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Lions out of Bounds? Reflections on Digital Technology and Matristic Design to address Human-Wildlife Conflict

Authors:

Margarita Grinko,

Konstantin Aal,

Helmut Hauptmeier,

Volker WulfAuthors Info & Claims

AfriCHI '23: Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference

Pages 19 - 23

https://doi.org/10.1145/3628096.3628742

Published: 30 January 2024 Publication History

Abstract

Since 2014, Botswana's Okavango Delta has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. One effect has been to parse the conservation area from human settlements, thus aggravating the conflict between local cattle farmers and predatory animals, particularly lions. In response, the LionAlert system, launched together with CLAWS Conservancy, is warning farmers of lions passing invisible digital geofences and thus helps prevent attacks on cattle as well as the poaching of the endangered predators. Because technology needs to be embedded in a larger, holistic view of the conflict parties’ practices, needs and abilities, we apply the Matristic Design approach focusing on cooperation on the ground which bears matriarchal roots. Here, we outline how we implemented this approach in the LionAlert project, while building a tech-based alert system to mitigate Human-Wildlife-Conflict (HWC), and what can be done to further enhance human-wildlife coexistence: access to technology, education, and support of traditional farming practices.

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Lions out of Bounds? Reflections on Digital Technology and Matristic Design to address Human-Wildlife Conflict
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
2. Human-centered computing

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Aal KRüller SWulf V(2024)From Singularity to PlurAIverse: Expanding the AI Design ParadigmProceedings of the Halfway to the Future Symposium10.1145/3686169.3686207(1-3)Online publication date: 21-Oct-2024
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Rüller SAal KGuntrum LTalhouk RLazem SWulf VRandall DFarzan RLópez CCardoso Llach DQuercia DMustafa MNiu SWong-Villacrés M(2024)The Collaboration Paradox: Confronting Colonial Legacies in South-North ProjectsCompanion Publication of the 2024 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing10.1145/3678884.3687138(669-671)Online publication date: 11-Nov-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3678884.3687138
Mwonzora KMwonzora G(2024)Harnessing (New) Digital Technology for Effective Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation in ZimbabweLiving with Wildlife in Zimbabwe10.1007/978-3-031-66060-3_12(197-216)Online publication date: 18-Aug-2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66060-3_12

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