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    Zhuo Qiang (L) talks with Simon Msago, a Maasai community leader in Ngoswani, in Narok, Kenya, Aug. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)As dawn breaks over Ol Kinyei Conservancy in Kenya's Maasai Mara ecosystem, rangers are already combing the grasslands for signs of unauthorized entry and poaching while keeping a close watch on wildlife.
Among them is Chinese conservationist Zhuo Qiang, nicknamed "Simba," the Swahili word for lion. For him, this early-morning routine is driven by a broader mission to achieve human-wildlife coexistence.
In 2010, Zhuo left his job in China at the age of 37 and embarked on a less-traveled path: pursuing wildlife conservation in Kenya.
Without professional training in wildlife conservation, he found himself in a territory then dominated by Western organizations and local practitioners.
But Zhuo decided to stay. "I wanted to prove that Chinese people could also do wildlife conservation," he said.
Initially, Zhuo saw conservation largely through the lens of wildlife science: working in the field, studying animals and collecting data.
Living and working with Maasai communities changed that perspective. "The fate of wildlife was closely tied to the people sharing the same land," he said.
In the Maasai Mara ecosystem, livestock grazing is deeply connected to the livelihoods of pastoral communities. "If local people are asked to stop grazing but are given no alternative source of income, conservation cannot be sustainable," Zhuo said.
That principle laid the foundation for his work with the local community in establishing the Ol Kinyei Conservancy.
The area had suffered from prolonged overgrazing, with plants and the land itself deteriorating. Under the conservation model, local grazing land was leased and gradually restored, allowing vegetation to recover and creating a more suitable habitat for wildlife, said Zhuo.
Meanwhile, households participating in the scheme receive land-rental income and have access to jobs such as wildlife rangers and tourism workers. Their average annual income has increased from around 500 U.S. dollars to about 3,700 dollars, according to Zhuo.
Some residents from surrounding communities also learned from the experience and brought the approach back to their own grazing areas.
Nowadays, 26 private conservancies have been established around the Maasai Mara National Reserve, covering about 1,600 square km, according to Zhuo.
He believes the network of community conservancies provides additional safe space for wildlife to move and survive, extending conservation efforts beyond the boundaries of a single national reserve and into surrounding communities.
Simon Msago, a Maasai community leader in Ngoswani, said Zhuo's work encouraged more residents to take an active role in conservation.
In the past, many residents saw few direct benefits from wildlife conservation and had limited awareness of its importance. Today, community members are increasingly willing to work as rangers and protect wildlife, creating an effective layer of protection around the conservancies, Msago said.
"Human-wildlife conflict cannot be solved simply through restrictions and prohibitions. The key is to create alternative sources of income so that residents can gain tangible benefits from conservation," Zhuo said.
"That is what makes community-based conservation sustainable -- allowing local people to become part of wildlife conservation rather than bystanders with no stake in it."
While continuing his work in the Maasai Mara, Zhuo has also sought to strengthen exchanges between China and Africa in wildlife conservation.
In recent years, he has visited more than 30 nature reserves and national parks in China, sharing his experiences of community-based conservation in Africa with Chinese counterparts.
"Conservation practices in China and Africa each have their own characteristics, and there is much that the two sides can learn from each other," he added.
    Zhuo Qiang (C) checks the chickens raised by local residents in Narok, Kenya, Aug. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)
。    8月18日，格力电器宣布，格力电器全资创办的珠海市格力技工学校正式获得招生资格，2026年秋季启动首届招生。招生简章上，“入校即入企，毕业即适岗”点明了学校最核心的竞争力。（据《珠海特区报》8月19日报道）长期以来，一些地方产教融合存在“两张皮”现象：学校教的知识跟不上产业升级的速度，一方面企业招不到能直接上手的人，另一方面许多职校毕业生找不到对口的工作。供需两端都有诉求，却始终隔着一道壁垒。如何将人才培育与产业发展、企业实践更好融合，成了一个亟待解决的课题。格力办技校，把企业从用人端前移到育人端。学校组建了由企业资深工程师、高级技师与学校专业教师构成的教学团队，全面推广工学一体化培养模式。

二 | 校内建有高标准综合实训中心，依托先进产线开展高端技能实训。“把课堂搬进车间、把车间变成课堂”，学生摸到的是行业最前沿的设备，反复打磨的是最有用的技艺，知识没有“时差”、技能没有“断层”，学习始终与产业同频，“毕业即适岗”水到渠成。这一模式的深层价值在于，从源头回应了人才供需的结构性矛盾。当前，智能制造、信息化技术不断发展，产业迭代更新，对劳动者技能素质提出了更高要求。

三 | 头部企业深度参与办学，把最新技术标准、最真实生产场景、最迫切能力需求直接导入教学环节，培养出的是“用得上、留得住、干得好”的成熟技能人才。于企业，这是解决用工需求的务实之举；于行业，这是对整个技能人才培养体系的有力补强。

四 | 更值得珍视的是，当头部企业愿意把先进产线敞开、把资深工程师请上讲台，能改变社会对职业教育的刻板印象，也能向更多年轻人传递清晰的信号——手艺有价值，工匠有尊严，走技能成才之路同样拥有广阔前景。职业教育与产业发展应当并肩奔跑、深度融合，“入校即入企”是产教融合好样本。当越来越多的企业愿意把资源投向教育、把车间开放给课堂，中国制造的人才根基一定能扎得更深、更牢。（蔡晓辉）。

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