Tackling wild meat demand, supply and trade in Western Equatoria
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £598,358
WHERE South Sudan
Summary
Although wildlife hunting is banned in South Sudan, trade in wild meat is commonplace, posing significant threats to biodiversity. Evidence-based solutions to reduce wild meat trading are lacking, and law enforcement is weak. This project will address wild meat trade in Western Equatoria by developing income and proteinsource alternatives and encouraging behaviour change among hunters, sellers, and buyers; building law enforcement capacity to collect, manage and use data to inform enforcement and conservation action; and fostering inter-agency and transboundary collaboration.
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.
