on AMR.

Abstract

This presentation tackles the question: Hype or an

imminent „Antibiotic Apocalypse‟?

There are a few topics that have captured the public‟s

imagination like antibiotic resistance, with a lot of talks,

media coverage and buzz around the topic, but the

question remains is AMR a time bomb? And Are we

courting disaster?

The global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is

growing at a rapid rate and with potentially devastating

effects on human beings, livestock, the environment and

the economy.

This problem is largely driven by the increase in global

antimicrobial consumption in humans and agriculture, and

a dearth of novel antimicrobials available for treatments.

The use of antimicrobials in animals destined for human

consumption and counterfeit and substandard

antimicrobials contribute to the emergence and spread of

resistance.

With the increasing demand for animal proteins and the

subsequent increase in the use of antimicrobials in animal

production, it is estimated that there will occur about 99%

increase in consumption of antimicrobials by the year 2030

in some countries.

Rather than focusing on who is to blame for the crisis, this

paper discusses opportunities and contributions of the

Africa CDC and the Africa Union (AU) in mitigating the

harm of AMR through a One health approach, while


emphasising the three unique advantages AU has:

a) The ability to galvanise political commitment and will

b) Can promote an all of government approach -

environment, animal, human, trade

c) Can engage civil society organisations

This paper focuses on the current Africa CDC activities

driven by the One health approach to address the

emerging threat of AMR in Africa.

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Sensible Strategies for a Flourishing Future: Opportunities for sustainable development

through food system reform.

Wolf Gordon Clifton is the executive director of Animal People, Inc., an international non-

profit charity dedicated to raising awareness of animal protection issues worldwide. Wolf has

an M.A. in Museum Studies and Astrobiology (University of Washington 2015) and a B.A. in

Religious Studies, Film Studies, and Astronomy (Vanderbilt University 2013).

Abstract

The environmental toll of modern food systems is scientifically well documented. In

particular, animal agriculture uses approximately thirty percent of the ice-free land on Earth,

and ranks as one of the top two sources of climate change emissions. Practical solutions to

this problem have yet to be widely enacted on a global scale, yet case studies from across

Africa and other regions of the world demonstrate the feasibility of doing so. Partnerships

between governments, corporations, NGOs, cultural leaders, and local communities can shift

food production and consumption patterns away from industrially farmed animal products – as

well as other unsustainable food sources such as the commercial bush meat trade – and

toward more environmentally friendly alternatives such as plant-based proteins, “clean meat”

grown from cell cultures, and other modes of sustainable agriculture. Not only will such

reforms help to avert the danger of global climate catastrophe, but they will also create

opportunities to benefit human society and the environment in unique and novel ways. Two

such opportunities warranting specific discussion are rewilding – the restoration of healthy,

self-sustaining wild ecosystems on land no longer needed for animal agriculture – and the

creation of safer, more harmonious communities by arresting cycles of violence associated

specifically with animal farming and slaughter. It is hoped that attendees will leave this

presentation with a more solution-oriented, optimistic perspective on the topic of food

system reform, equipped with a practically achievable roadmap toward a better future for

humans, non-human animals, and the global ecosystem alike.

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Session Chair.

Session E: Leadership And Funding

Tennyson Williams, a skilled leader and manager with

experience spanning more than 15 years in INGO

management and leadership. As, an international

development specialist with a background in zoology

and zoonotic diseases, Tennyson has held a number of

senior management positions directing Africa-wide

regional programmes with multi-donor funding.

Originally from Sierra Leone, he was until joining World

Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) the

ActionAid Kenya Country Director responsible for

directing programmes, policy and advocacy, and

shaping the development of the organization in Africa

as well as internationally. Prior to that, he was

ActionAid International Director for West and Central

Africa with strategic leadership, governance and

programme oversight responsibilities in Burundi,

Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria,

Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Before

that he was ActionAid Country Director for Sierra Leone

focusing on poverty reduction and humanitarian

interventions.

He is Currently the Regional Director for Africa at World

Animal Protection.

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