Webinar: Community-based approaches to tackling poaching and illegal wildlife trade
Channel: IIED
Date: 2020-04-09

A webinar to discuss community-based approaches to tackling illegal wildlife trade, with a focus on responding to human-wildlife conflict was hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 30 March 2020.

This webinar focused on theory and case studies related to reducing conflict between communities and wildlife in the context of tackling the illegal wildlife trade (IWT).

The webinar was part of the work of IIED's People not Poaching initiative, which includes a learning platform and online database that aims to build a global evidence base and awareness and knowledge-sharing about community approaches to reducing IWT. 

The panellists included IIED senior associate Holly Dublin, who provided an introduction to the First Line of Defence (FLoD) initiative; PnP database editor Liv Wilson-Holt, who provided a guided tour of the People not Poaching initiative to showcase community efforts to tackle illegal wildlife trade; and Amy Dickman, director of the Ruaha Carnivore Project, who talked about her work in Tanzania that empowers the communities surrounding Ruaha National Park to promote co-existence and reduce IWT.

More details: https://www.iied.org/qa-answering-your-questions-community-based-approaches-tackling-poaching-illegal-wildlife-trade