International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

Subject: Environment

Section: International Convention

Context: International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence is being held in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

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• The International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence being held in Oxford, the United Kingdom from March 30-April 1, 2023 has brought together hundreds of representatives f rom conservation organisations, academia, governments, businesses and indigenous as well as local communities from six continents and 70 countries to discuss solutions.
• The first conference of this scale is being organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the UN Development Programme and several more.
• The new IUCN Guidelines provide a clear steer on how to go about managing complex situations, and will inform the formulation of new policies and community-led action strategies for achieving coexistence with wildlife in any context.

International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

• IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group, the Global Environment Facility-funded and World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University’s Department of Biology are co-hosting this International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence in Oxford, UK, on 30th March-1st April 2023.
• The conference is organised in collaboration with the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and several more organisations.
• The International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence aims to
  • Facilitate dialogue and peer-to-peer learning across sectors and actors on the topic for partnerships and collaboration across people and institutions working on human-wildlife conflict.
  • Generate interdisciplinary and shared understanding of the latest insights, technologies, methods, ideas, and information from the field of human-wildlife conflict, coexistence and interactions.
  • Mainstream human-wildlife conflict as one of the top global priorities in biodiversity conservation and the Sustainable Development Goals for the next decade, catalysing opportunities for working together on national, regional or global policies and initiatives.
  • Identify and develop a collective way forward for addressing knowledge and implementation gaps for effective efforts to reduce and manage human-wildlife conflict.