The FAO-IUCN SSC HWC Task Force webinar series provides an opportunity to link theory of principles in HWC management with practical experience and insights from projects on the ground. This first webinar focused on key aspects of community engagement processes and ethics of engagement via a discussion of three case studies from Guyana, India, and Tanzania.

Programme:

00:00–08:00 Introduction and welcome remarks, Dr Alexandra Zimmermann (moderator), Chair of the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force

08:01 – 34:08 Brief case presentations – Dr Nathalie van Vliet, CIFOR (SWM Programme): “Reducing human-carnivore conflict through a participatory research approach”, Guyana – Dr Vidya Athreya, Wildlife Conservation Society-India: “Mumbaikers for Sanjay Gandhi National Park”, India – Dr Amy Dickman, Lion Landscapes: “Community camera trapping”, Tanzania

34:09 – 01:22:14 Moderated discussion and Q&A Panel: Dr Nathalie van Vliet, Dr Vidya Athreya, Dr Amy Dickman, Dr Jenny Glikman, Dr Sugoto Roy, Dr Juliette Young, Professor Catherine Hill

01:22:15 – 01:28:29 Closing summary