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Community based conservation of snow leopards
Bayarjargal Agvaantseren Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation (SLCF)
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Snow leopard Conservation Foundation (SLCF)
Scientific Research & Monitoring
Community based conservation programs
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Community-Based Conservation Programs
Since 1999
Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE) Livestock insurance program
Since 2009
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Threats to Snow leopard:
•Poaching for its wild prey
•Retaliatory kills
• Loss of habitat and wild prey
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Snow Leopard Enterprises (SLE)
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- How does it work? -It all started with pennies for pounds…
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Skills trainings to add value to wool
• Spinning • Felting • Dyeing • Embroidering
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From raw wool to marketable products
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Product and Participant History
In 2010, communities’ income from SLE products was USD 30,000
Years 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total number of
products 352 514 1357 2719 4193 4600 6925 8848 9137 9125 9700 10100
Total number of
participants 45 74 120 176 141 196 235 222 258 241 252 254
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Marketing SLE products today
Mongolia:
• Tour camp shops
US: • Through Zoo stores in
the USA • Events • Web sales • Specialty stores
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Building Capacity
Clothing for their personal use
Toys for their children
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Creating Sustainability
Making souvenirs for tourists
Processing wool for felt homes at domestic market
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How does this impact the
community members?
37 year old, married, has 4 children between age of 1 – 14, lives in Bor Burgas, Tsengel soum,BU.
Her family has 15 goats,
8 sheep and 2 horses
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Here is an example from Jamambai & her family
Before
50 kg sheep wool = 7,500
3 kg raw cashmere= 75,000
Total Income = 82,500
Today
Product Sales = 168,000
Conservation Bonus = 33,600
Raw Cashmere = 105,000
Total Income = 306,600
With the SLE, Jamambai’s income increased from 82,500 to 306,600.She continues to participate and
has encouraged other families to participate and stop poaching.
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• This is how one household benefits…but this is the same story for about 300 women and their extended families…
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Other Benefits for Women
•Increased self esteem •Improved image within family and community •Engaged for 1st time in decision making for environment
Income used for food, medicine,
education, clothing, and a sense of pride.
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Jointly made conservation contract
Protected Area, local environ.
agencies
Herder
communities
SLE
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Conservation contract conditions
- No poaching of snow leopard and it prey -Follow the Protected area laws and regulations
Bonus :
* 20% bonus to ALL producers in the community if the community abides by the contract.
* If there is poaching or law violation entire community looses the bonus
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Does it work?
- Creates peer pressure - Changing attitude to snow leopards - Sustainable income source - Contributes to rural women’s development - Spread extensive amount of awareness
Developing Threat Reduction Assessment (TRA)
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Supporting local conservation initiative-
Small grants
10% goes to supporting small conservation projects with USD 2500 annually
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Where is SLE program in Mongolia?
Western 7 provinces
31 herder
community groups
About 300
households & extended families
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Livestock insurance program since 2009
Managing human – snow
leopard conflicts
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Loss by snow leopard: 80% from outside of Ger
20% in pasture
Loss by wolf : 24% from outside of Ger
76% in pasture
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• Livestock loss in 2008 in the area
100%
1.10% 1.40% 0.20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Нийт Ирвэс Чоно Бусад
малын хорогдол
50 families involved in study with 13,000 livestock: 152 was lost by
snow leopard, 176 by wolf and 25 by other reasons
2% by predators of total loss
Extent of loss:
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Fully community driven
• Community creates program’s norms and regulations • Both wolf and snow leopard loss is compensated • Premium amount is decided by members and is collected by cash once a year • Insurance committee members are elected by program members • livestock of participants insured by 100% • Agreed upon on conservation commitments
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Creating insurance funds:
1. Insurance fund – how does it consist?
• Premium by herders • Donation for SLCF ( for the first 5
years)
60%
40%
Донор
байгууллага
Малчид
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3) Committee verifies the cause of livestock death on the ground
4) The loss is approved by all member
meeting
2) Herder informs
when he/she has loss to committee
5) Loss is paid and next year premium is collected
1) Contract signed upon payment
of premium
Program activity rotation
Long term sustainability
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• Better livestock protection is
encouraged through ‘good herder
prize’
• False claims is prevented through peer
pressure and committee inspection
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5 years - self sustainability?
2009- 2011
2011- 2012
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
ИХС
Малчид
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For the first 2 years: 2009-2010:
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of people involved 16 32
Number of insured livestock 2,325 3,930
A total amount in the funds $ 3,101 $10,750
A total amount paid losses (half
year) $ 2,339 $ 3,420
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• Increase number of herders
• Encourage measures to prevent losses
(corral improvements, dogs, better herding
practices etc
• Create better tolerance through education
and financial support
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