The group is composed of specialists with expertise in human-primate relations in various contexts coming from a wide range of disciplines across natural and social sciences and the humanities.
Membership is by invitation only and we are currently seeking members from primate range countries with experience with human-primate interactions at the academic or practical level in these topics:
- Primate tourism
- Primate hunting (subsistence and sport)
- Primates in agroecosystems
- Primate Trade
- The changing role of primates in human culture (religion, history, culture, media etc)
Our activities as a group will include:
- Producing information sheets for non-expert audiences on various topics.
- Adding to existing IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group technical guidance materials, resources and tools as and when appropriate.
- Building capacity where needed particularly in the study of the human dimension of human-primate interactions by providing training workshops in the application of social science methods and ethics in primate range countries.
- Providing interdisciplinary advice and expertise on problematic human-primate interactions
IUCN SSC PSG Section on Human-Primate Interactions 