How can we better ensure that neither biodiversity conservation nor livelihoods are negatively impacted by conflicts over iconic wildlife? As human populations expand and natural habitats shrink, people and wildlife increasingly clash over food and habitat. These interactions drive conflicts between different interest groups with strongly held positions, creating some of the most intractable conservation challenges. Working to address deep-seated human-wildlife conflicts requires innovative ideas and approaches.
To safeguard species and community livelihoods, the institute is working with Griffith University, the University of Aberdeen and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN-SSC) Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force to create an overarching standard for addressing conflicts over biodiversity. For this initiative, the Luc Hoffmann Institute also partnered with the Namibia Nature Foundation.
'Informing the development of a standard for resilient human-wildlife co-existence: Report on rights, responsibilities and relationships'
February 2021 report by Harry Jonas of Future Law
'Resilient human-wildlife co-existence: Background research for developing a standard'
February 2021 report by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton of Equilibrium Research
Resilient Conservation project website
‘The state of knowledge and practice on human-wildlife conflicts’
March 2020 background report analysing fundamental governance questions and existing research on relevant standards.
Why we need a new process to navigate conflicts over iconic wildlife
An April 2019 thought piece by Duan Biggs, Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
