The ALU School of Wildlife Conservation launched the African Conservation Innovation Challenge in partnership with Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC) ahead of the 13th Oppenheimer Research Conference which ended in Johannesburg, South Africa last week. The initiative looks to foster conservation innovation across the entire African continent. The ORC was launched in 2010 and has become an important event on the world calendar. Lulu Gaboo spoke to Irene Mhlanga, Research Associate at ALU School of Wildlife Conservation.