ALERT is proud that Bob Mandinyenya, Principle Researcher for our projects in Zimbabwe’s Zambezi National Park has been invited to be Chair of the Committee on Environment at the upcoming 6th African Youth General Conference.  The theme for the conference, to be held in Lusaka, Zambia from the 4^th  - 8^th August 2014,  is “Investing in Africa`s human capital for peace and development”.  Committee work at this conference is expected to critically assess the African Youth Decade Plan of Action, a strategic document of the African Union with a theme of “Accelerating Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development”.