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PERSPECTIVES OF WILDIFE & HUNTING IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY IN SERBIA – THE CASE OF ZABRĐE. 2023 COBISS.SR-ID 124311305 ISBN 978-86-7520-593-7 http://ezaposleni.singidunum.ac.rs/rest/sciNaucniRezultati/oai/record/1/9588 https://zenodo.org/records/10012555/files/Book%20of%20Abstracts%20ISAS_2023-public.pdf?download=1 S. Đorđević-Milošević V. Lavadinović LJ. Keča UN FAO, proclaimed an urgent need for the “transformative change in food systems”. Followed by the histeric cry for decreasing livestock and cardinal switch to laboratory proteins, some groups proclaimed „crucial“ change in human nutrition as must, condemning carnivores for the „climate catastrophy“. More profound academics are calling for noetic return to natural nutrition cycles - reviving extensive grazing systems in marginal areas is seen as an ultimate solution. The novel hypothesis is that in such areas, rewilding might provide even more sustainable protein production than animal husbandry. To confirm hypothesis, indicators of the sustainability of hunting (Reimoser et al., 2021) were applied in a typical marginal area – Zabrđe, Southeast Serbia. The exercise included assessment of environmental conditions, wildlife resources, their value chains and risks, and identification of the socio-economic context. Semi-structured interviews with local stakeholders and questionnaire for hunters were employed. Natural conditions found in place are increasingly unfavorable (desertification). Yet, the area has a big potential for silvopastoral systems. Due to depopulation, only extensive wildlife farming seems rational. Hunting could develop sustainably. Increased interest in tourism, provides a chance for the developing short value chains for game meat, but also represents a risk. Human resources are the obstacle. The main risks for wildlife are predators, waste, poaching, intensive forest cutting, fires, disturbing the peace along lakes, lack of water and food. The dynamics of wildlife populations must be adapted to Forest Land Restoration needed to stop extensive land degradation. The results enable scaling-up, since the area is characteristic for the Balkans. conferenceObject 63 63 Book of abstracts