The EU Platform on Coexistence between people and large carnivores

The EU Platform on Coexistence between people and large carnivores

Large carnivore conservation and management can cause controversy between stakeholders. It is therefore important to support dialogue among all the concerned stakeholders. In 2014, the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores came together. The Platform represents different interest groups on the EU level who have agreed a joint mission:

The EU Platform on Coexistence between people and large carnivore agreement

The platform members are European level representatives of stakeholders involved in large carnivore management.

Regional and local platforms on large carnivores

Since 2018, an EU-parliament funded pilot project helped establishing regional and local stakeholders’ platforms in six Member States, following the same model as the EU Platform. The links between the platforms are described in the following video:

• Toolkit and accompanying toolbox
• Short presentation of the toolkit
• Translated versions of the presentation of the toolkit
• Animated presentation of the toolkit:

• Funding for Coexistence
• Case studies
• National large carnivore management
• Documents
• News and Events