Alleviating rural poverty through conflict mitigation and improved crop yields
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £318,827
WHERE Zimbabwe, Botswana
Summary
Conflict with wildlife near protected areas hinders biodiversity conservation and impacts impoverished rural people. This project showcases methods for mitigating conflict with wild carnivores by engaging communities through a lion guardian programme and through novel livestock husbandry methods to reduce livestock losses, improve crop yields and therefore food security.
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