We are excited to announce a new People not Poaching publication! . The report centres on 8 lessons from community-focussed anti-IWT projects from across Southeast Asia, South America + sub-Saharan Africa + was developed with partners from 12 of the case studies on the platform.

"To truly tackle the issues of why numbers of elephants are still under threat, it is important to remember that the conservation success that results in ⬆️ #elephant populations comes with the very real increased threat to people’s lives + livelihoods."

RT @ivonnehiguero: is essential to tackling illegal elephant killing, along w/ the traditional focus on law enforcement. I would add that d….

"Some residents of Khariakandi, however, decided to protect the birds from the hunters and raise public awareness to discourage hunting. Today, the village, with a human population of just 800, is now also home to thousands of birds."

RT @TimothyKuiper: Just out: We found that elephant poaching was lower at parks where surrounding human well-being was higher (based on ex….

"But the militarized response also violates human rights and, in so doing, threatens the long-term viability of conservation by alienating local communities whose support is needed for conservation’s success" @LibbyLunstrum .

"And those solutions, in our experience, are all interconnected — they will have something to do with health care or economic well-being or education. Provide them with help in these areas, and the communities usually stop resorting to cutting trees."

RT @FAOForestry: Measures to address illegal wildlife trade should be co-designed, co-developed and jointly implemented with #IndigenousPeo….

RT @zimm_alex: Human-wildlife conflict is included in the @UNBiodiversity Global Biodiversity Framework being negotiated at @CBD_COP15 🌎Her….

RT @biosec_erc: Very much looking forward to delivering this @LinneanSociety lecture- it is online, free to attend and open to all. You can….

via @mongabay.

"I found that #conservancies actually heightened tensions among Samburu communities. Creating zones of land use and restricting grazing makes it necessary to maintain boundaries and refuse access to non-members." Via @TC_Africa

"The SMART software makes it possible to collect, store, communicate and analyze ranger-collected data on illegal activities, biodiversity, patrol routes and management actions to understand where efforts should focus and to evaluate ranger performance.".

"The @CITES Secretariat urged countries to understand how #gender interacts with factors related to legal and illegal trade of wild species of plants and animals and take them into account while designing interventions."

RT @kmrpaudel: Thrilled to share my conversation with @BBCEarth on how & why we are using traditional music to stop wildlife poaching, usin….

RT @PeggyLCrawford: #CITESCoP19 snippet (on combatting illegal trade in wildlife): Local communities have to get more out of conserving wi….

RT @IUCNSULi: SULi Digest Highlight ➡️ This report presents evidence from twelve @CommunitiesIWT case studies + discusses eight key lessons….

"Strides have been made in #forest protection over the past decade, but. the February 2021 military coup have severely hampered community-level efforts to safeguard the country’s ecosystems from development"

"In Guinea Bissau, community members from the regions of Bafatá, Gabú, Canchungo, Caió, Calequesse, have established a poisoning alert network after being involved in events, actions and trainings in the framework of the project.". Via @BirdLife_News ->

"We are responsible for safeguarding natural, as well as cultural and historical heritage, as well as protecting the rights and wellbeing of present and future generations". @mongabay @tusk_org.

Interesting webinar from @ursa4rangers + Equilibrium Research that will share the outputs of a scoping project to identify simple, practical guidance to strengthen #ranger-community relationships. November 24th at 1:30 PM Universal Time UTC -.