C2C: Conflict to Coexistence Approach

Around the world, human wildlife conflict (HWC) challenges people and wildlife, leading to a decrease in people’s tolerance for conservation efforts and contributing to multiple factors that drive species to extinction. HWC is a significant threat to conservation, livelihoods, and myriad other concerns and should be addressed at a scale equal to its importance. HWC will always remain a complex and layered issue, which requires integrated, holistic approaches and the involvement of all stakeholders anywhere in the world and any context in which it occurs. The ever-changing dynamic of the problem will always have to be matched with a dynamic and adjustable approach to address it. The C2C Approach is, therefore, not static and changes along with the conflict. Monitoring and adjustment will always be required for the sustainability of the approach. It provides a framework and methodology through which a tailor-made human-wildlife conflict (HWC) management strategy can be developed based on the local cultural, environmental and social context. Through a stepwise, participatory multi-stakeholder process (including those impacted by and impacting HWC), the C2C Approach promotes long-term management of HWC, while achieving short-term and intermediate results.