Living with Tigers in Nepal: poverty reduction for human-wildlife coexistence
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £189,000
WHERE Nepal
Summary
Recovering tiger populations in Nepal are leading to increased human-wildlife conflict, undermining conservation efforts by threatening lives and livelihoods in poor communities. We will address the underlying drivers of conflict through poverty alleviation, behaviour change, capacity building and understanding the ecological dynamics of tigers.
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