Edwin Mudongo

CLAWS and Herding for Health Botswana

Researcher

Description

Mudongo is a research and field programs coordinator at CLAWS (Communities Living Amongst Wildlife) Botswana, Okavango Delta, and Botswana. He leads and guides field and research teams on CLAWS’ communal livestock herding and lion alert programs. Mudongo is a wildlife and rangeland ecologist with 15 years of experience in wildlife research and monitoring, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, community participative approaches and holistic land and livestock management in both governments (2007 – 2014) and non-governmental organizations (2015 – current). He is an author and co-author of seven peer-reviewed scientific journal articles on wildlife and rangeland management. Mudongo pioneered the first aggregate communal livestock herd to improve rangeland health and reduce conflict with wildlife in Botswana. He is a member of the Human-Wildlife Coexistence Working Group and Commodity Based Trade of Beef in Ngamiland, Botswana steering committee.

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12:15 PM EAT - 1:15 PM EAT

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Financing sustainable livestock value chains for rangeland restoration

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)