%jExif II* @ ( 1 2 0% 2 i , h MAKUTI, ZIMBABWE, DECEMBER 2018: Members of the all- female conservation ranger force known as “Akashinga” arrest a notorious wildlife poacher and discover sacks of skins in his basement. Intelligence for the operation was gathered through the Akashinga community intelligence networks and M.A.P.P, an anti-poaching group that works hand in hand with these female rangers. Akashinga (meaning the ‘Brave Ones’ in local dialect) is a community-driven conservation model, empowering disadvantaged women to restore and manage a network of wilderness areas as an alternative to trophy hunting in Zimbabwe. Predominately male forces are hampered by ongoing corruption, nepotism, drunkenness, aggressiveness towards local communities and a sense of entitlement. The I.A.P.F, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation led by former Australian Special Forces soldier Damien Mander, was created as a direct action conservation organisation to be used as a surgical instrument in targeting wildlife crime. In 2017 they decided to innovate, using an all- female team to manage an entire nature reserve in Zimbabwe. The program builds an alternative approach to the militarized paradigm of ‘fortress conservation’ which defends colonial boundaries between nature and humans. While still trained to deal with any situation they may face, the team has a community-driven interpersonal focus, working with rather than against the local population for the long-term benefits of their own communities and nature. Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - ' - ' Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Macintosh) 2018:12:21 09:59:06 Brent Stirton " ' 0 2 0231 9 1 2 $ 4 D 5 \ 2018:12:05 16:16:20 2018:12:05 16:16:20 J @B T- @B UU UU 073053003717 F EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM 9100001920 ( j H H Adobe_CM Adobe d p " ? 3 !1AQa"q2B#$Rb34rC%Scs5&DTdE£t6UeuF'Vfv7GWgw 5 !1AQaq"2B#R3$brCScs4%&5DTdEU6teuFVfv'7GWgw ? m{뺢-7ӯ[[IJDv͖.oya kwLZ}_.V.YB\ uC1@I ]Z]k T >[Gk8歋kVv=|<LG5Is/w vWGClpA)Z!-pkR