Peace and Conflict - Assignment

Running head: PEACE AND CONFLICT
Peace and Conflict
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The conflict between humans and animals has been an issue that has been trending since
a few years recently. The World Wildlife Fund is seeking to solve this issue especially in the
context of the conflict between humans and elephants majorly in the continents of Asia and
Africa where the habitats and ecosystems in which elephants thrive are being adversely affected
by ventures by turning those habitats in agricultural lands. If the issue is investigated from a
different perspective it is seen that elephants and their habits are causing widespread loss to the
human inhabitants in certain areas through excessive grazing or even killing and injuring people.
The WWF is increasingly trying to promote activities and take initiatives that will help reduce
these problems. Some of the efforts and initiatives taken up by this organization include using
tobacco and chili based deterrents that demarcate the boundaries up to which the elephants can
graze, planning the construction of farms and using improved equipments to keep elephants
away from agricultural land, imparting education and specialized workshops to the inhabitants so
that these people are able to take up effective measures of agriculture and farming. The
organization is also making sure that the elephants are not harmed and is helping to restore the
biodiversity and habitats of elephants so that they can make the movement of wildlife including
elephants to these regions easier and more convenient.
There has been a conflict going on for almost 10 years in the Kuiburi National Park of Thailand
which was resolved by the joint effort of World Widelife Fund. This was done by keeping in
mind the forest management policies that was undertaken by the State machinery in Thailand in
conjunction with WWF. The conflict was very intense in the Kuiburi national park regarding the
protection of wildlife. The conflict area was Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. The situation was
out of control as there was an influx of elephants entering the lands of the local residents and
destroying the crops. Subsequently, to protect and prevent the crops from getting destroyed, the

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wild animals were killed by the local residents by poisoning. The issue was widely covered in
the media and had become international news attracting the attention of many news agencies and
non governmental bodies. The posing of animals was considered an absolute case of animal
violence and many NGOs took up the case to resolve the condition. The World Wildlife Fund
stepped up to resolve the situation and to achieve its goals employed many techniques so that a
better environment for animals could be achieved. Many participatory approaches was
undertaken by the WWF and to achieve the goal many administrative decisions were undertaken.
The local Wild Elephant Management Committee was contacted and their role has been
immense in solving the conflict. The WWF worked towards ensuring that proper land
management was done and also the elephant management committee stepped up to achieve long
term goals of conserving energy.
The work took a considerable amount of time and a result was achieved after good
exchange of dialogues and intensive researching. Strengthening Management for a Key
Population of Elephants at Kuiburi National Park in the Tenasserim Range was the name of the
project that was undertaken by WWF with the aim of resolving the conflict situation in Thailand.
An agreement was reached between the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant
Conservation, Kuiburi National Park and WWF Greater Mekong’s Forest Resources
Management Unit. The finances for this project came from a lot of sources namely WWF US
and US Fish and Wildlife Service. Many sub committees came under this project to look at better
techniques to resolve the conflict. The true results of the project came to be seen after a year of
its implementation. The new and current situation is that there is a better understanding between
the stakeholders and also a good cooperation has been reached between them. After conducting
interviews in the adjacent area it has come to be known to the media that the farmers and the

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local residents are happy because the stakeholders participate more and also they intend to
resolve the conflicts that occur. The WWF has set a good framework for future and long term
goals and has taught how cooperation can be reached between governmental and
nongovernmental organizations. For active preservation of the forestry there needs to be active
participation by the NGOS.
Advisory Briefing
The main scope of the paper is to maintain peace in between the human and the wild life. further,
this paper will talk about various processes by which the relation and conflict between the human
and wild life can be resolved. In this paper, a brief resolving matter on the human elephant
conflict has been prescribed. It has been reported by World Wildlife Fund that a conflict has
been taken place in Kuiburi National Park of Thailand. Many innovative strategies should be
taken to resolve all the related issue to this effect. The allegation has been made when elephants
were entered in the territory of agricultural land and human beings killed wild elephant by
applying poison to them. This became a serious issue and WWF had forced to discuss about the
matter to many administrative authorities.This briefing report has been addressed to the chief
executive, governing body, board of directors of the development committee so that they can
take all the appropriate actions to mitigate the dispute.
This issue is very sensitive one and it is required to take all the actions for the settlement
of the issue. Further, certain policies are to be taken so that no parties could get harm for the
same. A negotiation process can be taken with the villagers so that they could not kill the
elephants and can fence their land. Further, the management bodies should have to strengthen the
management bodies so that the elephants of the Kuiburi National Park can be protected. A

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contract in between the national park authority and WWF should be retained and well
communication process should be kept. It has been observed that the government bodies are not
talking between them and this is the main problem. They are required to talk to them and should
inform them about all the matters relating to the human and wildlife. The matter can be resolved
through participation and cooperation. Participation are required from the local farmers and
villagers so that they can work for the benefit of wild life. Further, proper benefit of wild life
should be taught to them so that they can understand the importance of wild animals and their
mentality towards killing animals could be mitigated. Further, the wildlife protection authority
should have to take active role in this regard. They are required to analyze the reason for the
elephants entering in the agricultural land. They have to serve all the proper and fundamental
resources to the elephants.
The issue related to the wildlife is an important issue and therefore, it is required to make
all the steps seriously. WWF is required to take certain liabilities and lead the action plans so that
all the policies could be implemented in a proper and effective manner. Sustainability should be
maintained at all perspectives and WWF should have to take appropriate action to this effect. If
proper actions are not taken, then the wildlife will be at risk and it has been observed that
elephants are become rare in many parts of Thailand.
The different issues that are faced by the elephants in the Kui Buri national park are due to the
intervention of the local communities in the wildlife belt of the region. The issues are created due
to the conflicts between different hostile parties and the elephants of the region suffered loss of

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their habitat. The identification of the different factors that affects the functioning of the
mitigation strategies are based on understanding the different levels of change in the strategies.
 Recommended actions that might be taken by the NGO are to keep the people educated
of the different factors of the change in the perception and the mentality. On the other
hand, the identification of the causes of local and wildlife conflicts helps in the
identification of the different strategies that helps in mitigating the conflicts of the
systems of the business. The key elements of the change in the perceptions of the people
are based on the identification of the needs of the people to bring in changes in their
approach towards the functioning.
 Understanding the literacy rate of the people and thereby supplementing them with the
required data to deal with the issues helps in maintaining the balance in the community
and the wildlife. It helps in bringing forth improvements in the logical interpretations of
the issues that affects the livelihood of the animals. On the other hand, making the people
aware of the human rights and thereby bring in transitions in their functions will be
helping in maintaining the equilibrium.
 Poverty reduction and economic development of the communities might help in
mitigating the issues that are faced by the people while adhering to the daily needs for
which they might undertake corrupt practices. On the other hand, the identification of the
issues that are faced by the people has helped in the identification of the needs of the
people and the manner in which their needs can be fulfilled to bring in changes in the
conflicts. The identification of the needs of the local communities and the hostile parties
and amending them with the same might help in mitigating the different issues that are
faced by the wildlife in Kui Buri national park.

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 On the other hand, promoting different alternative actions that might benefit the different
aspects of the change in the wildlife and community equilibrium has helped in bringing
forth changes in the situation of the conflicts that affected the natural habitat of the
animals that resides in the national park. the different aspects of the change is based on
the identification of the issues and the strategies that are framed by the NGO’s to bring in
the understanding of the change in the systems and the functioning of the systems as per
the needs of the wildlife conservation act.
 WWF and its partners have made use of the chilly and tobacco-based deterrents in order
to keep elephants away from the fields. It has helped in the identification of the various
aspects of the change in the harvesting systems that are adopted by the farmers. The
procedure has helped in the reduction of the human and elephant conflicts, which might
lead to the loss of lives from both sides. The different steps that are undertaken by the
government and the NGO’s are based on the functioning of the different levels of systems
while bringing in changes in the systems of the operations. The conflicts have resulted to
damage and loss of livelihood. Therefore, the organizations have joined hands to
culminate into strategies that might be beneficial to deal with the different issues relating
to the conflicts.
 The recommended functions that are undertaken by the management of the NGO’s are
based on the understanding of the needs of the people. the identification of the needs of
the people has helped them in delineating different strategies to bring in changes in the
systems of the undertaking. The key elements of the change are based on the
identification of the educational needs of the people and to lead a healthy lifestyle.

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 The enumeration of the human rights of the people living in the prone zones might help
them in insuring their crops from the elephant raids that might affect their economy
largely. It affects the functioning of the different levels of change in the systems and the
functioning of the NGO’s in the systems. The key aspects of the change that is initiated
by the Organizations are based on the identification of the issues that are faced by the
people in the region. It also helps in enumerating the manner in which the issues can be
mitigated through proper understanding of the issues and carefully brainstorming the
ideas to bring in changes in the situations of the conflicts. The key dynamics of the
change in the structure and the performance of the organizations are based on bringing in
improvements in the conflicts that are raged by the involvement of the communities and
the wildlife.
 The differences in the change in the processes are based on the functioning of the change
in the systems and the functioning of the organizations in conducting reviews on the
situation and creating certain barriers to bring in changes in the elephant and community
conflicts in the region. The identification of the key issues that are faced by the people in
the region is based on the identification of the needs of the same to bring in changes in
the current situation that is faced by the people in the region. The proper functioning of
the different aspects of the strategies has helped in bringing forth changes in the systems
and the functioning as per the needs of the communities and the welfare of the harvesters
of the region. The capability of the NGO’s and their intervention in the matters of the
clashes has helped in the identification of the possible steps that might be taken by them
to bring in changes in the systems of the current situations.

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