Events and News

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Events and News

Upcoming Webinar

Livestock protection across Europe

Thursday, 9th April 2026, 15:00 - 17:00 CET

The CoCo project is co-organising a webinar together with the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), one of its key partners. EAAP has been delivering programmes in animal science and the livestock sector for over 70 years.

livestock protection across Europe, covering topics from the state of the art in livestock protection measures, to experiences with fencing in the Italian Alps, livestock guarding dogs in the Apennines, and perspectives from Romania and Slovakia. Speakers include representatives from several CoCo partners: IEA (Italy), the University of Turin (Italy), ICDCRM (Romania), and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).

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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

CoCo Event

Project advisory board meeting

The initial meeting introduced the project to the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores and included a request for members to join the advisory board.

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CoCo Event

CoCo Working meeting - “WP3 Farmer Survey and Beyond”

The "WP3 Farmer Survey and Beyond" working meeting was held at CITA in Zaragoza, where participants engaged in both plenary discussions and breakout sessions to collaboratively address various topics.

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CoCo Event

CoCo Kick off Consortium Meeting: series of online meetings

The CoCo Kick-off Consortium Meeting series brought project partners together online for engaging discussions and collaborative sessions that laid the groundwork for key deliverables and communication strategies.

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Press Release

Preventing Damage, Building Understanding: Fieldwork on Coexistence in Italy’s Maremma region and Cuneo province

As the challenge of coexistence between livestock and large carnivores intensifies across Europe, the
CoCo project is taking decisive action this July.

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Press Release

From Mountain Pastures to Research: Two Women Bridging Pastoralism and Conservation

Zuriñe Iglesias González (Madrid, 27) and Angie Ruiz (Reus, 29) represent a new generation of women who are forging connections between modern pastoralism and conservation science.

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Press Release

Coexistence in Focus: European Large Carnivores and the Path Forward

At the conference on Sustainable Management of Protected Animals Causing Agricultural Losses, CoCo project lead Prof. John Linnell highlighted insights into the challenges and opportunities of coexistence with Europe’s large carnivores.

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