Around the world, overhunting wildlife for food is threatening hundreds of wildlife species with extinction.
As wildlife populations decline, many rural communities and indigenous peoples are being left without food and an important source of income. This situation is becoming more critical as the demand for wild meat grows in towns and cities.
Photo Credit : © FAO/Rijasolo
The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is developing innovative solutions based on field projects in fifteen countries. It is a seven-year (2018-2024) initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) initiative, funded by the European Union with additional support from the French Facility for Global Environment and the French Development Agency. It is being implemented by a unique consortium of four partners with expertise in wildlife conservation and food security, which includes the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD). In each pilot OACPS country of the Programme, these partners are working closely with national authorities and other local institutions.
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Wildlife Conservation Society
Tel.: +261 20 22-597 89
E-mail: wcsmad@wcsmad.org
Villa Ifanomezantsoa
Face II A 78 D Soavimbahoaka
101 Antananarivo, Madagascar
http://madagascar.wcs.org
www.swm-programme.info