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DocumentTransfrontier Corridors for West African Elephants. The Bia-Diambarakrou Elephant Corridor
FAO/GEF Trans-Frontier Conservation Area Project - GCP/RAF/447/GFF
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No results found.Fragmentation and shrinkage of wildlife habitat has threatened the existence of many species in the high forest zone of western Ghana. Mega-herbivores like forest elephants with a large home range and equally large food requirements have been among the most affected species. This is one of the causes of increased human–elephant conflict and damage to property and life in western Ghana. Strategies to reduce the adverse effect of habitat fragmentation have been widely discussed and one proposed method for moderating the negative effects of habitat fragmentation is the preservation and restoration of biological corridors or the linear landscape between wildlife habitats. The Bia-Diambarakrou Trans-frontier Elephant Corridor between south-western Ghana and South-eastern Cote d’Ivoire has been identified by government stakeholders and conservation partners as a priority conservation hotspot that requires immediate conservation action because it harbours high concentrations of endemic and threatened species of the Upper Guinea Forest Ecosystem and yet threatened from agricultural expansion, hunting pressure, over-harvesting of forest products and human-wildlife conflicts. In 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations took up the challenge to enhance sustainable livelihoods of local communities living in and around the area through sound agricultural and conservation practices. FAO attempted to address this problem through its project GCP/RAF/477/GFF “Development of a trans-frontier conservation area linking forest reserves and protected areas in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire” which aims to establish a viable and sustainable trans-frontier conservation area (corridor) that links the Bia Conservation Area in south-western Ghana and Diambarakrou Forêt Classée in south-eastern Cote d’Ivoire. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBuilding institutional and local community capacity to manage human-wildlife conflict 2023
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No results found.This case study comes from Mozambique, where human-wildlife conflict was not a new issue in 2010. Incidents had been increasing, particularly those involving crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus, and also elephants Loxodonta africana and lions Panthera leo. These incidents impacted food security, local community incomes, well-being and safety, and were exacerbated by poverty levels. Human-wildlife conflict had become a major concern for the Government of Mozambique and led them to formulate a National Strategy for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management (2009-2014). The government approved the Strategy in 2009, and from 2010 its implementation was supported by FAO, through a Technical Cooperation Programme Project The FAO project's objective was to design an implementation plan for the Strategy with the expressed goal of mitigating human-wildlife conflicts and build the needed capacity in the country to be able to do so. This case study focuses on how capacity was built in Mozambique to implement the Strategy. By building capacity in the national government agencies, the FAO project empowered the government agencies to guide and implement the country's national strategy on human-wildlife conflict. The overhauled database, covering five years (2006-2010), was presented at the Council of Ministers, in order to underscore the importance of the situation in Mozambique, inform the Ministers of the problem, and highlight some of the tools available to reduce the impacts of human-wildlife conflict, particularly the crocodile cages that had been used and improved. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetReducing human-carnivore conflict through participatory research 2022
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No results found.The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme in Guyana aims to ensure that wildlife, ecosystems, and their services are conserved and the living conditions, food security, and cultural identity of rural villages are improved. Under one component of the SWM Programme, local beneficiaries led by the Rupununi Livestock Producers Association (RLPA) had identified that human-wildlife conflict was a significant issue in the region, requiring specific and urgent attention. This case study focuses on the Rupununi region, in Guyana, in which the presence of forested islands creates edge habitats for many wildlife species, such as jaguar, tapir, capybara, harpy eagle. In Guyana, the SWM Programme is working with the local communities to reduce human-carnivore conflict by conducting participatory research with the impacted stakeholders, following a community rights-based approach to ensure that indigenous peoples and local communities were fully involved in project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the program. In collaboration with the communities, the SWM Programme has identified several gaps in understanding the situation to address it successfully. It is working together to fill these gaps before using the information to identify management strategies that can be implemented in the region by all parties.
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