Global Wildlife Program

Conference March 30, 2023

International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict

The International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence was the first global conference solely focused on HWC. It brought together participants from non-profit, government, academic, and donor institutions around the world, providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge and interdisciplinary discussions.

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Workshop March 21, 2023

Gender Training Workshop for Latin America

Following the online knowledge series "The Win-Win of Gender Integration", the GWP organized an in-person training in Panama led by Dr Joni Seager, GWP gender advisor, from March 21-24. This workshop offered hands-on training to GWP project teams from Latin America and the Caribbean, by providing opportunities for knowledge exchange on ways to implement a gender-inclusive approach in wildlife conservation activities.

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Online Event March 1, 2023

Knowledge Exchange on Conservation Technology

This event aimed to explore ways of transforming data into actionable and shareable management insights to support wildlife conservation.

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Study Tour February 20, 2023

Rwanda Collaborative Management Partnership Study Tour

Building off of the guidance provided in the Collaborative Management Partnership Toolkit, the Global Wildlife Program organized a study tour to Rwanda for GWP countries in Africa to share experiences and good practices in Collaborative Management Partnerships (CMPs).

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Lessons from GWP Gabon and Congo projects

Webinar December 6, 2022

Lessons from GWP Gabon and the Republic of Congo Projects

This event focused on the lessons learned from two recently closed GWP projects from the Republic of Congo ‘Strengthening the Management of Wildlife and Improving Livelihoods in Northern Republic of Congo’ and Gabon ‘Wildlife and Human-Elephant Conflict Management’.

Watch Recording in English | French | Spanish

Workshop September 22, 2022

Management Plans and Connectivity

This session will focus on management plans and discuss how to implement connectivity conservation across projects, sites, and landscapes. We will also discuss how to integrate connectivity conservation in your projects, including best management practices, real case studies from ASL, GWP, and beyond.

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Knowledge Events

Knowledge exchange is an integral part of the GWP programmatic approach. The GWP conducts virtual knowledge exchange events on a range of topics related to anti-poaching, community engagement, tourism concessions, counter-wildlife trafficking, anti-corruption and consumer demand reduction. Aimed towards bringing the latest and most innovative tools and studies to the forefront, the virtual events are an easy way for stakeholders to learn from experts and share lessons learned.

The GWP also holds face-to-face knowledge exchange events bringing together government representatives from national projects with implementing agency partners and other conservation organizations. Some of the events so far are described below.

Knowledge Exchange Events

International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict
University of Oxford, UK | March 30 - April 1, 2023
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Gender Training Workshop for Latin America
Panama City and Metetí, Panamá | March 21-24, 2023
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Knowledge Exchange on Conservation Technology
Online | March 1, 2023
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Rwanda Collaborative Management Partnership
Study Tour
Kigali and Akagera National Park, Rwanda
February 20-25, 2023
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Guidance Sessions on the Expression of Interest Process
Online | January 26 & 31, 2023
Overview

Action-Learning Pilot Training
Online and In-Person
September 1, 2022 - February 2, 2023
Overview and Resources

GWP Annual Conference 2022 – Wildlife Conservation for Development
Hybrid | October 31 - November 4, 2022
Overview and Agenda

Management Plans and Connectivity
Online | September 22, 2022
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Planning for Connectivity Conservation
Online | June 28-29, 2022
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Law Enforcement Inter-Agency Collaboration Knowledge Exchange
Online | May 31, 2022
Overview, Agenda and Resources

The Win-Win of Gender Integration
Online | April 21-June 14, 2022
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Virtual Training on Introduction to Establishing Effective CMPs

Collaborative Management Partnerships for Protected Areas:  Introduction to Establishing Effective CMPs 
Online | February 9 & 17, 2022
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Scaling Up Efforts to Reduce Demand for Illegal Wildlife Products
Online | March 30, 2022
Overview, Agenda and Resources

Human-Wildlife Conflict Training Series
Online | May 3 - June 30, 2021
Overview, Agenda and Resources

GWP Annual Conference
December 1–3, 2020
Virtual Conference Proceedings

Wildlife Forum
World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC
January 27, 2020
Website| Overview and Agenda

Annual Conference on Investing in the Wildlife Economy for Livelihoods and Conservation
Pretoria, Kruger National Park, South Africa
October 29–November 1, 2019
Report: English | French

Port Stakeholders Workshop on Countering Wildlife Trafficking Through Kenya's Ports
Mombasa, Kenya | October 23–25, 2019
Workshop Proceedings | Seizure Report

Port Stakeholders Workshop on Countering Wildlife Trafficking Through Tanzania’s Seaports
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | July 2–4, 2019
Workshop Proceedings | Seizure Report

Annual Conference on Cross-Border Partnerships for Conservation and Development
Livingstone, Zambia | October 29–November 1, 2018
Agenda | Conference Proceedings | Video

Symposium on Strengthening Legal Frameworks to Combat Wildlife Crime in Central and West Africa
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | September 11–12, 2018
Report

International Conference on Nature-Based Tourism in Conservation Areas
Maputo, Mozambique | June 7–9, 2018
Event page | Blog | Background & Agenda

Study Tour on Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation and Co-Existence
Sri Lanka | October 7–8, 2017
Report | Blog

Annual Conference on People’s Participation in Wildlife Conservation
Delhi and Pench Tiger Reserve, India | October 2–7, 2017
Conference Proceedings

Knowledge Exchange on Africa-Asia Pacific Symposium on Strengthening Legal Frameworks to Combat Wildlife Crime
Bangkok, Thailand | July 4–5, 2017
Report

Knowledge Exchange to Reduce Human Wildlife Conflict and Enhance Coexistence
La Lope and Libreville, Gabon | April 3–7, 2017
Conference Proceedings | Blog

Knowledge Exchange on Reducing Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
Hanoi, Vietnam | November 14–16, 2017
Conference Proceedings | Blog

Knowledge Exchange on Engaging Communities in Wildlife Conservation
Nairobi, Kenya | May 18–20, 2016
Blog

Knowledge Exchange to Combat Wildlife Crime
Gland, Switzerland | January 18–19, 2016

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF)

The Global Wildlife Program is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank. Partners include governments of over 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America along with UNDP, UN Environment, ADB, IUCN, WWF, and CI.