The IUCN SSC Guidelines on
Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence
The Guidelines provide essential foundations and principles for good practice, with clear, practical guidance on how best to manage conflicts and enable coexistence with wildlife. They have been developed for use by conservation practitioners, community leaders, decision makers, researchers, government officers and others. Focusing on approaches and tools for analysis and decision making, they are not limited to any particular species or region of the world. The aim of these Guidelines is to improve the management of human-wildlife conflict globally, supporting efforts to be pursued through well-informed, holistic and collaborative processes that take into account underlying social, cultural and economic contexts.
The IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence can be downloaded via the links below in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, German, Swahili and Amharic. Chinese and Persian official translations are currently in preparation.
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IUCN (2023). IUCN SSC guidelines on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence. First edition. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN
UICN (2024). Lignes directrices de l'UICN CSE sur les conflits entre les humains et la faune sauvage et sur la coexistence. Première édition. Gland, Suisse: UICN
UICN (2023). Diretrizes da UICN CSE sobre conflitos e coexistência entre humanos e animais selvagens. Primeira edição. Gland, Suíça: UICN




