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General Information
Resolution
49240
Period covered
Activities to implement this Resolution from Activity Reports
| Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec | Activities Overview | Description | Status | Action |
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| Field activities | On-going | Full activity report | ||
| Field activities | On-going | Full activity report | ||
| Field activities | In Human-Elephant conflict affected areas of Odisha state in Eastern India, WPSI helps raise awareness and promote co-existence in forest fringe areas. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflict through Apiculture | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Scientific/technical activities | This project involves the installation of 20 langstroth beehives on the Eastern side of Sekenani Girls High School that borders the Mara Siana Conservancy. The aim is to address the school-elephant conflict in an environmental friendly way where jumbos from the conservancy often find way into the school. The project is also instrumental in saving the diminishing population of African Honey Bees besides generating income to the school wildlife club. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Capacity building | The Specialist Group is currently in the final stages of drafting the IUCN Guidelines on the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence, for which it aims to publish in the first quarter of 2023 to support practitioners and parties in the better management of human-wildlife conflict. The Guidelines will provide the essential foundations and principles for good practice, with clear, practical guidance on how best to tackle conflicts and enable coexistence with wildlife. They have been developed for use by conservation practitioners, community leaders, decision-makers, researchers, government officers, and others. Focussing on approaches and tools for analysis and decision-making, they are not limited to any particular species nor region of the world. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Convene stakeholders/Networking | On 8 June 2022, the Specialist Group convened a workshop which included members of the Specialist Group and colleagues from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), WWF, as well as the CBD Secretariat and OEWG, UNEP-WCMC and several government parties (incl. Angola, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, UK). The workshop participants discussed the potential metrics for an indicator on human-wildlife conflict and to what extent data collection for three proposed components would be feasible. The Specialist Groups will be convening further workshops in the build up to COP15 to support parties. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | In September 2021, during the IUCN World Conservation Congress, we organised a press conference on ‘Addressing the global challenge of human-wildlife conflict’. The press conference discussed what action is needed to achieve human-wildlife coexistence, and how IUCN is convening efforts for improving knowledge and practice to this aim. In September 2021, in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, we hosted a session during the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) Wildlife Forum on monitoring human-wildlife conflicts for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. A recording of the session can be accessed here: https://youtu.be/C6cM6nu7TJY?t=8685. |
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| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | The Specialist Group continuously tries to raise the profile of human-wildlife conflict through regularly posting articles and papers on its social media platforms and attending webinars and sessions to engage with a wider audience, while also provide expert input into media outputs. | On-going | Full activity report | |
| Education/Communication/Raising awareness | The Specialist Group published an IUCN Issues Brief on Human-Wildlife Conflict. IUCN Issues Briefs provide key information on selected issues central to IUCN’s work. They are aimed at policy-makers, journalists or anyone looking for an accessible overview of the often complex issues related to nature conservation and sustainable development. The Issues Brief on Human-Wildlife Conflict explains what the issue is, why it is important and what can be done. | Completed | Full activity report | |
| Policy influencing/advocacy | The Specialist Group has produced four information documents to support the parties on the inclusion of a Target on human-wildlife conflict & coexistence in the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The documents cover inclusion of a target on Human-wildlife conflict in the framework, developing indicators for a target on human-wildlife conflict in the framework, a summary document on key points regarding human-wildlife conflicts inclusion in the framework and a document regarding the indicator for Human-Wildlife Conflict in Target 4. All the documents can be found at: https://www.hwctf.org/policies The Chair of the Specialist Group attended the Convention on Biological Diversity meetings in Geneva, Switzerland in March 2022 as part of the IUCN delegation to support as the parties negotiated the text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework ahead of COP15. |
On-going | Full activity report |
Actors involved from Activity Reports
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Challenges / lessons learned from Activity Reports
Report status
Published
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Wildlife Clubs of Kenya ( Kenya )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Field activities
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the activities
Since the adoption of IUCN Resolution 101, two main organizations (Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, and the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Specialist Group) have been actively involved in the implementation of recommended actions. Briefly, the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK) has mostly focused on ground efforts to resolve human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) in Kenya, while the Specialist Group (SG) has helped to increase the profile of HWC amongst key stakeholders, develop tools and knowledge, support policy development and initiated the development of HWC indicators.
To address a school-elephant conflict in the Sekenani Girls High School in Kenya, the WCK is mitigating HWC through Apiculture by installing 20 langstroth beehives which have reduced conflicts by preventing elephants from reaching the school campus.
The SG has continuously played a key role supporting parties on the inclusion of a Target on human-wildlife conflict & coexistence in the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The group has produced four information documents to assist parties. The Chair of the SG participated in the CBD meetings in Geneva in March 2022 to support parties as they negotiated the text of the Post-2020 GBF ahead of COP15. These have helped parties to make more informed decisions including continuously including human wildlife conflicts in the draft post-2020 GBF in the build-up to COP15.
The SG has actively implemented education, communication actions on HWC including a press conference, publication of an IUCN Issues Brief on HWC, a press conference addressing the global challenge of HWC organized during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in September 2021, regularly posting articles and papers on its social media platforms, attending webinars and sessions to engage with a wider audience, and provide expert input into media outputs. These have helped to raise the profile of HWC amongst policy makers, journalists or anyone looking for an accessible overview of HWC.
The SG is also working with key partners including organizations and state governments. In June 2022, the Group convened a workshop bringing together participants from five organizations (FAO, WWF, CBD Secretariat and OEWG, and UNEP-WCMC) and eight government parties (Angola, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, and UK). This workshop helped to initiate discussions for the development of human wildlife conflict indicators.
The SG is currently developing IUCN Guidelines on the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence. This will be published in 2023 and will help conservation practitioners, community leaders, decision-makers, researchers, government officers in managing human wildlife conflicts.
To address a school-elephant conflict in the Sekenani Girls High School in Kenya, the WCK is mitigating HWC through Apiculture by installing 20 langstroth beehives which have reduced conflicts by preventing elephants from reaching the school campus.
The SG has continuously played a key role supporting parties on the inclusion of a Target on human-wildlife conflict & coexistence in the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The group has produced four information documents to assist parties. The Chair of the SG participated in the CBD meetings in Geneva in March 2022 to support parties as they negotiated the text of the Post-2020 GBF ahead of COP15. These have helped parties to make more informed decisions including continuously including human wildlife conflicts in the draft post-2020 GBF in the build-up to COP15.
The SG has actively implemented education, communication actions on HWC including a press conference, publication of an IUCN Issues Brief on HWC, a press conference addressing the global challenge of HWC organized during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in September 2021, regularly posting articles and papers on its social media platforms, attending webinars and sessions to engage with a wider audience, and provide expert input into media outputs. These have helped to raise the profile of HWC amongst policy makers, journalists or anyone looking for an accessible overview of HWC.
The SG is also working with key partners including organizations and state governments. In June 2022, the Group convened a workshop bringing together participants from five organizations (FAO, WWF, CBD Secretariat and OEWG, and UNEP-WCMC) and eight government parties (Angola, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, and UK). This workshop helped to initiate discussions for the development of human wildlife conflict indicators.
The SG is currently developing IUCN Guidelines on the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence. This will be published in 2023 and will help conservation practitioners, community leaders, decision-makers, researchers, government officers in managing human wildlife conflicts.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
The main challenge encountered is securing funds for the implementation of activities, especially on ground activities.
Future actions / activities needed for the implementation of this Resolution
There is need for more capacity building. The IUCN Guidelines on the Management of Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence which will be published in 2023 will be a helpful tool to improve the capacities of all major actors involved in human-wildlife conflicts.
There is also need for fundraising to implement more on-the ground actions
There is also need for fundraising to implement more on-the ground actions
Are these actions/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
On-going: implementation consisting of repetitive, recurrent action (attending meetings, reporting, etc.)