Tropical Conservation & Development Program
UF Center for Latin American Studies
UF WEC/TCD faculty and TCD alum Matt Hallett’s work with the Sustainable Wildlife Management Program of Guyana on finding solutions to human-wildlife conflict in the Rupununi region of Guyana was featured by the IUCN and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for World Wildlife Day. Part of this solution was engaging local communities in participatory research – a very TCDish approach. The local communities helped identify what are the gaps in knowledge regarding cattle and jaguar conflict and were involved in research activities. Matt has shown how building partnerships and working long-term with a diversity of local stakeholders can lead to better outcomes.Learn more here:https://www.hwctf.org/…/7acc16…