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Events and News

Upcoming Webinar

Technologies for human-carnivore interactions in farming and livestock breeding

Thursday, 23rd June 2026, 15:00 - 17:00 CET

The CoCo project is co-organising another webinar together with the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), with speakers and facilitator from Callisto Wildlife and Nature Conservation Society. This webinar will include information on established and emerging technologies for human-wildlife coexistence and a workshop on how these can be evaluated and adopted from the perspective of primary producers.

The webinar is open to all interested participants.

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International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

The CoCo project is a proud Friend of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026, a UN initiative highlighting pastoralists' vital role in food security, biodiversity and sustainable land management.

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Events

External event

7th Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform Conference

CoCo partners contributed to the 7th Dinaric Balkan Pindos Platform Conference, which brought together around 70 experts, researchers, policymakers, and conservation practitioners in Tirana, Albania, to advance a shared action plan for large carnivore management across the region.

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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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Press Release

Traditional knowledge, new tools

Across Europe, generations of pastoralists built their farming practices around an understanding of large carnivore behaviour. As large carnivores return, that knowledge is more relevant than ever. The CoCo project combines herders' expertise with new tools and technologies.

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Press Release

Across continents, pastoralists share a common language

What does a wooden herding stick reveal about the shared identity of pastoralists across continents? For the CoCo project, a study visit to the mountains of northern Spain offered an unexpected answer – one that connects the valleys of Asturias to the savannahs of East Africa.

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Press Release

1,077 Farms, 12 Countries, A huge dataset

What does it actually take to understand how farmers across Europe live alongside wolves, bears and wolverine? For the CoCo project, it starts with a questionnaire and approximately 1,000 of them, collected from farms in 12 countries and 30 case study areas.

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