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HIrola Conservation Programme

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The Hirola Conservation Programme (HCP) is a non-profit organization established (in 2008 and formerly registered in 2014) as a result of global concern about the declining hirola populations. It was established to build the local capacity to spearhead conservation in the volatile region along the Kenya-Somalia border. The hirola antelope (Beatragus hunteri) is arguably the world’s most endangered antelope restricted to areas along the Kenya-Somalia border and outside formally protected areas. HCP’s approach to hirola conservation is multi-faceted and involves field-based conservation, research, environmental education, and community engagement. Their community-based conservation approach has been successful in promoting evidence-based species conservation and bridging the gap between the local communities and conservation agencies in an otherwise historically prohibitive region due to cultural barriers between the Somalis and other ethnic groups. By promoting community-based protected area establishment and management, HCP has been instrumental in reducing poaching incidents, overgrazing by livestock, and human-wildlife conflicts. HCP recognizes that the long-term survival of the species ultimately hinges on the support of local communities. As such HCP works with the local communities to run the conservancies, for instance, their antipoaching unit includes locally recruited and trained rangers who patrol the protected areas each day. HCP’s field activities and research have been instrumental in filling vital ecological knowledge gaps and understanding the underlying factors influencing hirola declines. Our research aims to explore the best management interventions to curtail ongoing declines. HCP also intervenes during emergencies to provide relief to hirola, other wildlife, and local communities during drought, floods, and contagious disease outbreaks.

Bénéfices potentiels de la conservation sur la sauvegarde de la biodiversité

Réduction potentielle du risque d'extinction des espèces résultant des mesures de réduction des menaces

Valeur absolue (STAR)

799

8,3% du potentiel total de conservation de la biodiversité de Kenya est potentiellement couvert par ce projet

9 604,4

4,1% du potentiel de conservation de la biodiversité de Afrique provient de Kenya.

233 233

19,5% du potentiel mondial de conservation de la biodiversité provient de Afrique.

Le graphique ci-dessous représente la ventilation relative de l'opportunité potentielle totale de la contribution sélectionnée pour réduire le risque d'extinction des espèces à l'échelle mondiale, en prenant des mesures pour atténuer les différentes menaces pesant sur les espèces dans son périmètre. Les pourcentages correspondent à l'opportunité totale qui pourrait être atteinte en atténuant cette menace particulière.