2020 年ドバイ万博

BIE コスモス賞

受賞者は、“ナーンクセ肉食動物保護研究”プロジェクト（ナーンクセ財団（ナミビア共和国））
2020 年ドバイ万博 BIE コスモス賞は、新型コロナウイルスの影響により 2021 年 10 月 1日から 2022 年 3 月 31 日までの会期で開催されたドバイ万博にあわせて、「心をつなぎ、未来を創る」にちなんだ非営利的であり、また革新的でもある市民活動、プロジェクトを授賞対象として、全世界に公募したところ、34 か国から 68 件の応募がありました。68 件の応募に対して、ＢＩＥと当協会が共同で書類審査を行い、10 件を授賞候補として決定しました。
この 10 件のプロジェクトは、その概要がドバイ万博会場内で展示されました。

一次審査を通過した 10 件の候補から、ＢＩＥコスモス賞受賞者を決定するため 2022 年 3
月 8 日にオンラインで審査委員会が開催され、慎重な審議の結果、“ナーンクセ肉食動物保護研究”プロジェクトを提案したナーンクセ財団が受賞者として決定されました。
授賞式は 2022 年 3 月 30 日にドバイ万博会場のジュビリーパークで執り行われました。

今回受賞したプロジェクトは、野生の肉食動物を殺さずに家畜を生存させる、非殺傷型の家畜保護技術の推進を目指すものです。このプロジェクトの実現により、特にチーターなどの肉食動物の数が増える一方、農家の捕食による家畜の損失を減らすことが期待できます。

N/A’AN KU SE FOUNDATIONRAPID RESPONSE UNIT
1. THE REALITY
Namibia harbors almost 25% of the global cheetah population.
Furthermore, this unique country is one of only a few in Africa
that boasts six species of free-roaming carnivore. But, with morethan 40% of Namibia’s land use dedicated to commercial farming,
conflict between man and wildlife is inevitable.
Farmers and landowners persecute carnivores including leopard,cheetah, and hyena in retaliation for livestock predation. At times,carnivores are persecuted before any livestock losses haveoccurred – “prevention better than cure” being a tragic farming
motto. also supported.

2. THE GOAL
The N/a’an ku sê Carnivore Conservation Research Project(CCRP) works with local farmers to not only conserve Namibia’s
carnivore populations, but to also engage farmers with practical,
cost-effective, and non-lethal tools to manage carnivores andprotect livestock.
This promotes tolerance and peaceful coexistence - conserving
carnivore populations and securing a farmer’s livelihood,
livestock: a Win-Win situation.

4. THE INNOVATION

3. THE RESPONSE

The N/a’an ku sê CCRP freely offers practical advice andassistance to landowners, upon request, who have legitimate
conflict concerns.

Since 2008 the N/a’an ku sê Rapid Response Unit (RRU) has
successfully employed an innovative method effective inmitigating human-carnivore conflict.

Our human-carnivore conflict mitigation research is ongoing andallows us to recommend and implement livestock protectiontechniques based on scientific evidence.

When a conflict call is received from a farmer who has captured
a carnivore in a live-trap cage, the RRU responds within 24 hours.
The team travels to the site, at times a journey of thousands ofkilometers, where the animal is sedated by our veterinarian, given
a thorough health check and fitted with a GPS tracking collar.

These include the use of thorn kraals, herders, livestock guardian
animals such as dogs or donkeys, and bio-deterrents including
lion scat placed at cheetah marking trees. These techniques aim
to prevent potential losses; rather be proactive than reactive.

Ideally, the animal is released back into its existing territory.
The resulting data from the GPS collar, as well as detailed
information on the animal’s movements and relevant behavioral
interpretations, is shared with the farmer each day. In this way
the farmer can modify his livestock management and protection
methods. In rare instances where the farmer insists on thecarnivore being removed from the area, the animal is instead
relocated to a safe territory as far removed from conflict as
possible. Bringing the animal into captivity is a last resort andavoided whenever possible.

5. CONNECTING MINDS,
CREATING THE FUTURE
By creating a culture of shared knowledge and trust, whereconservationists and farmers can work together, not only dohigher numbers of carnivores remain in the wild and retain
their lives free from indiscriminate persecution, but the farming
community, predominantly reliant on livestock for its survival, isalso supported.
The project’s success lies in building a trusting relationship withfarmers: positive word of mouth leads to more landowners
relying on our mitigation expertise; and ultimately far fewer
carnivores lose their lives unnecessarily.

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