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Entries with SWM Country Democratic Republic of the Congo .

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Okapi Wildlife Reserve - Camera traps reveal valuable data about wildlife

23 August 2022

In the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is using an innovative approach to compare animal densities in hunted and non-hunted areas. Find out how the 60 camera traps set up by the SWM Programme can reveal if animal populations are stable or declining and whether hunting management needs to be improved...
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Okapi Wildlife Reserve - Camera traps reveal valuable data about wildlife

23 August 2022

In the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme is using an innovative approach to compare animal densities in hunted and non-hunted areas. Find out how the 60 camera traps set up by the SWM Programme can reveal if animal populations are stable or declining and whether hunting management needs to be improved.

Find out more : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B81ZGF8EMOI

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Réserve de Faune à Okapi: Ces pièges photographiques qui en révèlent beaucoup

Dans la Réserve de Faune à Okapi, en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le Programme de gestion durable de la faune sauvage (SWM Programme) utilise une approche innovante afin de comparer la densité animale des zones chassées et non-chassées. Découvrez comment les 60 pièges photographiques installés par le SWM Programme montrent si les populations animales sont stables ou en déclin et si la gestion de la chasse doit être améliorée.

Apprenez-en plus ici : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkRFkjnUOw&t=6s

Local hunters and conservationists, Ituri Forest (Democratic Republic of the Congo) ©FAO/Thomas Nicolon

Watch the latest SWM Programme videos from the Democratic Republic of the Congo! (French below)

20 May 2021

Find out how the SWM Programme is working together with communities to improve forest conservation, food security and to support sustainable levels of hunting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Meet Thomas (Mbuti hunter-gatherer), Fidele (chicken farmer), Idriss Ayaya (SWM field coordinator) and Tom Muller (Director of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve) to learn more about the project’s work and accomplishments. Sustainable wildlife management in the Democratic...
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Watch the latest SWM Programme videos from the Democratic Republic of the Congo! (French below)

20 May 2021

Find out how the SWM Programme is working together with communities to improve forest conservation, food security and to support sustainable levels of hunting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Meet Thomas (Mbuti hunter-gatherer), Fidele (chicken farmer), Idriss Ayaya (SWM field coordinator) and Tom Muller (Director of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve) to learn more about the project’s work and accomplishments.  

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Découvrez comment le SWM Programme travaille ensemble avec les communautés pour améliorer la conservation des forêts, la sécurité alimentaire et atteindre des niveaux durables de chasse en République démocratique du Congo. Rencontrez Thomas (chasseur-cueilleur Mbuti), Fidèle (éleveur de volailles), Idriss Ayaya (Coordonnateur SWM de terrain) et Tom Muller (Directeur de la Réserve de faune à okapis) pour en apprendre davantage sur le travail et les accomplissements du projet.