GIS platform development for managing human-wildlife conflicts in the Carpathians

GIS Technologies for Decision-Making and Management

Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Yurii Andreichuk Ph.D. yuriy.andreychuk [at] lnu.edu.ua Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Lviv, Ukraine
Roman Cherepanin Ph.D. rcherepanyn [at] wwf.ua (Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
World Wide Fund for Nature Ukraine – WWF-Ukraine
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

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First published on this website: 13.08.2025 - 17:57
Abstract 

A GIS platform prototype was created to store, analyse, visualize, and manage geospatial data for real-time decision-making and manage human-wildlife conflicts and coexistence in the Ukrainian Carpathian region's model territories. A specialised geodatabase in GDB format was developed in the licensed software product ESRI ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2 for spatial-temporal analysis and visualisation of the obtained data. The database was developed using PostgreSQL and PostGIS DBMS to store and supplement information. A functional prototype of GIS service was created. The developed system allows entering and work with data on conflicts between large carnivores (grey wolf, brown bear, Eurasian lynx) and farmers/beekeepers, as well as visualize the necessary parameters for making appropriate decisions on conflict management at the landscape level by stakeholders (local authorities, forestry, nature conservation institutions, farmers, and beekeepers' associations, etc.). The product allows for the effective use of existing information to improve the level of coexistence between local communities and wildlife through preventive measures in the region. It also aims to integrate the obtained data into regional land management and species conservation plans. The GIS system can be scaled for sustainable regional, national, and international levels.

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