Prince Harry is stepping down as a trustee of African Parks, a nonprofit organization that manages protected areas across 13 African countries from Chad to Zimbabwe. The decision follows admissions last year that human rights abuses were committed by the organization’s rangers in Congo-Brazzaville. African Parks manages protected areas in partnership with authorities in those countries. No reason for Prince Harry’s departure was given. The organization acknowledged the abuses, but details of the incidents and any resulting changes to ranger protocols have not been widely reported. This move leaves open the question of whether other organizations with similar partnerships will re-evaluate their oversight of human rights practices within conservation efforts.
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