https://www.iucnsuli.org/news daily 0.75 2025-10-12 https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/fifty-shades-of-sustainability-5-dimensional-framework-for-assessing-the-sustainability-of-wildlife-use-is-published-in-plos-sustainability-and-transformation monthly 0.5 2025-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/5f33672e-f24c-4235-9df6-d8d99733f0cf/journal.pstr.0000196.g001.PNG News - “Fifty shades of sustainability?”: 5-Dimensional Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Wildlife Use is Published in PLoS Sustainability and Transformation - Having been successfully piloted in various countries, the ‘5DSAF’ has been published in PLoS Sustainability and Transformation. The pilots were based in Tanzania (the newly legalised game meat industry); Zimbabwe (crocodile farming and crocodile trophy hunting); Indonesia (reptile skin trade), and South Africa (game ranching). They demonstrated that 5DSAF is useful as a management tool at an enterprise level, is meaningful for evaluating entire industry sectors, and is straightforward to apply. Being published is a significant first step in pushing this tool to more practical uses. Having presented a learning zone session on it at IUCN World Conservation Congress, we have also been able to obtain in-person feedback from congress particpants, and will continue to collaborate with partners on making this tool as applicable as possible. Access the published article here: ‘Fifty Shades of Sustainability’ Many thanks to the authors for the time and dedication gone into this: Dilys Roe, Anastasiya Timoshyna, Patrick Aust, James Compton, Osman Dar, John Donaldson, Nigel Dudley, Tiggy Grillo, Christina Hiller, Rachel Hoffmann, John-Mark Kilian, Christine Lippai, Nik Long, James MacGregor, Simon Marsh, Daniel Natusch, Mohammad Khalid Sayeed Pasha, Andrew Taylor, Francis Vorhies, Olivia Wilson-Holt https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/motions-before-the-iucn-congress monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/suli-learning-zone-session-at-the-world-conservation-congress-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/e5fe8aad-3e7b-4081-8667-11a11be816b5/Sign+Up+.png News - SULi Learning Zone Session at the World Conservation Congress 2025 - Sign up to this session here: https://portals.iucn.org/congress/learningzone/ This hands-on session will introduce two tools to assess the value and sustainability of the use of wild species. Developed in partnership with IUCN SULi, the Five-Dimensional Sustainability Assessment and the Species Use Database both provide unique aspects for assessing and recording sustainable use: Five Dimensional Sustainability Assessment - Provides a framework to assess species use based on five principles: Ecological, Social, Economic, Animal Welfare and Human Health. The Species Use Database (SpUD) - Allows users to input records of sustainable use, and search and download records for different species, for analysis and evaluation. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/enhancing-landscape-restoration-with-nature-positive-economies-through-sustainable-use-of-wild-plants-and-fungi monthly 0.5 2025-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/493c2479-c35a-485f-9c03-010f778fca53/landscape_restoration_-_integrating_the_sustainable_use_of_wild_species-web-2.jpg News - Enhancing landscape restoration with nature-positive economies through sustainable use of wild plants and fungi - Globally, one in five people depend on products from wild plants, algae and fungi for food and income (IPBES, 2022). Despite this, the topic of sustainable use of wild species in restoration initiatives has often been overlooked. In fact, for restoration practitioners working in degraded landscapes, the use of wild species may at first appear at odds with their goals of ecosystem restoration. A two-year project led by TRAFFIC in partnership with FairWild Foundation, The Global Biodiversity Standard, and IUCN SULi is bridging this gap between sustainable use initiatives and the goals of landscape restoration initiatives. Based on several case study examples, the project team has produced a toolkit for global restoration practitioners on integrating sustainable use of wild plant and fungi. To access the toolkit, head to https://www.traffic.org/guidance-for-restoration-practitioners/ which includes guidance for practitioners, an online course, and more details on the individual case studies. For more information, sign up to the webinar at the link above. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/iucn-publishes-guidelines-on-harvesting-threatened-species monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/cdfd5c5d-214b-463e-83b4-1cd645bb9be9/Screenshot+2025-05-16+103205.png News - IUCN Publishes Guidelines on Harvesting Threatened Species This Endangered species Day, IUCN SULi has produced the Guidelines for Harvesting Threatened Species. The guidelines provide support to decision-makers on managing the harvesting of threatened species. Globally, billions of people rely on wild species to support their livelihoods, however the management of threatened species requires careful consideration, with over-exploitation threatening 27% of known threatened species. These guidelines use insights from the IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment to supplement existing knowledge and tools such as the CITES guidance on the conduct of Non-Detriment Findings and the Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of IUCN RED List Data in Harvesting Threatened Species. Find the Full Story by IUCN Here https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/new-centre-for-species-survival-promotes-sustainable-use-as-a-tool-for-species-conservation monthly 0.5 2025-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/22f84c08-24d5-4815-9b7f-4e0cd0967edc/web_css_iucnssc.png News - New Centre for Species Survival Promotes Sustainable Use as a Tool for Species Conservation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/world-wildlife-day-2025-suli-members-on-wildlife-economy monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/cb867143-fe93-4957-85b8-abdeb31d8458/Screenshot+2025-03-03+170320.png News - World Wildlife Day 2025 - SULi Members on ‘Wildlife Economy’ - Dr. Sue Snyman 1) Can you share any standout examples in the African region of communities that have benefited from wildlife-related economic activities? An obvious example is Namibia where the Community-based Natural Resource Management Programme (CBNRM) was formalised through legislation in 1996, giving communities rights to benefit from wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/dd6a5d85-f5d3-4f99-aed3-797357c42983/tiger+safari.jpg News - World Wildlife Day 2025 - SULi Members on ‘Wildlife Economy’ - Make it stand out Tiger amidst safari vehicles, Tadoba, Maharashtra, India - ePhotocorp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/7d73e44c-444d-4e81-8928-e0db38c6a4b7/01_Dr-Anita-Varghese-copie.jpg News - World Wildlife Day 2025 - SULi Members on ‘Wildlife Economy’ - Dr. Anita Varghese 1) What are the perceptions around a wildlife economy in India both at the policy level and by the public? The idea of a wildlife economy in India centres on tourism or ‘eco-tourism’. Wildlife based tourism is a growing industry and is gaining popularity among the local population. Very often in safaris and wildlife expeditions I feel there are a larger number of Indian tourists or visitors than international tourists. Visits to protected areas as part of eco-tourism packages are quite popular with the growing middle class of India. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/b15f77fa-1ff1-429e-952d-7824f98153a2/NathalieVV.png News - World Wildlife Day 2025 - SULi Members on ‘Wildlife Economy’ - Dr. Nathalie van Vliet 1) Is there an equivalent term for Wildlife Economy in use in Latin America? There is no equivalent term in South America per se, but there are several examples of wildlife economies in this part of the world too. 2) What kinds of initiatives or enterprises make up the wildlife economy/biodiversity economy? https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/suli-at-the-africa-and-asia-iucn-regional-conservation-forums-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/95c27286-a28d-4560-b4ea-64c8766b767a/IMG_5117.jpg News - SULi at the Africa and Asia IUCN Regional Conservation Forums 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/34beb191-7656-47f9-b083-bd28a50c297f/NikatARCF.jpg News - SULi at the Africa and Asia IUCN Regional Conservation Forums 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/in-memoriam-keith-somerville monthly 0.5 2024-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/e1ab972d-3352-4642-b588-fec87d50454b/KSomerville-e1410864683570.jpg News - In Memoriam: Keith Somerville - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/updates-from-the-plant-use-group-pug monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/02681e40-37e1-4d89-9464-2e61dac6f255/3R+00743+Stenocereus+stellatus.tif.nye0r6_pMXkLWWdjsAng0JtbmFja29CbnFuZ3NAbXJ6LGtwZwA.9Xzkwc990C.jpg News - Updates from the SULi Plant Use Group (PUG) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/cbd-cop16-a-summary-from-suli monthly 0.5 2024-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/97162c0d-c5a8-41fe-9e0c-851c845ec1ad/WhatsApp+Image+2024-10-31+at+12.17.53_f4c52b13.jpg News - CBD COP16 - A Summary from SULi - Make it stand out Dr Dilys Roe in the IUCN Pavillion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/eb39f096-db45-4aaf-93e2-5863c3a7d922/cop-16-logo-200.png News - CBD COP16 - A Summary from SULi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/iucn-and-woah-publish-new-guidelines-for-disease-surveillance-to-better-protect-wildlife monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/5-dimensional-sustainability-assessment-framework monthly 0.5 2024-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/2c690a0c-b6b4-4949-9084-b9312140144d/Copy-of-Trophy-Hunting-Import.png News - 5 Dimensional Sustainability Assessment Framework - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/conservation-experts-call-for-amendment monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/2201703d-1cc8-4a9a-9dc9-ffde9e072c34/Trophy-Hunting-Import.png News - Conservation Experts Call for an Amendment to Hunting Trophies Bill - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/suli-launches-new-database-on-the-use-of-wild-species monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/5a81319b-5956-4a5d-871b-4795329dc6c5/SULi+Species+Use+Database.png News - SULi launches new database on the use of wild species - Make it stand out The new database: https://speciesusedatabase.com https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/memorial-service-for-michael-murphree monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/f191f1d5-d2c4-4845-94ab-be5de871f8fb/In+Loving+Memory+of+Michael+Murphree.png News - Memorial Service for Michael Murphree - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/the-hunting-trophies-bill monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/f2adb203-685a-4658-acdc-e6ff7c397d7c/The+Hunting+Trophies+Bill.png News - The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill: The risk to conservation, rights and livelihoods - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/beneath-the-baobab-podcast monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/indigenous-knowledge-iucn-red-list-assessments-white-paper monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/suli-iucn-strategy-and-impacts-of-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/d88e3aec-884d-4173-9e0f-0a312a554fdd/SiBBr-piraputangas.jpeg News - UPDATE – Symposium / Workshop: “Community Management of Wildlife in Latin America: SULi-IUCN Strategy and Impacts of COVID-19.” - Make it stand out Photo by José Sabino https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/new-iucn-ssc-suli-activity-report-2020 monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/2bad350c-130f-45a0-87f9-e9072441df89/WELIGAMA%2C+SRI+LANKA.jpeg News - New IUCN SSC SULi Activity Report (2020) - Make it stand out WELIGAMA, SRI LANKA – MARCH 18 2016: Fishermen sit on their stilts waiting for shoal of fish that will pass their stilts in the shallow water. This an old tradition practiced by around 500 fishing families in Galle, in southwestern-most Sri Lanka. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/aadhimalai-pazhangudiyinar-wins-2021-equator-prize monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/c5210ed5-4aed-433c-904b-627fc5b4155f/SULi+Elephants.jpeg News - Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited Wins 2021 Equator Prize - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/indigenous-knowledge-to-iucn-red-list-assessments monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://www.iucnsuli.org/news/valerius-geist-1938-2021 monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/f74c5017-8524-4017-9373-f12333c78163/Dr.+Valerius+Geist%2C+2011.png News - Valerius Geist 1938 – 2021 - Make it stand out Dr. Valerius Geist, 2011 https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources daily 0.75 2025-11-14 https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/locally-led-sustainable-use-case-study-brazil monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/7ebc45e1-fc4b-42e6-89db-419846e3fe60/LLSUCS-Brazil+Front+Page.png Resources - Locally-Led Sustainable Use Case Study - Brazil IUCN SULi published: a series of locally-led sustainable use case studies, with funding support form Jamma Conservation and Communities. This case study documents the nature-based value chains that have been developed in Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve and Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve with a particular focus on community management and use of pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) fish. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/locally-led-sustainable-use-case-study-namibia monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/d9795939-00ee-434c-a176-34f53f2e5950/Screenshot+2025-10-31+090946.png Resources - Locally-Led Sustainable Use Case Study - Namibia IUCN SULi published: a series of locally-led sustianable use case studies, with funding support form Jamma Conservation and Communities. This initiative focuses on sustainable wildlife uses in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy, in the form of quota-based trophy hunting, subsistence meat hunting, and traditional tracking knowledge. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/locally-led-sustainable-use-case-study-cambodia monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/bd6fa8a5-d0cf-49c8-bec9-c48010a7ac48/Screenshot+2025-09-30+144546.png Resources - Locally-Led Sustainable Use Case Study - Cambodia IUCN SULi published: a series of locally-led sustianable use case studies, with funding support form Jamma Conservation and Communities. This initiative focuses on the sustainable harvesting of Malva nut (Scaphium macropodum) in North-Eastern Cambodia’s O’Tung Community Protected Area (CPA). https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/locally-led-sustainable-use-case-study-india monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/8a02c8cd-3f49-47f8-bd52-920077d6a539/Screenshot+2025-10-02+115734.png Resources - Locally-Led Sustainable Use Case Study - India IUCN SULi published: a series of locally-led sustianable use case studies, with funding support form Jamma Conservation and Communities. This case study focuses on four initiatives spread across India, namely Mishing community artisanal fishing conducted in the presence of Ganges river dolphins in Assam, women-led harvesting and value-added processing of hill broom grass in Tamlu, Nagaland, Gond-governed bamboo management under a 1,006 ha Community Forest Resource (CFR) title in Pachgaon, Maharashtra, and Kotwalia bamboo handicrafts in Gujarat. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/locally-led-sustainable-use-case-study-tajikistan monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/068c1f5a-b174-484c-a324-3d8dcec067ba/suli+case+study+-+Tajikistan.png Resources - Locally-Led Sustainable Use Case Study - Tajikistan IUCN SULi published: a series of locally-led sustianable use case studies, with funding support form Jamma Conservation and Communities. This initiative focuses the sustainable harvesting of fruit and nut products in Tajikistan’s Childukhtaron and Dashtijum Reserves. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/sustainable-use-of-wild-species-issues-brief-8w4xc monthly 0.5 2025-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/a3763ba5-71b7-4548-8422-cd3360817149/Screenshot+2025-05-16+103205.png Resources - Guidelines for Harvesting Threatened Species - IUCN Guidelines for Harvesting Threatened Species Societies around the globe harvest wild species, to a greater or lesser extent, for food, building materials, healthcare, medicines, pest control, ornamentation, income, recreation, and cultural and spiritual purposes. While the harvesting of all species requires careful management to ensure it is sustainable, harvesting of threatened species requires particular care because of the heightened risk of extinction of these species. These guidelines are intended to support decision-making in providing that care. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/sustainable-use-of-wild-species-issues-brief monthly 0.5 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/8848897f-3e5f-4946-be36-c6d2258774cd/Screenshot+2025-02-10+143919.png Resources - Sustainable Use of Wild Species IUCN Issue Brief - 2025 Issues Brief evidencing the importance of sustainable use of wild species globally. · Wild species are used by billions of people who rely on them for many purposes including for food, medicine, income and energy. · To conserve biodiversity and to maintain the many benefits it provides to people, use of wild species must be sustainable. · Sustainable use is a critical tool for both conservation and development. · Action is needed at local, national and international levels to realise the potential of sustainable use for achieving conservation and development goals. · Most important is the need for wider recognition of the role that use of wild species plays in all our lives and careful consideration to the implications of this use. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/the-trade-in-wildlifea-framework-to-improve-biodiversity-and-livelihood-outcomesitcresearchpaper2015-426df monthly 0.5 2025-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/9776d5ce-9fbc-4923-b0aa-0ed7ef246141/Screenshot+2024-10-17+100817.png Resources - General Guidelines for Surveillance of Diseases, Pathogens, and Toxic Agents in Free-Ranging Wildlife - 2024 document providing an overview for wildlife authorities and others working with wildlife This document provides broad guidance on surveillance of infectious and non-infectious wildlife diseases, pathogens and toxic agents to assist in the implementation of a national surveillance programme for free-ranging wildlife. It is intended to promote a common understanding, which can serve as a foundation for training and operational procedures. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/sustainable-use-library monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/08c6e63d-a942-4588-a2d7-05dc5de50b3d/Sustainable+Use+Library Resources - Sustainable Use Library - This library collates the sustainable use publications and articles that appear on our bi-monthly digest. To receive the SULi digest sign up to our mailing list. Explore our Sustainable Use Library here https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/people-not-poaching monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/f5e70aa0-4862-4552-a806-48900da81407/Rhinos+Poached.jpg Resources - People Not Poaching Database - The People Not Poaching (PNP) online learning platform aims to support community-based approaches to tackling illegal wildlife trade (IWT). https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/species-use-database-spud monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/59632c82-2c0e-4d3b-a2d7-338a01a9ccc6/woman-g13078efe5_1920.jpg Resources - Species Use Database (SpUD) - Improving knowledge and understanding of how wild species are used, where they are used, if that use is sustainable or unsustainable, and what impacts that use is having. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/suli-newsletter monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/1720010517568-UC1AR17I4Y3O7L15TJVK/Screenshot+2024-07-03+133529.png Resources - SULi Newsletters - SULi Newsletters are published on a bi-monthly basis, and document internal SULi news, members news and any relevant sustainable use news from the previous 2 months. Download previous Newsletter issues below: https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/baobab-pod monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/the-trade-in-wildlifea-framework-to-improve-biodiversity-and-livelihood-outcomesitcresearchpaper2015 monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/3229c16f-db90-4c01-b59e-7322b2ba0bc2/The-Trade-in-Wildlife_A-Framework-to-Improve-Biodiversity-and-Livelihood-Outcomes_ITC_Research_Paper_2015.jpg Resources - The Trade in Wildlife - 2015 framework to improve biodiversity and livelihood outcomes This paper provides an analytical framework for assessing the impact of international trade in wildlife and wildlife products on conservation and local livelihoods. It also explores the role of factors related to particular species and their habitat, governance settings, the supply-chain structure, and the nature of the end market. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/community-led-approached-to-tackling-illegal-wildlife-tradeiiediucnpnpreport2019 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/89ab18c5-6796-44d1-805a-0cb96da0f8e3/Screenshot+2024-07-03+123701.png Resources - Community-Led Approaches to Tackling Illegal Wildlife Trade - 2019 Report The scale of illegal wildlife trade (IWT) internationally is a conservation crisis and tackling it is seen as a race against time. As a quarter of the world’s land is owned or managed by communities, they must be central to conservation efforts – and community engagement is already internationally recognised as important to the global effort to tackle IWT. But because community engagement strategies are complex and take time to implement, not enough initiatives are being supported. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/diversifyinglocallivelihoods-luchoffmanninstitute-report2020 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/58c15788-5bfe-4e0c-a791-4b9fef5227da/Screenshot+2024-07-03+124232.png Resources - Diversifying Local Livelihoods While Sustaining Wildlife - 2020 Report This report from the Luc Hoffmann Institute and WWF-Norway is an initial high-level exploration of additional models for supporting wildlife conservation on community lands and which could be potentially applied to diversify community income in Southern and East Africa. It involved a survey of relevant initiatives via desk-based review, a callout to global networks, and interviews with people and organisations involved in innovative projects. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/engaging-local-communities-in-tackling-illegal-wildlife-tradejournalarticle2018 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/56a3b073-9756-4517-aa70-951c6dae2440/Screenshot+2024-07-03+142215.png Resources - Engaging Local Communities in Tackling Illegal Wildlife Trade - 2018 Journal Article At numerous international policy forums, governments from a wide range of countries have made commitments to supporting community engagement as part of their efforts to tackling international illegal wildlife trade (IWT). Despite this, the major focus of anti-IWT strategies to date has been on law enforcement. There is no blue-print approach to community engagement and thus uncertainty on the part of the designers and implementers of initiatives intended to tackle IWT as to how best to proceed. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/communities-as-the-first-line-of-defence-workshopreoprt2019 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/202b3811-0b77-4293-97e4-91db91962739/Screenshot+2024-07-03+123136.png Resources - Communities as the First Line of Defence - 2019 Workshop Report Work on community-based approaches to combat illegal wildlife trade (IWT) through initiatives and events such as the “People not Poaching” platform, Local Communities - First Line of Defence against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FLoD), and the London Conference, among others, have produced important and, in some cases, unanticipated insights into the role of local communities in combatting IWT. A learning exchange event was organized in Nairobi, Kenya, from the 25th to 26th of November, 2019, in order to bring together key stakeholders in Eastern and Southern Africa to share lessons and insights and to develop policy messages and recommendations to guide future work on the IWT. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/from-poachers-to-protectorsconservation-letters-journalarticle2016 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/5e600ef2-959e-457f-aa57-2f6ad623cc28/Screenshot+2024-07-03+124913.png Resources - From Poachers to Protectors - 2016 Journal Article in Conservation Letters Combating the surge of illegal wildlife trade (IWT) devastating wildlife populations is an urgent global priority for conservation. There are increasing policy commitments to take action at the local community level as part of effective responses. However, there is scarce evidence that in practice such interventions are being pursued and there is scant understanding regarding how they can help. Here we set out a conceptual framework to guide efforts to effectively combat IWT through actions at community level. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/wildlife-wild-livelihoodsunepreport2018 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/0b0fe782-2f06-434d-b586-f69e3cca0d0f/Screenshot+2024-07-03+124556.png Resources - Wildlife Wild Livelihoods - 2018 UNEP Report produced by SULi & IIED UN Environment Assembly Resolution 2/14 on Illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products calls for an analysis of international best practice with regard to involving local communities in wildlife management. In response to this resolution, UN Environment has commissioned the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the International Institute for Environment and Development to prepare this report. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/developing-a-theory-of-change-for-a-communitybased-response-to-illegal-wildlifejournalarticleconservation-biology-2016 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/72f77b3a-885f-45a0-a87a-157910bbe94d/Screenshot+2024-07-03+131756.png Resources - Developing a Theory of Change for a Community Based Response to Illegal Wildlife Trade - 2016 Journal Article in Conservation Biology The escalating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the most high-profile conservation challenges today. The crisis has attracted over US$350 million in donor and government funding in recent years, primarily directed at increased enforcement. There is growing recognition among practitioners and policy makers of the need to engage rural communities that neighbor or live with wildlife as key partners in tackling IWT. However, a framework to guide such community engagement is lacking. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/trophyhuntingconservationandrurallivelihoods-journalarticle2017 monthly 0.5 2024-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/7394d8c8-b2b6-4ca4-bb82-e40088bb1c82/Screenshot+2024-07-03+132302.png Resources - The Baby and the Bathwater: Trophy Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods - 2017 Journal Article for Unasylva Trophy hunting is the subject of intense debate and polarized positions, with controversy and deep concern over some hunting practices and their ethical basis and impacts. The controversy has sparked moves at various levels to end or restrict trophy hunting, including through bans on the carriage or import of hunting trophies. In March 2016, for example, a group of members of the European Parliament called (unsuccessfully) for the signing of a Written Declaration calling for examination of the possibility of restricting all imports of hunting trophies into the European Union. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/iucn-bp-informing-decisions-on-trophy-hunting monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/e0082f7d-cab0-4c21-9d5b-04bab0482d9c/Screenshot+2024-07-03+122343.png Resources - Informing Decisions on Trophy Hunting - 2016 IUCN Briefing Paper (updated 2019) Trophy hunting is currently the subject of intense debate, with moves at various levels to end or restrict it, including through increased bans or restrictions on carriage or import of trophies. 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SULi has produced a brochure to better understand sustainable use – the concept, the forms and the challenges. SULi has produced a brochure to better understand sustainable use – the concept, the forms and the challenges. https://www.iucnsuli.org/resources/iucn-ssc-suli-report-2019 monthly 0.5 2025-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64ff2fcbc7cb0269351b254c/5d575ab9-43a8-43a0-b4d0-c525d967fc4a/Screenshot+2025-04-16+094127.png Resources - IUCN SSC SULi Reports - Produced annually for the IUCN SSC to report on our activities against targets which have been set for each IUCN Quadrennium. 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