Developing an Evidence-Based Coexistence Strategy to Promote Human and Wildlife Health in a Biodiverse Agroforest Landscape
dc.contributor.author | Bersacola, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Parathian, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Frazão-Moreira, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Jaló, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanhá, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Regalla, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Saíd, AR | |
dc.contributor.author | Quecuta, Q | |
dc.contributor.author | Camará, ST | |
dc.contributor.author | Quade, SMFF | |
dc.contributor.author | Jaquite, SM | |
dc.contributor.author | Lopes, AG | |
dc.contributor.author | Patrono, LV | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramon, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Bessa, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Godley, BJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonneaud, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Leendertz, FH | |
dc.contributor.author | Hockings, KJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-15T15:38:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-10-29 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-11-15T14:59:12Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Agroforest mosaics represent one of the most extensive human-impacted terrestrial systems worldwide and play an increasingly critical role in wildlife conservation. In such dynamic shared landscapes, coexistence can be compromised if people view wildlife as a source of infectious disease. A cross-disciplinary One Health knowledge base can help to identify evolving proponents and threats to sustainable coexistence and establish long-term project goals. Building on an existing knowledge base of human–wildlife interactions at Cantanhez National Park (NP), Guinea-Bissau, we developed a causal pathway Theory-of-Change approach in response to a newly identified disease threat of leprosy in the Critically Endangered western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus). The goals of our project are to improve knowledge and surveillance of leprosy in humans and wildlife and increase capacity to manage human–wildlife interactions. We describe the core project activities that aim to (1) quantify space use by chimpanzees across Cantanhez NP and determine the distribution of leprosy in chimpanzees; (2) understand the health system and local perceptions of disease; and (3) identify fine-scale risk sites through participatory mapping of resources shared by humans and chimpanzees across target villages. We discuss the development of a biodiversity and health monitoring programme, an evidence-based One Health campaign, and a One Health environmental management plan that incorporates the sharing of space and resources, and the disease implications of human–non-human great ape interactions. We demonstrate the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement, and the development of strategy that fully considers interactions between people, wildlife, and the environment. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Darwin Initiative Project | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 2, article 735367 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2021.735367 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 26-018 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/127814 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-6187-644X (Hockings, Kimberley J) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2021 Bersacola, Parathian, Frazão-Moreira, Jaló, Sanhá, Regalla, Saíd, Quecuta, Camará, Quade, Jaquite, Lopes, Patrono, Ramon, Bessa, Godley, Bonneaud, Leendertz and Hockings. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en_GB |
dc.subject | human–wildlife coexistence | en_GB |
dc.subject | infectious disease | en_GB |
dc.subject | leprosy | en_GB |
dc.subject | One Health | en_GB |
dc.subject | great apes | en_GB |
dc.subject | West Africa | en_GB |
dc.subject | theory of change | en_GB |
dc.title | Developing an Evidence-Based Coexistence Strategy to Promote Human and Wildlife Health in a Biodiverse Agroforest Landscape | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-15T15:38:09Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from frontiers media via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data Availability Statement: The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary Material; further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author/s. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2673-611X | |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Conservation Science | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2 | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-10-06 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-10-29 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-11-15T15:36:47Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-11-15T15:38:13Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2021-10-29 |
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