Our work
International Policy
Shared commitments, turned into protection on the ground.
We bring field evidence into the agreements, advice and coordinated action that shape saiga conservation — so that what is agreed internationally is workable in the landscapes it applies to.
Context
The challenge
A saiga herd does not stop at a border, but protection usually does. Enforcement, funding and legal status all change from one range state to the next, and a gap in any one of them undoes work done in the others.
International agreements exist to close those gaps. They only do so, though, if the people writing them can see what is actually happening on the steppe — and if range states have the capacity to act on what they sign.
Our role
What SCA does
Evidence into agreements
Bringing survey and monitoring data to the bodies that set international commitments.
Technical advice
Supporting range states as they draft, review and report against national commitments.
Cross-border coordination
Convening partners so protection is planned across the range rather than country by country.
Impact so far
4 range states
Party to the regional saiga agreement
2 conventions
International instruments covering the species
20 years
Of continuous engagement in the policy process
Looking ahead
Where this could go next
The agreements are largely in place. The opportunity now is in implementation: helping range states turn reporting obligations into funded work programmes, and keeping saigas on the agenda between the meetings rather than only at them.
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Support this work
Your donation helps sustain international policy across the saiga's range.