Wildlife’s contributions to people | Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Jan 15, 2025 · The global trade of wildlife products is important for local and national economies, and includes harvests worth millions of dollars annually 27, ... Forest People’s Programme https: ...
Communities and Indigenous Peoples | WWF
Understanding the links between local people and their environment allows us to identify, avoid and mitigate the social and environmental risks of our work, and most importantly ensure the needs and aspirations of the indigenous and local communities are a foundation on which our conservation programmes are built.
Indigenous Peoples and traditional forest-related knowledge
There exists indisputable evidence that forest governance by Indigenous Peoples and time-tested traditional resource management strategies are locally and globally imperative to addressing deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change.
(PDF) The Role of Local Communities in Sustainable Land and Forest ...
Oct 1, 2020 · Forest conservation requires an integrated management that works in partnership with local communities. Local and community-based forest management is a multi-dimensional approach to...
UN World Wildlife Day highlights role of Indigenous Peoples and Local …
Mar 3, 2021 · World Wildlife Day is celebrated this year under the theme "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet", highlighting the link between the livelihoods, knowledge and experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities who rely on forests, and the conservation of these ecosystems and the wildlife they harbor.
How Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities can protect and …
Oct 30, 2024 · Forest solutions led by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are essential for protecting and ecologically restoring biodiversity and for sustaining their livelihoods and cultures. These solutions projects can boost the outlook for biodiversity, increase carbon storage and improve the resilience within forest ecosystems, lowering the risk ...
Importance of Forests - WWF
Over 1.6 billion people depend on forests for food or fuel, and some 70 million people worldwide - including many Indigenous communities - call forests home. Forests provide us with oxygen, shelter, jobs, water, nourishment and fuel.
Forest Ecosystems: Human Role & Conservation Balance
Aug 6, 2024 · Involving local communities in forest management can enhance conservation outcomes. Indigenous and local knowledge can provide valuable insights into sustainable practices and help build stewardship for forest resources.
UN World Wildlife Day highlights role of indigenous and local ...
Mar 3, 2021 · World Wildlife Day is celebrated this year under the theme "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet", highlighting the link between the livelihoods, knowledge and experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities who rely on forests, and the conservation of these ecosystems and the wildlife they harbor.
Care, conflict, and coexistence: Human–wildlife relations in …
Nov 20, 2024 · We report on qualitative and quantitative analyses to consider community forest users' perceptions of living with wildlife—mediated by cultural norms, livelihood demands, and everyday encounters—and investigate beliefs about (1) lethal control as a response to conflict and (2) responsibilities for managing and protecting wildlife.