Building capacities for mitigating human-elephant conflict in Assam
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £179,750
WHERE India
Summary
To facilitate the conservation of elephants by mitigating HEC in Assam through: 1) capacity building to protect communities from elephants; 2) foestering knowledge and tolerance of elephants, and 3) studying the spatial patterns of elephant herds for land-use strategies and local implementation of the CBD.
LIVELIHOODS, POVERTY REDUCTION, SUSTAINABLE USE, GOODS SERVICES, SPECIES CONSERVATION
Specific Tools
TOURISM, PROTECTED AREAS, CEPA, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
India
Project Outputs
1. Capacity of local community members to develop, maintain and adapt elephant damage control measures. 2. creation of a forum or alliance of local NGOs and FD working on HEC issues in the region. 3. Improved community attitudes and interest in reducing dependency on subsistence crops. 4. Education materials, and workshops on conservation and HEC mitigation, as well as media support of the project. 5. Information about regional elephant movement patterns and conflict hotspots, past and present, in relation to socio-economic activities, landcover and mitigation measures. 6. Land-use strategy for elephant conservation in the long-term
Documents:
Download: Article - 16-007 AR2 Ann3.1 Living with elephants in Assam (English) - 17/11/2009
