Indicate which actions have been carried out to implement this Resolution :
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Fundraising
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the actions taken:
The IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence were published in March 2023. They provide a global, authoritative, and impartial guidance to understanding and resolving human-wildlife conflict. They highlight essential foundations and principles for good practice, with clear guidance on how best to tackle conflicts and enable coexistence with wildlife.
In collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, The IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group has been developing sets of case studies with the aim of covering the process projects have taken to understand, plan and address various aspects of a human-wildlife conflict situation
In March 2023, the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence was held in Oxford, UK. Organised by the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group (HWCCSG), and co-hosted with the GEF-funded and World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program, and WildCRU of Oxford University, the conference was attended by more than 500 delegates, from 70 countries and six continents. The programme consisted of 48 sessions of scientific presentations, panel debates, keynotes and interactive discussions from diverse fields such as ecology, animal behaviour, psychology, policy, conflict analysis, mediation and peacebuilding, resource mobilisation and anthropology. Several of the sessions focused on human-wildlife conflict at the global and national levels with interactive sessions of the role of policies in mitigating human-wildlife conflict and next steps for human-wildlife conflict in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework with both sessions involving government panellists.
In June 2022, in collaboration with IUCN, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group published an Issues Brief on Human-Wildlife Conflict that covers what the issue is, why it is important and what can be done. In addition to the production of the case studies, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group (HWCCSG) organised a series of webinars as part of the Learning in Practice Webinar Series which provided an opportunity to link theory of principles in human-wildlife conflict engagement with practical experience and insights from projects on the ground.
In December 2022, the Chair of the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group published an article in The Conversation titled "UN biodiversity conference: what does living in harmony with nature look like?", highlighting the difficulty of measuring HWC as part of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework but also providing suggestions on how this could be done. The Chair and members of the SG have also participated in several webinars and online events where they raised awareness about the importance of HWC.
In January 2023, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group's Policy Officer started their role with the aim of supporting the Chair and the Specialist Group in ongoing science-policy bridging work, this includes coordinating, and engaging on policy matters with the major biodiversity conventions, as well as governments around the world in their efforts to develop national policies for the management of human-wildlife conflict. The Policy Officer organised a session at the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence and has been working on establishing a network of focal points in governments who can bring to the Specialist Group's attention needs identified by their government and collaborate in fostering science-policy links and participate in HWC-related aspects of the Kunming-Monreal Global Biodiversity Framework implementation. 28 governmental focal points to the SG have been secured to date.
The Chair and members of the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group participated in many meetings and discussions in the build-up to CBD COP15 to support discussions on the inclusion of human-wildlife conflict within the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Chair was part of the IUCN delegation who attended COP15. Human-wildlife conflict and coexistence has now been included under Target 4 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
What challenges/obstacles have been encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and how were they overcome :
Increased outreach and mainstreaming of the guidelines this has been addressed through the engagement of a policy officer who has been coordinating regular communications with Focal Points, providing information, inviting to events and answering any queries. There is also a dedicated page on HWC policy resources created on the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group’s website that is updated regularly.
Briefly describe what future actions are needed for the implementation of this Resolution:
As the proposed institution for coordinating the development and delivery of the indicator for HWC for Target 4 in the GBF Monitoring Framework, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group plans to facilitate the development of an HWC indicator leading up to CBD COP16 to ensure that there is an adequate measurement of progress towards this part of Target 4. The suggested process aims to develop a framework for a global indicator that both accurately reflects the nature of HWC and is realistic and feasible for Parties.
A number of communication and engagement activities are also planned for mainstreaming the IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence and building capacity for HWC and coexistence.
Are these actions planned for yet:
