Human wildlife conflicts

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HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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Does the law provide for a right of self-defence against wildlife attacks ?

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Does the law regulate the killing of wild animals in defense of property?

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Does the law require individuals or authorities to report cases of such killings? Is there a system in place to collect data on such killings?

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Does the law regulate human-wildlife conflicts (e.g. through agreements on land use planning, cooperative surveillance arrangements, monitoring requirements, etc.)?

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Does the law provide for public participation in devising strategies to manage human-wildlife conflicts?

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If so, does the law provide for local communities' women and/or members of marginalised/vulnerable groups to participate in strategy devising? How?

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Does the law provide for mutual or private insurance schemes against wildlife damage?

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Does the law provide for ‘neutral’ services in case of wildlife damage (e.g. mediation of compensation claims, arbitration of claims, etc.)?

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Does the law provide for compensation of wildlife damage? If so, is this conditional upon particular requirements?

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Does the law provides for equitable compensation to benefit all affected man and women as well as any marginalised/vulnerable group? How?

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Are there funds (public or private) or resources in place that may be used for wildlife damage compensation?

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If compensation funds exist, how are they funded?

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Does guidance exist on how damage caused by wildlife or hunting activities should be measured?

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In case these guidance exisit, does the law provide who should determine the compensation amount?

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Which kind of sanctions are imposed in case of offences (criminal, administrative) related to human-wildlife conflicts?

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