Capacity Building for Sustainable Wildlife Management - TCP/GEO/3603
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The sustainable management of wildlife resources requires adequate and reliable information on the extent and state of existing resources and changes over time. In Georgia, the network of hunting-farms in existence under the former Soviet Union was destroyed when the country gained independence in 1991. With the Wildlife Act of 1996, the Hunters’ Union, which had been an important pillar of this network, lost control over hunting areas but was not replaced by an effective state administration system able to address issues concerning hunting and fishing. As a result, most hunting and fishing activities are uncontrolled and make no significant contribution to government revenues. However, both activities have the potential to substantially contribute to the country’s local and tourism economies. The Government of Georgia was fully committed to addressing the lack of institutional, technical and human capacities needed to establish a sustainable wildlife management and monitoring system at the national level. Thus, the project approach was tailored to cope with the country’s specific constraints and information needs in the respective areas.