Investigating hunting causes and implementing community-led mitigations in the Philippines
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £306,218
WHERE Philippines
Summary
The Philippines is a global hotspot of threatened endemic species. In the North-West Panay Peninsula, illegal hunting is a major threat to biodiversity but little is known about the drivers of this activity. We will investigate the motivations (e.g., subsistence, trade), scale and demand for hunting, which is unsustainable due to ongoing biodiversity losses. Using this information we will co-develop, with local communities, effective alternative livelihood programmes that promote the recovery of threatened species and alleviate poverty.
