Vicuña management in the Andes, Latin America

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English
Published: February 2015
Product code:G04339
Source publication:
Conservation, crime and communities, published by IIED (2015)

Vicuña are endangered camelids – listed on CITES Appendix II and I – whose ranges cover the Andean countries of South America. Vicuña fibre is a valuable commodity and community-based management has been used as a mechanism for encouraging conservation and tolerance of vicuñas in community lands, while at the same time contributing to local economic development and poverty alleviation.

This case study was originally prepared as a background document for the symposium “Beyond enforcement: Communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime”, held in South Africa from 26 to 28 February 2015.

The case study was originally published as part of the compilation Conservation, crime and communities, published by IIED (2015) http://pubs.iied.org/14648IIED (ISBN: 978-1-78431-140-7)

Cite this publication

Lichtenstein, G. (2015). Vicuña management in the Andes, Latin America. .
Available at https://www.iied.org/g04339