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Bats without Borders aims to support and mobilise African bat conservation across southern Africa to increase conservation capacity, train and develop Conservation Leaders and assess conservation priorities to direct conservation efforts and enable communities in directing grassroots action.
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Situation
In addition to the climate and nature twin emergency, bats are misunderstood and ongoing and escalating human-bat conflict results in bat persecution - putting people and bats at risk. Southern Africa has 130+ bat species, covering a diverse range of habitats but limited bat conservation capacity and only two existing bat groups covering the subcontinent; opportunities to change perceptions and create support for bat conservation are challenging.
Solution
We will work with key stakeholders across southern Africa to develop a multi-species action plan to inform conservation priorities. Through training and supporting newly established bat groups, we can increase in-country capacity, support bat conservation on the ground and highlight human-bat conflict hotspots to direct engagement activities and community support. For example, delivering our Classrooms without Walls school programme, promoting community champions and community scientists.
