Strengthening Community Anti-poaching and Ecotourism in the Western Terai Complex
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £414,301
WHERE Nepal
Summary
ZSL, partnering with government and NGOs, is leading the recovery of tiger populations in the Terai Arc Landscape (TAL), with strengthening law enforcement to combat poaching as a key component. This proposed project will build on current efforts enhancing Nepal’s world-leading success with community anti-poaching efforts in the Western Terai Complex (WTC) through establishing 12 Community Based Anti-Poaching Units (CBAPUs) and a Rapid Response (RR) Network, improving anti-poaching intelligence and helping local communities benefit from recovering wildlife populations through ecotourism.
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
