Financial speculation meets cultural heritage in China's wildlife markets
Annah Lake Zhu,
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George Zhu
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Conservation Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
38(5)
Published: Sept. 9, 2024
Environmental
regulations
restricting
the
use
of
a
natural
resource
or
species
often
have
unintended
consequences.
One
example
is
prohibitions
on
international
trade
in
culturally
important
endangered
wildlife.
Trade
restrictions
may
artificially
increase
scarcity
and,
consequently,
value.
In
China,
trigger
bouts
speculative
investment
that
opposite
effect
restrictions'
intent.
We
examined
how
China's
economy
and
cultural
history
together
led
to
consequences
when
regulating
wildlife
trade.
markets
occupy
legal
gray
area
can
make
ineffectual
even
counterproductive.
extreme
cases,
prohibiting
provoke
market
booms.
Further
include
potential
backlash.
China
across
Global
South,
are
sometimes
considered
continuation
longstanding
Western
intervention
thus
not
be
enforced
as
strongly
generate
resentment.
This
pushback
has
contributed
rising
calls
decolonialize
conservation
lead
growing
alliances
between
other
South
countries
negotiating
future.
Language: Английский
Incorporating a One Health Approach Into the Study of Environmental Crimes and Harms: Towards a ‘One Health Green Criminology’
The British Journal of Criminology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 5, 2024
Abstract
Amid
increasingly
intense
and
frequent
Emerging
Infectious
Disease
events,
such
as
COVID-19,
it
is
evident
that
the
current
global
ecological
crisis
poses
a
threat
to
health
well-being
of
humans,
non-human
animals
ecosystems.
This
paper
aims
expand
existing
green
criminological
scholarship
by
arguing
for
incorporation
‘One
Health’
perspective.
would
(1)
enable
integration
scientific
knowledge
better
address
threats,
harms
crimes
well-being;
(2)
contribute
advance
Eco-justice.
The
study
identifies
four
areas
where
One
Health
perspective
within
criminology
may
reveal
overlooked
threats
well-being.
Conversely,
integrating
benefit
community
specific
programs.
Language: Английский