Reducing human-carnivore conflict through participatory research
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The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme in Guyana aims to ensure that wildlife, ecosystems, and their services are conserved and the living conditions, food security, and cultural identity of rural villages are improved. Under one component of the SWM Programme, local beneficiaries led by the Rupununi Livestock Producers Association (RLPA) had identified that human-wildlife conflict was a significant issue in the region, requiring specific and urgent attention. This case study focuses on the Rupununi region, in Guyana, in which the presence of forested islands creates edge habitats for many wildlife species, such as jaguar, tapir, capybara, harpy eagle. In Guyana, the SWM Programme is working with the local communities to reduce human-carnivore conflict by conducting participatory research with the impacted stakeholders, following a community rights-based approach to ensure that indigenous peoples and local communities were fully involved in project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the program. In collaboration with the communities, the SWM Programme has identified several gaps in understanding the situation to address it successfully. It is working together to fill these gaps before using the information to identify management strategies that can be implemented in the region by all parties.