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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.
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Past sessions
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Session #1 - Why are we here? Making sense of wild meat use and consumption across Asia and the Pacific
Wednesday 13 May 2026
The discussion examined trends in wild meat consumption, impacts on biodiversity and health, and the connections between wildlife use, food security, nutrition, livelihoods, and cultural diversity.
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Session #2 - From Forest to Table: Wild Meat, Livelihoods and Risk": preliminary findings from recent field studies in Lao PDR
Monday 22 June 2026
Drawing on preliminary results from research conducted in Houaphanh Province, Lao PDR, the speakers presented early findings on wild meat value chains, livelihoods and food security, as well as emerging zoonotic disease risks.
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Session #3 - Who hunts, who trades, and why? The local realities of wild meat use in Southeast Asia
Friday 23 October 2026
Experts from Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia discuss the drivers of wild meat hunting, trade and consumption, and what these mean for effective conservation responses.
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Session #4 - Putting wild meat on the map: launching the WILDMEAT platform for Asia and the Pacific
09/11/2026
Learn about the WILDMEAT Data Explorer, a growing open-access resource mapping wild meat hunting, trade and consumption across Asia and the Pacific.
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