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Human Dimensions of Wildlife94Taylor & FrancisTaylor and Francis 325 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphiaPA191061087–12091533-158XUHDWTaylor & Francis Inc.3035610.1080/10871200490505684200414IUCN Human–Wildlife Conflicts RecommendationPreventing and Mitigating Human–Wildlife Conflicts: World Parks Congress

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Human–wildlife conflict occurs when the needs and behavior of wildlife impactnegatively on the goals of humans or when the goals of humans negativelyimpact the needs of wildlife. These conflicts may result when wildlife damagecrops, injure or kill domestic animals, or threaten or kill people.

As human activities continue to intensify in and around protected areas andwildlife threatens the economic security, livelihoods and even lives of people,human–wildlife conflict (HWC) escalates. Consequently, if protected areas andother pertinent authorities fail to address such conflicts adequately, local supportfor conservation declines.

Although some remedial measures and tools exist to assist stakeholders toprevent or mitigate this conflict, most of this information is strongly site and spe-cies/genera specific, and is not widely or easily accessed by protected area man-agers who most closely confront HWC. In addition, the lessons learned in thesespecific sites and within taxonomic groups often have applicability across awider spectrum. However, there is no existing international forum to addressHWC across taxonomic groups, disciplines, and geographic regions with a man-date to develop and share lessons, tools, and strategies to prevent and mitigate theecological, social, and economic costs of human–wildlife conflict.

By better addressing human–wildlife conflict issues, through coordinatedglobal, national, regional, and local action, we, as a conservation community,will be able to more successfully conserve protected areas and wildlife, mitigatethe economic and social costs to local communities, and thus realize the “benefitsbeyond boundaries.”

IUCN (The World Conservation Union) has recognized the importance ofthis issue in the support given to the realization of the workshop “Creating Coex-istence between Humans and Wildlife: Global Perspectives on Local Efforts toAddress Human–Wildlife Conflict,” with linkages in the Landscapes/SeascapesStream & Community and Equity Cross-cutting theme.

Therefore, participants in the Steam on Linkages in the Landscape/Seascapeat the 5th World Parks Congress in Durban, South Africa (8–17 September 2003)recommend that local, national, and international conservation organizations,

Address correspondence to Francine Madden, 2001 12th St. NW, Suite 317, Washington, DC20009, USA. E-mail: francine_madden@hotmail.com

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governments, nongovernmental organizations, interest groups, and specificallyIUCN:

1. Support the establishment of an international forum that will act as a globalnetwork for addressing human–wildlife conflict issues where IUCN members,CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) parties, protected area managers,communities, and other stakeholders can collaborate to share lessons,resources, and expertise and continue the development of appropriateapproaches and strategies, by working across taxa, disciplines, and geographicregions;

2. Strengthen the capacity of protected area managers, communities, stakehold-ers and others to better prevent and mitigate human–wildlife conflict in allregions in which it occurs;

3. Ensure national and international cooperation in developing and supportingprograms to address human–wildlife conflict among institutions responsiblefor conservation in conflict areas;

4. Encourage governments and conservation authorities at the local, national,and international levels to recognize the pressing need to alleviate these con-flicts, prioritize management decisions, planning and action to prevent andmitigate human–wildlife conflict, and incorporate global, regional, and localmechanisms to ensure proper addressing of these issues; and

5. Encourage national and international funding organizations to designate andallocate adequate financial resources to support programs targeted at prevent-ing and mitigating human–wildlife conflicts.

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