Livelihoods and sustainable use

As the human population grows, the survival of many species is threatened by overexploitation for food, medicines and cultural uses. Likewise, the livelihoods of rural communities who live with and alongside wildlife count on it as a real or potential asset to support their necessities of life. Effective governance of the livelihoods and sustainable use of wildlife is thus essential to secure species survival.

Project Jan, 2016 - Dec, 2025

Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Mekong Countries

Publication 2021

Communities, conservation and livelihoods

In most places around the world, people are an integral, sometimes dominant, part of the environment. This has two implications. First, a key requirement for sustainability success…

Jointly published 2022

Sustainable land management in rangeland and grasslands

This participatory grassland and rangeland assessment (PRAGA) methodology was developed for the assessment of rangelands and grasslands in selected project countries. It was developed through the…

Supporting the equitable��models of livelihoods and sustainable use

��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ��, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) Specialist Groups, including the CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi), promotes the sustainable use and trade of wild species by:��

Strengthening evidence on the sustainable use of wildlife through the ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ�� Red List and as a partner of the .
��
Contributing evidence on wildlife use and trade to international policy fora, such as (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals) and (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), including through the ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ��/TRAFFIC Analyses of the Proposals to Amend the CITES Appendices.��
��
Playing a key role in combatting illegal wildlife trade by providing information and advice to international bodies such as CITES, the GEF (Global Environment Facility) , and as a coalition partner of .
��
Acting to combat illegal wildlife trade on the ground through , ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ��’s Commission on Ecosystem Management Fisheries Expert Group��Task Force and ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ��’s Environmental Law Centre.

News

New tool launched to help countries ensure that wildlife trade is sustainable

A new online interactive tool to help countries assess the sustainability of wildlife trade has been launched by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and ��ϲʿ��ֳ�ֱ��.

View news

Story 27 Jul, 2016

(Camera) Trapping tigers across borders

In the recently held 10th meeting of the Trans-Boundary Manas Conservation Area (TraMCA) between Indian and Bhutanese conservation comrades, D.P. Bankhwal of the National Tiger Conservation Authority…

Story 14 May, 2020

Building a community of practices on Nature-based Solutions in North Africa -…

Civil society associations from North Africa in Libya, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, are promoting "Nature-based Solutions" interventions to adapt their ecosystems, protect their local…