Country/Region: North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo)
Partner: Bolivia
The Andean Carnivore Conservation Programme (ACCP) is dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean bear and the rapidly disappearing Inter-Andean dry forest in Bolivia. Since 2016, the programme has been working towards the restoration and recovery of these delicate ecosystems for the benefit of wildlife and people, and to ensure local communities are equipped to sustainably manage them into the future.
This approach merges community-centred habitat management and conservation, biodiversity research, human-carnivore coexistence, and the development of nature-positive livelihoods. By the end of the grant the programme aims to restore 1’000 km² of habitat, secure critical wildlife corridors, and replicate its conservation approach in new regions.
Evidence to date shows that retaliatory killings of bears have dropped to near zero in the areas of intervention, allowing the population to recover from near extinction.
