Submitted by
Kerryn.MORRISON
on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 12:48
General Information
Resolution
49144
IUCN Constituent
IUCN SSC Crane Specialist Group 2021-2025
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Period covered
Geographic scope
Africa
Country/Territory
China
Kenya
Rwanda
South Africa
Uganda
United States of America
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Endangered Wildlife Trust ( South Africa )
International Crane Foundation, Inc. ( United States of America )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations
Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association; Mbarara University (Uganda); University of Eldoret (Kenya)
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description and results/achievements of activities:
The Handbook on Cranes and Agriculture: Humans and Cranes Sharing the Landscape was distilled into a summary document that is more user friendly and therefore more accessible for practical implementation for conservationists, farmers, and locally based decision makers. It is available in English and Chinese and is available on various platforms for download. It was shared across a number of distribution lists internationally.
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
A research project was initiated in 2024 across Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda to better understand the damage cranes cause to crops (seasonality, type of crop, and growth stage), the perceptions of human-crane conflict from farmers, to identify and map the key poisoning and human-crane conflict areas, and to test various crop deterrent methods to prevent human-crane conflict.
Status
On-going
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
None to date
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
An improved understanding of human-crane conflicts occuring in agricultural landscapes is being gained. Once the situation is well understood and effective mitigation measures are identified through this research, the information will be disseminated to farmers and land managers, as well as to the relevant government departments and other stakeholders to encourage wider dissemination of knowledge and policy enforcement within agricultural landscapes.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Description
Once we understand more fully the human-crane conflict situation and know what effective measures can be used to mitigate the situation, we will share this information as widely as possible and encourage the uptake of cost effective and efficient methodologies. We will also encourage the uptake of mitigation methods through effetive partnerships.
We will also use this information to enrouage governments to adopt and enforce supporting policies
We will also use this information to enrouage governments to adopt and enforce supporting policies
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
Complete the research projects currently in progress and consolidate the results into a single document for ease of use.
III. Additional Information
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025