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‘Reflection and Looking Ahead: Holistic and Harmonious Coexistence Approach to Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation in India’: A Workshop Followed by a Meeting of States

16 June 2023
Knowledge Café sessions for dialogue and development of an action plan for implementing the HWC Mitigation Strategy, and Action Plans and guidelines in India post-2023 and beyond the Indo-German Project | ©GIZIndia
Knowledge Café sessions for dialogue and development of an action plan for implementing the HWC Mitigation Strategy, and Action Plans and guidelines in India post-2023 and beyond the Indo-German Project | ©GIZIndia
Dialogue to formulate a way forward to guide future implementation of HWC Mitigation in India | ©GIZIndia
Dialogue to formulate a way forward to guide future implementation of HWC Mitigation in India | ©GIZIndia
Release of Toolkit for Decision Makers, Implementers and Trainers | ©GIZIndia
Release of Toolkit for Decision Makers, Implementers and Trainers | ©GIZIndia

The event served as the project’s Closing Workshop and had three main objectives:

  • Sharing the key project results and achievements with stakeholders.
  • Facilitating dialogue to guide future implementation of HWC mitigation in India.
  • Holding focused discussions with states on 7 June to effectively utilize the National Knowledge and Data Portal on HWC Mitigation.

The workshop was attended by 80 participants, including senior officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forest Climate Change, senior Forest Department Officials from the project partner states (Karnataka and West Bengal) and other Indian States. Representatives from other Ministries like the National Center for Disease Control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, various universities and training institutions (including IGNFA, Wildlife Institute of India, AJKMCRC Jamia, St. Xavier’s Mumbai), WWF India, Center for Environment Communication, GIZ, and several experts also attended the workshop

Additionally, ten Toolkits, including a Decision-makers Toolkit and Implementer’s and Trainer’s Toolkits for trainers, were released as part of the project’s knowledge products.

Date
June 16, 2023

Location
New Delhi, India

Contact Person
Ravindra Singh