ABOUT THE COURSE

The correct application of laws and regulations is an essential component in the management of a protected area. It is based on the implementation of specific protocols to reduce or even eliminate the pressures that apply to the values of the territory. It uses specific knowledge and uses defined techniques that can be explained, learned and applied. The objective of this MOOC is therefore to present the concept of law enforcement, what it represents, what it implies, how it is carried out, what are its pitfalls, its favorable conditions, its limits, its opportunities, its limits, its opportunities, how we can improve the results of APs, etc.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• What is the law and how do you enforce it?

• What are their limitations and strengths?

• How to fight corruption?

• How is the fight against poaching carried out on the ground?

THE INSTRUCTORS

Four instructors present this course: Geoffroy Mauvais (IUCN-Papaco), Koutoua Benoît Amon (Ivorian Parks and Reserves Office), Philippe Gitz (Vaud Cantonal Police - Switzerland) and Yacouba Savadogo (IUCN).