Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence: Learning in Practice Webinar Series

[HWCTF Programme Officer]

Dear all,

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force have been conducting a pilot study on practical case studies of human-wildlife conflict management alongside the IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence currently in preparation.

As part of this activity we will be running a webinar series providing an opportunity to link theory of principles in human-wildlife conflict management with practical experience and insights from projects on the ground. Each webinar will focus on a particular aspect of human-wildlife conflict management and provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion on lessons learned, insights, potential pitfalls, and practical advice from human-wildlife conflict practitioners and the IUCN SSC HWC Task Force.

The first webinar will focus on key aspects of community engagement processes and ethics of engagement via a discussion of three case studies from Guyana, India, and Tanzania. The webinar will be held on Tuesday 14th December 14:00-15:30 CET. You can register for the event here and I attach a copy of the programme. We hope you can join us.

Best wishes,

James Stevens 

Programme Officer, IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force
www.hwctf.org

[HWCTF Programme Officer]

Dear all,

Happy New Year! If you were unable to join the first webinar of our new series last month on the engagement and ethics of working with communities for human-wildlife conflict management or would like to watch the webinar again, you can find a recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBULEFAbnPE

We look forward to holding our second webinar later in the year.

Best wishes,

James Stevens

Programme Officer, IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force
www.hwctf.org

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[HWCTF Programme Officer]

Dear all,

Following on from our webinar last year. The FAO and IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force are publishing three case studies that cover the process taken for engaging with stakeholders to manage a human-wildlife conflict and highlighting lessons learnt. All three case studies can now be found on our new page in the Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Library, alongside the webinar we held in December 2021 on the case studies.

In Guyana, the Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme is working with local communities to reduce human-carnivore conflict by conducting participatory research with affected stakeholders. By applying a community rights-based approach, it ensures that indigenous peoples and local communities are fully involved in the project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of efforts to understand and resolve the situation.

In Tanzania, in collaboration with communities affected by large carnivores such as lions, hyaenas and leopards, the NGO Lion Landscapes have co-developed a community camera-trapping programme with the local communities. The programme delivers healthcare, veterinary and educational benefits to the communities based on the presence of wildlife on village land.

The final case study is from India where leopard attacks on the boundary of Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai led to the establishment of the 'Mumbaikers for Sanjay Gandhi National Park' project. The project mobilised various stakeholder groups of local citizens to better understand the reasons for the attacks, conduct activities to reduce their occurrence and request assistance from the local authorities. The inclusion of local journalists in the project created an opportunity to change the narrative and perception of the situation.

These are the first of ten case studies that we will be publishing over the coming months that will be used to illustrate key components of the forthcoming IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence.

Best wishes,

James

Programme Officer, IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force
www.hwctf.org

[Robin Rigg]

Hi James,

Very cool :-) We'll definitely feature these in CDPnews.

By the way, together with LCIE/WWF colleagues I've just written a set of "Standard Operating Procedures for Improved Management of Large Carnivores in Europe" for the LIFE EuroLargeCarnivores project. They are addressed mainly to wildlife managers in regional and national administrations and are intended to provide information and guidance on key topics of large carnivore management and conservation based on experience from around Europe and beyond. Several of them are directly relevant to damage prevention:
•    Managing problem individuals, with a focus on bold wolves
•    Establishing a livestock guarding dog programme
•    Inspecting and testing damage prevention measures
•    Investigating damage hotspots
•    Verifying livestock damage and compensation claims
•    Discouraging bears from areas of high human use
•    Setting standards for livestock protection measures
The documents will probably still undergo some editing, but initial versions are already available on the EuroLargeCarnivores website: https://www.eurolargecarnivores.eu/en/sops.

Best wishes,

Robin

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