13/10/2025
11:00 - 11:45
Human-Centred Conservation Pavilion
, Morning
Pourquoi participer
See how effective landscape-scale conservation combines ecological restoration with governance across borders. Learn from California bighorn sheep recovery and Tajikistan forest management how cross-jurisdictional collaboration and community empowerment can reconcile biodiversity protection with local livelihoods, providing practical lessons for holistic, rights-aware conservation at scale.
Description de la séance
This session highlights how landscape-scale conservation succeeds when ecological goals are integrated with governance and local stewardship. Gray N. Thornton will present the “Coming Home” initiative, restoring California bighorn sheep populations across U.S.–Canada borders through habitat management, policy alignment, and community partnerships, demonstrating the importance of coordinating across jurisdictions. Complementing this, Ubayd Gulamadshoev will share lessons from Tajikistan’s Childukhtaron and Dashtijum Reserves, where participatory forest management enabled sustainable harvesting of fruit-and-nut forests while empowering local communities, especially women, to secure livelihoods and contribute to biodiversity protection. Both cases emphasize that conservation at scale requires navigating multiple authorities, balancing land-use rights, and fostering local decision-making. Attendees will gain insights into practical strategies for harmonizing ecological priorities with social and legal frameworks, showing that durable, landscape-wide conservation is possible when people, policies, and ecosystems are considered together.Organised by
Jamma International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Partenaires
Wild Sheep Foundation ( United States of America )
Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
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