She was born in Pretoria, South Africa. She became an NGO worker in community-based natural resource management, in Namibia. Since 1983, in the northeast of Namibia, with Garth Owen-Smith, they have been fighting against the endemic of illegal hunting, which has decimated species such as black rhinos and desert elephants, and for the economic and social development of local populations. Through their actions, poaching is better controlled. Game guards are designated by the rural community. Other natural resources, such as palm trees, thatch grass, plant dyes and water lilies, are monitored.[1][2] She became interested in semi-nomadic Himba people, devoting a book published in 2003 to them, Himba, nomads of Namibia. They are one of the few African groups that use red ochre, as a full-body make-up called otjize. The Himba originally belonged to the group of the Herero.
She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993, jointly with Garth Owen-Smith,[3] and the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1994.[4] In 1996, following their initiatives, the Namibian government has adopted what is known as the Communal Areas Conservation Act. This amendment allows rural communities living on state-owned land to manage and benefit from their own wildlife in the same way as farmers on private farms.[1]
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Himba, nomads of Namibia, photographs by Peter and Beverly Pickford, text by Margaret Jacobsohn, 2003.
Margaret Jocobsohn and her partner are commonly known as the masterminds behind community preservation, and their collaborative endeavors have established Namibia’s conservation strategy as a blueprint to be admired and replicated throughout the African continent. They jointly established Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) by building on their innovative alliance with community leaders in the 1980s to put an end to the rampant poaching and devastation that was rampant in the northwestern region of Namibia. After stepping down from the co-directorship of IRDNC, Garth and Margie Jacobsohn helped to mentor Conservancy Safaris Namibia, a tourism company owned by five Himba conservancies themselves.[5][6]
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Margaret Jacobsohn was awarded “The Goldman Environmental Prize” in 1993 for their work to assist rural communities to link social and economic development to the conservation of the region’s spectacular.[7]
margaret, jacobsohn, namibian, environmentalist, awarded, goldman, environmental, prize, 1993, jointly, with, garth, owen, smith, their, efforts, conservation, wildlife, rural, namibia, bornpretoria, south, africanationalitynamibianoccupationenvironmentalistpa. Margaret Jacobsohn is a Namibian environmentalist She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993 jointly with Garth Owen Smith for their efforts on conservation of wildlife in rural Namibia Margaret JacobsohnBornPretoria South AfricaNationalityNamibianOccupationEnvironmentalistPartnerGarth Owen SmithParentsCyril Jacobsohn father Dorothy Jacobsohn mother RelativesNeil Jacobsohn Brian Jacobsohn Bianca Jacobsohn Jade Jacobsohn Triston Jacobsohn Craig JacobsohnAwardsGoldman Environmental Prize 1993 Global 500 Roll of Honour 1994 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Awards 4 ReferencesBiography editShe was born in Pretoria South Africa She became an NGO worker in community based natural resource management in Namibia Since 1983 in the northeast of Namibia with Garth Owen Smith they have been fighting against the endemic of illegal hunting which has decimated species such as black rhinos and desert elephants and for the economic and social development of local populations Through their actions poaching is better controlled Game guards are designated by the rural community Other natural resources such as palm trees thatch grass plant dyes and water lilies are monitored 1 2 She became interested in semi nomadic Himba people devoting a book published in 2003 to them Himba nomads of Namibia They are one of the few African groups that use red ochre as a full body make up called otjize The Himba originally belonged to the group of the Herero She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993 jointly with Garth Owen Smith 3 and the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1994 4 In 1996 following their initiatives the Namibian government has adopted what is known as the Communal Areas Conservation Act This amendment allows rural communities living on state owned land to manage and benefit from their own wildlife in the same way as farmers on private farms 1 Works editHimba nomads of Namibia photographs by Peter and Beverly Pickford text by Margaret Jacobsohn 2003 Margaret Jocobsohn and her partner are commonly known as the masterminds behind community preservation and their collaborative endeavors have established Namibia s conservation strategy as a blueprint to be admired and replicated throughout the African continent They jointly established Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation IRDNC by building on their innovative alliance with community leaders in the 1980s to put an end to the rampant poaching and devastation that was rampant in the northwestern region of Namibia After stepping down from the co directorship of IRDNC Garth and Margie Jacobsohn helped to mentor Conservancy Safaris Namibia a tourism company owned by five Himba conservancies themselves 5 6 Awards editMargaret Jacobsohn was awarded The Goldman Environmental Prize in 1993 for their work to assist rural communities to link social and economic development to the conservation of the region s spectacular 7 In 2015 the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa was awarded to Garth Owen Smith in recognition of his lifetime contribution alongside Dr Margaret Jacobsohn to the restoration and conservation of wildlife in Namibia 8 References edit a b Coetzee J M 2011 African Pens 2011 New Writing from Southern Afric Jacana Media p 180 ISBN 9781431401208 Margaret Jacobsohn amp Garth Owen Smith Goldman Environmental Prize Retrieved 3 June 2018 Africa 1993 Margaret Jacobsohn amp Garth Owen Smith Namibia Sustainable Development Goldman Environmental Prize Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 5 January 2011 Garth Owen Smith and Margaret Jacobsohn global500 org Archived from the original on 20 May 2018 Retrieved 19 May 2018 Garth Owen Smith an African conservation hero The Irish Times Retrieved 2023 04 21 Bateman Peter 2015 Garth Owen Smith Tusk Conservation Awards Retrieved 2023 04 21 Throwback Thursday 1993 Prize Winners Margaret Jacobsohn and Garth Owen Smith Goldman Environmental Prize 2014 01 30 Retrieved 2023 04 15 Bateman Peter 2015 Garth Owen Smith Tusk Conservation Awards Retrieved 2023 04 21 nbsp This Namibian biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an environmental activist or conservationist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Jacobsohn amp oldid 1159286598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
