In Africa, the conservation story has long been told from an external perspective. We need to change this.
![Giraffes cross under a bridge of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line, inside the Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya May 25, 2020 [Baz Ratner/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RTS3JUOD.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Chief Executive Officer of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)
In Africa, the conservation story has long been told from an external perspective. We need to change this.
![Giraffes cross under a bridge of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line, inside the Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya May 25, 2020 [Baz Ratner/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RTS3JUOD.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)