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The results of our 3 year Conservation Incentive Payments (CIP) trial are out.
KopeLion and the TAWIRI lion research project presented them to stakeholders, including community leaders, NCAA, TANAPA, TAWIRI, MNRT, and tourism operators, in Karatu, and to present them to all the villages that participated.
Largely supported by The Lion Recovery Fund and others, we additionally thank the 6 villages who participated, the NCA Authority, and KopeLion staff, Ingela Jansson, Adam Pekor, William Ole Seki and Ololotu Munka who poured their hearts and time into the project.
95% of respondents reported that they were satisfied with the CIP program, 97% reported that they had a more positive view of lions as a result of the CIP program, and 99% reported that they would like the CIP program to continue in their village.
Human-lion coexistence was greatest where the CIP program was piloted – during the three years of the pilot, there was not a single retaliatory lion killing, hunt, or attempted hunt in the CIP villages, despite 29 such events in KopeLion’s wider area of operations’.
Funding for education elevated the CIP programme, – a conservation intervention can only help promote coexistence if people are aware of the benefits they are earning from wildlife. Here, awareness of the CIP program was extremely high, with over 90% of respondents from CIP villages reporting having heard of the program or the fact that their village was earning money from the lions on their land. Anecdotally, we noticed a substantial uptick in both awareness of and enthusiasm for the program once the participating villages began using their earnings to support students to attend secondary school.
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KopeLion Inc. (short for Korongoro People’s Lion Initiative) is a non-profit NGO registered in USA and in Tanzania. Our mission is to foster human-lion coexistence through participatory research and sustainable community-based conservation.
🌟 Happy New Year 2025! 🌟![]()
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As we step into a new year, we take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared in 2024. Together, we’ve worked tirelessly to enable coexistence between people and lions in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.![]()
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This photo captures the heart of our mission – the entire Kopelion team and our dedicated Ilchokuti, who are the boots on the ground, making a difference every single day.![]()
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A heartfelt thank you to our supporters across the globe – your belief in our vision fuels our work. A very special ashe oleng to the Ngorongoro pastoralist communities, the Maasai and Tatoga, whose cultural heritage and resilience inspire us to strive for lasting harmony between people and wildlife.![]()
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Here’s to a 2025 filled with hope, collaboration, and continued success in enabling human and lion coexistence in Ngorongoro 🦁![]()
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Here are our Ilchokuti, Moson, Lukas, and Altapway, proudly wearing Nabu International T-shirts and caps brought by their CEO, Moritz, during his visit in November. He came to see our work on the ground, and we’re deeply grateful for Nabu International’s invaluable support to KopeLion since 2012.
