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Applying a human rights-based approach to human-wildlife conflict
… of local communities and for the conservation of nature. While human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is often described in terms of its direct … local communities, it also has an impact on individual and collective human rights.  This resource is intended to raise awareness of the link between HWC and human rights, and to provide insights into the key issues to consider …
Publication, 23 April 2026
United Nations Human Settlement Programme
A nomadic herder is surrounded by goats in a bleak but beautiful landscape, with mountains in the background.
Applying a human rights-based approach to conflicts over wildlife
… Human-wildlife conflict remains a growing concern for the wellbeing of … Yet, at times, they can result in the violation of people’s human rights, such as the right to a healthy and sustainable … wildlife. Recognising that negative social impacts associated with human-wildlife conflict can interfere with the rights of Indigenous …
Project, 07 October 2025
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The Honeyguide human-elephant conflict toolkit
… Across Africa, human-elephant conflicts are escalating as people and elephants vie for … The Honeyguide human-elephant conflict toolkit …
Article, 01 November 2024
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Human-elephant conflict handbook: a guide to crop protection from elephant raiding
… Across Africa, human-elephant conflicts are escalating as people and elephants vie for … Over the past ten years, these communities have worked to prevent human-elephant conflict, gaining valuable experience and data.  This handbook explains human-elephant conflict and helps people understand elephant behavior. …
Publication, 12 February 2025
With a dusty backdrop, two women grab rope leading over a bar to a bucket, as they struggle to get water out of a well.
Dividing the land: the human costs of land displacement in Mali
… Dividing the land: the human costs of land displacement in Mali …
Article, 17 April 2025
A person from the Indigenous community Callería embroiders art in the traditional way.
New guidance on human rights and equity in conservation launched at COP16
… at an official side event. And a new working paper titled ‘Advancing human rights-based approaches to Target 3 implementation’ (HRBA Working … 11 priority areas and 32 action points that are critical to advancing human rights, the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, … New guidance on human rights and equity in conservation launched at COP16 …
News, 29 October 2024
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South-South capacity building for human-elephant conflict management
… Human-elephant conflict is on the rise across Africa as people and … to help them adapt it for use back home.  IIED has been working on human-elephant conflict both through its implementation of a Darwin Initiative project on insurance for human-wildlife conflict , and through participation in the IUCN Human …
Project, 12 December 2023
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Insurance to promote human-wildlife coexistence: a how to guide
… and insurers to design and introduce insurance schemes to reduce human-wildlife conflict (HWC) and promote human-wildlife coexistence. Certain species such as elephants are major … or eat crops, predate livestock, damage property and sometimes cause human injury and death. This leads to a cycle of biodiversity loss as …
Publication, 30 September 2023
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Social protection in Indian cities: lessons from the pandemic
Publication, 22 August 2023