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PROMOTING COEXISTENCE TO SECURE THE WELLBEING OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND COMMUNITIES IN LOWLAND NEPAL

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SECURE HUMAN AND ELEPHANT LIVES THROUGH THE PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT (HEC) BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE FIVE KEY LOWLAND PROTECTED AREAS OF NEPAL. IT WILL ALSO CREATE A REPLICABLE MODEL OF A COMMUNITY-PROTECTED AREA PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY AND WILL TRIAL THIS MODEL TO REDUCE HEC IN THE HEC HOTSPOT OF KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE (KTWR). PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) PROVIDE INFORMATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING ON HEC AND HEC MITIGATIONS TO LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS AND PROTECTED AREA MANAGERS (2) REDUCE HEC IN KTWR COMMUNITIES BY PROVISION OF REAL-TIME MONITORING OF ELEPHANTS AND COORDINATION OF A NETWORK OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT COEXISTENCE (HECX) CHAMPIONS AND (3) IMPROVE THE PERCEPTION OF ELEPHANT CONSERVATION IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE FIVE PROTECTED AREAS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE: (1) MAPPING HEC ZONES OF THE FIVE PROTECTED AREAS (2) CONSULTATIONS WITH LOCAL, PROVINCIAL, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO SHARE RESULTS OF MAPPING (3) PREPARATION OF AN HEC MITIGATION MANUAL WITH RECOMMENDED MITIGATIONS AND FIVE TRAININGS FOR 100 REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING PROTECTED AREA MANAGERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

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