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Events and News

Upcoming Webinar

Tech-Driven Agriculture: Securing Livestock and Coexisting with Large Carnivores

Tuesday, 17th February 2026, 10:00 am - 12:15 pm (CET)

Join this interactive webinar to explore how emerging technologies can help livestock farmers protect their animals while supporting the conservation of large carnivores like bears.

Co-organised by Callisto, EUFRAS, this webinar draws on the experience of the CoCo project and brings together practitioners, advisors, researchers and stakeholders to jointly evaluate emerging coexistence technologies. Participants will explore tools and approaches for addressing conflicts between humans and large carnivores through knowledge sharing and participatory discussion.

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An invitation for the webinar: "Tech-Driven Agriculture: Securing Livestock and Coexisting with Large Carnivores" . When: 17th February 2026 Time: 10:00 am - 12:15 pm (CET).

Events

Daniel Martín Collado at the EAAP Annual Meeting

External event

CoCo presents initial findings on livestock vulnerability to large carnivores at the 76th EAAP Annual Meeting

CoCo-Partner CITA presented initial findings of the CoCo pastoralist survey, revealing that Spanish pastoralists are shifting to intensive systems, as the return of large carnivores is putting pressure on traditional, extensive livestock farming

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Presentation of the CoCo project at the event "biodiversity and agriculture" in Romania

External event

Biodiversity and agriculture — how we value life in all its forms

CoCo-Partner ICDCRM hosted the workshop “Biodiversity and Agriculture — How We Value Life in All Its Forms” as part of the FarmBioNet project. The workshop focused on discussing and identifying biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices that benefit both nature and people.

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External Event

Wolves Across Borders International Conference on Wolf Ecology and Management

The CoCo project took part in the Wolves Across Borders Conference, which brought together experts, policymakers, and community representatives from Europe and beyond to discuss the latest developments in wolf ecology and management, as well as the challenges and opportunities of coexistence.

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News

Press Release

Supporting Pastoralists and Sustainable Coexistence in 2026 and Beyond

The CoCo project proudly announces its support for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026, a United Nations initiative that officially launches this year.

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Press Release

Understanding Human-Wildlife Coexistence: Voices from Across Europe’s Rural Landscapes

The CoCo project is examining how coexistence plays out in practice by collecting and analysing insights from those directly involved: pastoralists, hunters, landowners and environmental actors.

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Two livestock guarding dogs are laying on a pasture surrounded by a flock of sheep.

Press Release

Bridging Wild and Rural: Slovenian Farmers and Students Lead the Way in Coexistence

This summer, the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana (BF-UL) has taken the lead in implementing the CoCo project in Slovenia to improve understanding of the relationship between pastoralism and wildlife.

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