Diversifying Local Livelihoods While Sustaining Wildlife

2020 Report

This report from the Luc Hoffmann Institute and WWF-Norway is an initial high-level exploration of additional models for supporting wildlife conservation on community lands and which could be potentially applied to diversify community income in Southern and East Africa. It involved a survey of relevant initiatives via desk-based review, a callout to global networks, and interviews with people and organisations involved in innovative projects.

This undertaking was carried out by the Institute for International Environment and Development (IIED) and the IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group. They built and reviewed an inventory of over 130 community conservation initiatives or groups of initiatives, developed a typology for understanding how different approaches promote wildlife conservation, and explored the pros and cons of each.