AJ-CORE GSRIT
The project integrates satellite Earth observation, climate information, field surveys, socio-economic data and wildlife-conflict records to identify and predict human–nature conflict hotspots.
Main components
- Climate-risk and land-use/land-cover analysis
- Human–wildlife conflict and illegal wildlife trade evidence
- Socio-economic and qualitative field research
- AI-assisted knowledge organisation
- GIS-based risk-index and dashboard development
- Community and policy engagement
GSRIT 2.0
A proposed follow-on phase will validate and upscale GSRIT across selected South African national parks and compare key drivers and management approaches with bear–human conflict landscapes in Hokkaido, Japan (Future plan).