Community engagement against poaching and IWT in Sudurpaschhim Province, Nepal
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £524,562
WHERE Nepal
Summary
Nepal's Sudurpaschhim Province, sharing border with China and India, is highly vulnerable to poaching and IWT. Due to weak wildlife enforcement, and limited engagement of traditional hunting communities in conservation, many wildlife species are poached and illegally traded. This project aims to engage traditional hunting communities and strengthen law enforcement to curb poaching and IWT through innovative alternative livelihood support, minimizing retaliatory killings of wildlife, increasing conservation awareness among local communities and strengthening law enforcement capacity.
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.
