Human Wildlife Conflicts in Kenya
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction This chapter comprises of the background, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, the scope of the study and the conceptual framework.
1.2 Background to the problem Every 10 years, the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) brings together conservation experts from around the world to share information and ideas, and set a global policy agenda for protected areas. The 5th IUCN World Parks Congress was held in Durban, South Africa from September 8–17, 2004, and was attended by approximately 3,000 protected area experts, practitioners, and decision makers. The 5th WPC brought human–wildlife conflict (HWC) to the global stage as part of an effort to address current challenges facing protected area management and conservation. The HWC recommendation was informed by a technical workshop that was part of the WPC proceedings. The workshop entitled “Creating Coexistence Between Humans and Wildlife: Global Perspectives on Local Efforts to Address Human-Wildlife Conflict” combined vigorous debate on human–wildlife conflict issues with a technical focus on useful outputs for those working in the profession .T he “Creating Coexistence” workshop included approximately 30 practitioners and professionals from a variety of institutions, disciplines, and geographic regions. To begin, eight case studies of specific efforts to address HWC involving a variety of species and settings were presented. Panelists then offered “lessons learned” for group discussion. Participants also worked as a group to explore specific challenges in the HWC area, including the potential for creating a “toolbox” of best practices, the identification of critical needs and gaps that characterize the HWC field, and the identification of the types of baseline data that need to be assessed in order to design effective strategies for preventing or mitigating HWC .Finally, workshop participants considered what, if any,
1.1 Introduction This chapter comprises of the background, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, the scope of the study and the conceptual framework.
1.2 Background to the problem Every 10 years, the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) brings together conservation experts from around the world to share information and ideas, and set a global policy agenda for protected areas. The 5th IUCN World Parks Congress was held in Durban, South Africa from September 8–17, 2004, and was attended by approximately 3,000 protected area experts, practitioners, and decision makers. The 5th WPC brought human–wildlife conflict (HWC) to the global stage as part of an effort to address current challenges facing protected area management and conservation. The HWC recommendation was informed by a technical workshop that was part of the WPC proceedings. The workshop entitled “Creating Coexistence Between Humans and Wildlife: Global Perspectives on Local Efforts to Address Human-Wildlife Conflict” combined vigorous debate on human–wildlife conflict issues with a technical focus on useful outputs for those working in the profession .T he “Creating Coexistence” workshop included approximately 30 practitioners and professionals from a variety of institutions, disciplines, and geographic regions. To begin, eight case studies of specific efforts to address HWC involving a variety of species and settings were presented. Panelists then offered “lessons learned” for group discussion. Participants also worked as a group to explore specific challenges in the HWC area, including the potential for creating a “toolbox” of best practices, the identification of critical needs and gaps that characterize the HWC field, and the identification of the types of baseline data that need to be assessed in order to design effective strategies for preventing or mitigating HWC .Finally, workshop participants considered what, if any,