Presentations

While bush meat consumption as a driver of deforestation has received international attention, understanding the roles played by women and men in the consumption of wild animals will be vital if the trade is to continue sustainably. This presentation gives an overview of CIFOR research on the roles and contributions of men and women in the hunting, trade, and consumption of bush meat within the value chain. Robert Nasi, CIFOR Scientist and Leader of the CGIAR Research Programme on Forest, Trees, and Agroforestry (http://www.cifor.org/crp6/), gave this presentation at the first Africa Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) and the Forestry Network for sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA), held in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2012.

CIFOR scientist Terry Sunderland discusses the many opportunities and constraints inherent in attempting to harness REDD+ projects for great ape conservation in Africa. He gave this presentation at the ‘Linking Great Ape Conservation with Poverty Alleviation’ workshop hosted by CIFOR in January 2012.

Panta Kasoma, Executive Director for the Jane Goodall Institute in Uganda, outlines the problems related to human-wildlife conflict in Uganda and gives specific examples of approaches to reducing human-ape conflict that are having some success. He gave this presentation at the ‘Linking Great Ape Conservation with Poverty Alleviation’ workshop hosted by CIFOR in January 2012.

Antoine Justin Eyebe from the Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) outlines the problems related to human-wildlife conflict and opportunities for improving human-wildlife conflict management for great ape conservation in Cameroon. He gave this presentation at the ‘Linking Great Ape Conservation with Poverty Alleviation’ workshop hosted by CIFOR in January 2012.