Determining the deterrent effect of combatting wildlife crime
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £239,018
WHERE Malawi
Summary
This project will assess which techniques being used to deter wildlife crime in Malawi have been the most effective.
Over the past four years, the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust and partners have invested significant resources in combatting wildlife crime in Malawi. However, the deterrent effect of that effort remains largely unknown. This project will collect and analyse data to determine shifts that may be a result of the disruptions/deterrents that are being put into place. The work will, therefore, inform actors involved in combatting wildlife crime which strategies are proving, and will prove, to be most effective.
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.
