Securing Chitwan-Sindhuli Green Corridor; strengthening community stewardship and law enforcement
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £548,287
WHERE Nepal
Summary
Across the Green transboundary corridors in Chitwan-Sindhuli, this project will protect pangolins and other illegally traded wildlife species, through i) improved national and transboundary intelligence sharing and coordination among law enforcement agencies (LEA) ii) upskilled LEA agents utilising evidence-based approaches to inform effective LE efforts to disrupt IWT iii) community-managed pangolin conservation areas implementing a community-led pangolin protected area (PA) network, and iv) vulnerable community members engaging in sustainable livelihoods and inclusive participatory decision-making, resulting in improved well-being.
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.
