Session 1F Applying the DPSIR Model (Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact, and Response) and UN Sustainable Development Goals (6 Clean Water and Sanitation, 13 Climate Action, and 15 Life on Land) to African Wild Dog Conservation in Namibia

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. Namibia is predominantly a savanna biome and is one of few places left that support wild dog habitats. Because these mammals depend on extensive areas for survival, increasing land fragmentation and conflicts between humans continue to threaten their populations to near extinction in Namibia. This poster presentation will use the DPSIR model to analyze how Namibia is using the African wild dog as an ecological indicator species in relation to the three UN Sustainable Development Goals of climate action, life on land, and clean water and sanitation. It has been found that Namibian governmental agencies and community organizations have taken specific measures through climate policy, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, land protection, and public awareness programs in order to safeguard wild dog habitat and populations

Session 2E Global Rights of Nature Initiatives

The Global Rights of Nature Initiative Project summarizes aspects of Rights of Nature initiatives around the world. The research team compiled 35 Rights of Nature initiatives and examined various aspects of the initiatives like the language of the initiatives, the motivations for the initiatives, and the lasting impacts of the initiatives.The team then performed frequency analyses on the data obtained. The deliverables of the analyses included bar graphs, pie charts, and word clouds. The data was also summarized through a storymap, timeline, and report. This work was performed for the Community Rights of San Juan Islands