Community-based rangers – an effective approach to tackling IWT?

Our webinar showcased examples of community-based rangers in anti-poaching initiatives and discussed successes and challenges of this approach to tackling illegal wildlife trade.

Outline programme

Introductions

People not Poaching case study examples of community-based rangers, including:

• Community-led patrols to protect forests in Cambodia
• All-women canine handler units in Zambia
• Community rangers working in partnership with formal law enforcement agencies in Indonesia
• Poachers to rangers in Zimbabwe
• Female forest rangers in Indonesia

Panel discussion on challenges and opportunities to supporting community-based rangers. This section will include representatives from Tusk Trust, WWF and Save the Rhino Trust Namibia

Question-and-answer session with participants.