Wild Meat Dialogues

What is this webinar series about?

The Wild Meat Dialogues is a webinar series bringing together researchers, practitioners and policy makers to share knowledge and build collaboration around sustainable wild meat use and consumption across Asia and the Pacific.

Across these sessions, we'll explore what we know and what we still need to learn about the role of wild meat consumption on rural food security and livelihoods, its impacts on biodiversity and zoonotic disease risk, and the policies, governance frameworks and the  various approaches that can support sustainable wildlife management across the region. 

In collaboration with

2026 Webinar themes

Upcoming sessions

“Why are we here? Making sense of wild meat use and consumption across Asia and the Pacific” 

Join us for the first session of the SWM Wild Meat Dialogues Webinar Series on Wednesday, 13 May, from 08:00 to 09:00 UTC (14:00–15:00 ICT / Bangkok time). 

This session will open with a brief introduction to the webinar series, followed by short lightning talks highlighting perspectives from countries and subregions across the Pacific Islands, East, and Southeast Asia. Together, we will explore the importance of wild meat for subsistence and livelihoods, as well as its impacts on conservation and health. The session will further highlight existing knowledge gaps in Asia and the Pacific, and how these hinder effective action and decision-making.