The 89th ASC seminar, the first seminar of 2024, will be lectured by Dr. Gloriose Umuziranenge, who has been invited to our center as a Visiting Associate Professor. She will talk about her research in Nyungwe National Park.

We hope you will join us.

◆Title: "Human-Wildlife Conflicts and the Compensation Scheme around Protected areas of Rwanda. The case of Nyungwe National Park. "

◆Lecturer： Dr.Gloriose Umuziranenge（Senior lecturer /Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS), Protestant University of Rwanda (PUR)、Visiting associate professor(African Studies Center-TUFS）

◆ Abstract：

In African countries human-wildlife conflicts such as crop-raiding by wild animals are common concerns for conservationists and surrounding populations. At different levels, these challenges hinder the achievement of conservation goals and the tolerance of wild animals by local people.

The aims of the study are to assess:

(1) the community perceptions on human-wildlife conflicts and

(2) to assess the community' perceptions about the compensation scheme. A qualitative approach was adopted.

The data were collected using semi-structured interviews from a sample size of 20 respondents which comprises of the representatives of the park management, key stakeholders including local communities who experienced crop raiding and conservation NGOs.

The data were analysed using content analysis.

The findings indicate that communities are affected by crop raiding which cause socio-economic and livelihood losses, food insecurity and injury.

The findings also indicate that communities are not satisfied with the compensation scheme because of difficult requirements, complicated compensation procedures, rejection of compensation claims, undervalued payment and irregular compensation as well as delay of payments that cause the victims of crop raiding abandon compensation claims.

The findings call for an improvement of the compensation scheme.

【Key words: #Human-wildlife conflict, #Crop raiding, #Compensation scheme】

Some Pictures of Nyungwe National Park and Crop Raiding in local community's farms.

Pic1. Nyungwe National Park

Pic 2: Crop raiding in community's farm

Pic 3: Crop raiding

◆Date&Time：Thursday May 23, 2024 17:40～19:10（JST）/ 8:40～10:10（GMT）

◆Venue：【Onsite】Room100（Research&lecture bldg.,TUFS）＆ 【Online】（Zoom）

◆Language：English

◆Admission fee：FREE

【Please register in advance from here.】Or please use the QR code.

Capacity: 50 people in person, 300 people online

Registration deadline: May 22, 2024 (Mon.) * Registration will be closed when capacity is reached.

Zoom information will be sent to your registered e-mail address by the morning of the seminar.

◆Co-organized by Kanto Branch of the Japan Association for African Studies