CONNECTing Wildlife and Wild Meat: USAID Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources in East Africa
This case study showcases Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources in East Africa (CONNECT) activity's efforts to raise awareness of the economic, intrinsic, and ecosystem-service value of living wildlife and ultimately mitigate poaching for the commercial wild meat market across Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Rwanda. Approximately one-third of CONNECT’s budget is allocated for work related to wild meat, where the project aims to raise awareness of the value of wildlife, strengthen regional policy frameworks for more collaborative transboundary natural resource management, and improve the enforcement and prosecution of wildlife crime.
In 2022, USAID collected this case study, as part of a series that looks at USAID-funding activities from around the world. The case study provides a snapshot of the activity and how it addresses the questions posed in the Wild Meat Learning Agenda. For more information on how the USAID CONNECT activity has progressed see the following resources:
More information and resources about USAID’s approaches to addressing unsustainable wild meat demand are available at USAID’s Wild Meat Collaborative Learning Group. The information provided in the case study series does not necessarily represent the views or positions of USAID or the U.S. Government.
