The C2C: Conflict to Coexistence approach - for integrated HWC management

Organiser: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)    

In this 50-minute session, we will delve into the topic of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) and introduce the C2C: Conflict to Coexistence Approach; an integrated and holistic approach for managing HWC. 

This is a revision of the SAFE Systems Approach that WWF launched in 2015, and facilitates systematic planning, implementation, monitoring, and adaptive management of HWC. It recognises that HWC is a system which requires multiple, integrated and collaborative actions. 

Through a stepwise, participatory multi-stakeholder process (involving specifically those directly affected by HWC), the C2C Approach promotes long-term management of HWC, while achieving short-term and intermediate results. 

Designed in alignment with the IUCN SSC guidelines and CBD indicators for HWC and coexistence, and social and environmental safeguards, it offers a flexible framework that can be tailored to different scales, contexts and species. 

This session, focusing on the theme of Conservation Outcomes, will consist of the following parts: 

1. General and broad introduction to the subject of Human-Wildlife Conflict ~ 10 min
2. Introduction to C2C Approach, framework and methodology (incl. Reference to IUCN HWC guideline and IUCN translocation guide and rewilding principles) ~ 12 min
3. Outcomes and lessons learned from C2C Approach pilots ~ 8 min 
4. 20 minutes interaction with the audience: 
   1. Discussion to reflect one or more of the IUCN suggested transformation pathways 
   2. Get input from audience, perceived benefits and barriers for the implementation of the C2C Approach, plus suggestions for further adjustment.