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About CoCo:
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Co-creating coexistence
Advancing policies, practices, and stakeholder engagement for integrating wildlife and livestock into sustainable multi-functional landscapes in Europe
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Objectives
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The CoCo project brings together different kinds of knowledge—from science, traditional practices, and personal experiences—to help people and wildlife thrive side by side. 

We believe that by tapping into the best knowledge available, we can drastically reduce wildlife-related issues, calm tensions, and find a balance that benefits both people and nature.

The diverse European team, including a range of scientific partners and stakeholders, will use this collective expertise as a basis for developing policy recommendations and tools for practitioners. These will support sustainable coexistence in shared multi-functional landscapes.

We want to transform an entrenched conflict to a future state where pastoralism is valued and viable and enabled to coexist with wildlife in multi-functional landscapes.
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Activities and outputs
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The main activities, used to produce the project results are: 

  1. Bringing together and combining knowledge from various scientific fields and practical experiences.

  2. Collecting and analysing new data in areas where knowledge is lacking.

  3. Creating new ways for scientists and stakeholders to work together.

  4. Encouraging understanding, trust, and cooperation among the different interest groups involved in agriculture, wildlife management, and biodiversity conservation.

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Untangling Europe’s complex pastoralism-wildlife policies

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Across Europe, policies meant to support pastoralists and protect wildlife have developed in a fragmented way, leading to contradictions, inefficiencies, and unresolved conflicts. The CoCo project is mapping this complex policy landscape across 12 European countries. 

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Commentary

Coexistence with Europe’s carnivores is possible

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In a Mongabay article, John Linnell, CoCo Project lead, introduces the CoCo Project’s vision for coexistence. He reflects on the need to shift from top-down conservation policies to a more inclusive, bottom-up approach that listens to local communities and engages with them respectfully and openly.

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Case studies
As part of the CoCo project, we are conducting case studies in 12 European countries to explore the complex dynamics between pastoralism and wildlife management.
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