Project
Preventing and Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict in the Kunene Region
Initiative
Duration
2019 - 2022
Location
Namibia
Species protected
African Lion
Panthera leo
Project objectives
- Reduce the amount of lions lost to human-lion conflict by 50%;
- Reduce the amount of livestock lost to lions by 50%;
- Create a group of local representatives in charge of developing policy and employing a responsive and adaptable style of management.
This project is implemented by Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation.
Threats
Human-wildlife conflict
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
