WildlifecrimeinUganda:recommenda1ons

Evidencereview

Inves-ga-onofdrivers

Interven-onevalua-on

Recommenda-onsforUWA

Outreach

Resourcesharing

RPAs

Patrolling HWCmi1ga1on

Intelligencegathering

Wildlifescouts

Revenuesharing

Alterna1velivelihoods

Outreach

Resourcesharing

RPAs

Patrolling

HWCmi1ga1on

Intelligencegathering

Wildlifescouts

Revenuesharing

Alterna1velivelihoods

Buildrela1onships,developtrust

Provideincen1ves

Enforcelaw

Whatarethemainbarrierstoimplemen1ngthisstrategy?•  Scale–10,000sofhouseholdsengagedinwildlifecrime•  Lackoftrustonbothsides•  Time-behaviourchangesdonothappenovernight

Howcanthesebarriersbeovercome?•  Targetinterven1ons•  Staggeredapproach•  Committotargetvillages•  Ensurecommunitywardenshavecorrectsupport•  Buildpartnershipsoutsideconserva1on

firewood

subsistencehun1ng

fish

commercialhun1ng

grazing

subsistencehunters

occasionalhunters

professionalhunters

seniorhunters middlemen

bushmeattraders

restaurantsandconsumers

Astaggeredapproachcanbebeneficial•  recognisesthatnotallinterven1onsareassimpletoimplement•  makesthemostofeasierwinstodevelopmutualworkingrela1onships•  allowsUWAtofocusonissuesofgreatestconcerntoeachcommunity•  provides1meforinterven1onswithlongerleadin1mestobe

successful

CommiPngtotargetcommuni1esisalsoessen1al•  deliveringbehaviourchangetakes1me•  needtobeabletoresolveissueswhentheyarise

Communitywardensneedtoreceiveappropriatesupport•  recogni1onofimportantroleplayedbycommunityconserva1onefforts•  traininginkeyskills

Wildlifecrimeisawidersocietalissuethanconserva1on•  hun1ngcurrentlyfillsagapleRopenbythelackofotherlivelihood

opportuni1es•  wildmeatischeaperandbeSerqualitythandomes1cmeatCrea1ngjobsandimprovingfarm-basedlivelihoodsrequireseffec1vepartnershipswithotherministries,developmentagenciesandNGOsReplacementproteinsourcesarerequiredtoreducedemandforwildmeat

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