Areal view of a wetland with elephants walking through it

To protect biodiversity and improve wildlife management

  • Biodiversity Protection
  • Wildlife Management

Civil society organisations need to work with stakeholders to protect biodiversity and improve wildlife management to maintain the resilience of ecosystems to climate change

Need characteristics

Societal challenges
  • Ecosystem Management
Themes
Protect, manage and restore wildlife and ecosystems to increase biodiversity and ensure the production of ecosystem services
Sub themes
Protect and restore ecosystems on the basis of scientific knowledge and promote protection actions
Stakeholder group
  • Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Task/Job
  • Biodiversity conservation
Pain
  • Bush fires
  • Conflicts between communities and conservation (protected area managers)
  • Decline in wildlife populations
  • Illegal wildlife trade
  • Impacts of drought on wildlife
  • Lack of capacity of wildlife departments
  • Lack of implementation of environmental policy
Gain
  • Improved capacity of wildlife departments
  • Increase awareness on wildlife issues
  • Reforestation and restoration of ecosystems and degraded lands
Simplified climate and water scenarios
  • Dryer
  • Wetter
  • Wetter & Dryer