provision of food for vulnerable families from hunt revenues
provision of fuel for vulnerable families from hunt revenues. electrification.
support of old and sick people from hunt revenues.
development of better equipped and functioning schools. For example, this year the Parcham ibex conservancy organization, in the Ravvmeddara valley, repaired the village school and equipped it with heating and electricity.
Rangers have gained skills through training and capacity building in areas such as wildlife monitoring, wildlife biology, English language, conversation skills, taxidermy, and leading hunts, as well as minor skills such as camping, working with GPS, compass and maps, and using walkie-talkies. Other community members have gained skills in tourism and financial management, accountancy, cooking, and so forth.
Other Socio-Economic Impacts
Positive impact in terms of infrastructure for the community such as roads, bridges, and the development of microcredit schemes
Has any assessment of socio-economic sustainability been recorded
No assessment recorded
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Yes, recorded as positive
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
providing funds for sick people
Unknown/not recorded
Strong community governance/institutions/rights for wildlife management
Present
Supportive policy and legislative framework
Present
Adequate capacity to implement and enforce governance arrangements
Absent
Good alignment of legal protections with local cultural values and traditional
Absent
Support from NGOs
Absent
Support from Government
Absent
High financial returns from use
Present
Abundant population of target species
Present
Biological characteristics of target species
Absent
Capacity building of community
Present
Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan
Absent
Effective private sector approach engagement through certification
Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles
Yes
The employment and empowerment of women in wildlife conservation is increasing, and the number of female rangers (currently 5) is slowly growing.
Women are also involved in hunting tourism as homestay owners, cooks, handicraft makers and even tourist and hunting guides.
How many of these are from where the species is being used/extracted?
300
How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?
How many people outside the local area are employed
Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs