The ecological drivers and consequences of wildlife trade DOI Creative Commons
Liam J. Hughes, Oscar Morton, Brett R. Scheffers

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Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 98(3), P. 775 - 791

Published: Dec. 26, 2022

Wildlife trade is a key driver of extinction risk, affecting at least 24% terrestrial vertebrates. The persistent removal species can have profound impacts on risk and selection within populations. We draw together the first review characteristics known to drive use - identifying with larger body sizes, greater abundance, increased rarity or certain morphological traits valued by consumers as being particularly prevalent in trade. then ecological implications this trade-driven selection, revealing direct effects natural populations for traded species, which includes against desirable traits. Additionally, there exists positive feedback loop between depleted tend easy human access points, result harvested has potential alter source-sink dynamics. Wider cascading ecosystem repercussions from trade-induced declines include altered seed dispersal networks, trophic cascades, long-term compositional changes plant communities, forest carbon stocks, introduction harmful invasive species. Because it occurs across multiple scales diverse drivers, wildlife requires multi-faceted conservation actions maintain biodiversity function, including regulatory enforcement approaches, bottom-up community-based interventions, captive breeding farming, translocations rewilding. highlight three emergent research themes intersection community ecology: (1) functional trade; (2) provisioning services; (3) prevalence trade-dispersed diseases. Outside primary objective that exploitation sustainable we must urgently incorporate consideration broader consequences other processes when quantifying sustainability.

Language: Английский

Impacts of wildlife trade on terrestrial biodiversity DOI
Oscar Morton, Brett R. Scheffers, Torbjørn Haugaasen

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Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. 540 - 548

Published: Feb. 15, 2021

Language: Английский

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Beyond banning wildlife trade: COVID-19, conservation and development DOI Open Access
Dilys Roe, Amy Dickman, Richard Kock

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World Development, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 136, P. 105121 - 105121

Published: July 29, 2020

Language: Английский

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Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science DOI Open Access
Kristian Steensen Nielsen, Theresa M. Marteau, Jan Michael Bauer

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Nature Human Behaviour, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(5), P. 550 - 556

Published: May 13, 2021

Language: Английский

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Predictors of support for biodiversity loss countermeasure and bushmeat consumption among Vietnamese urban residents DOI Creative Commons
Minh‐Hoang Nguyen, Thomas Jones

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4(12)

Published: Nov. 11, 2022

Abstract Biodiversity loss is happening at an unprecedented rate, especially in countries like Vietnam, with rich biodiversity and a high population growth rate. One of the main causes Vietnam unsustainable bushmeat consumption rate urban areas. To help mitigate demand for bushmeat, this study aims to examine associations between perceptions, perception toward prohibition illegal wildlife consumption, behaviors among residents Vietnam. The investigation employed Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF)—an analytical framework that combines strengths mindsponge mechanism inference facilitate into psychological behavioral issues—on 535 respondents from areas across (mostly two centers Ho Chi Minh Hanoi). We found people perceiving environmental degradation, losses economic growth, nature‐based recreation opportunities, health, knowledge as consequences were more likely support consumption. Although tended consume less frequently if they perceived loss, degradation had opposite effect on behavior. Additionally, consuming supporting preventive measure seemed share similar features: income educational levels. These paradoxical results hint cultural additivity phenomenon—the willingness incorporate one's mind new values might or not logically contradict their existing core values—and its influence psychology behavior Vietnamese residents. Given additivity, it recommended put tougher measures (e.g., financial punishment) perspective so can recognize “cost” change perceptions accordingly. Apart that, social marketing, demarketing, campaigns should convey information receivers relate subjective cost‐benefit judgments rather than rarity species avoid triggering anthropogenic Allee effect—for example, emphasizing penalty negative impacts humans targeted knowledge).

Language: Английский

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Global wildlife trade permeates the Tree of Life DOI Creative Commons
Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Stefano Mammola, Pedro Cardoso

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 247, P. 108503 - 108503

Published: May 20, 2020

Legal and illegal wildlife trade is a multibillion dollar industry that driving several species toward extinction. Even though permeates the Tree of Life, most analyses to date focused on small selection charismatic vertebrate species. Given taxa represent only 3% described species, this significant bias prevents development comprehensive conservation strategies. In short contribution, we discuss significance global considering full diversity organisms for which data are available in IUCN database. We emphasize importance being fast effective filling knowledge gaps about non-vertebrate life forms, order achieve an in-depth understanding trading patterns across canopy not just its appealing twig.

Language: Английский

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Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance DOI Open Access
Mrinalini Watsa

Science, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 369(6500), P. 145 - 147

Published: July 9, 2020

A decentralized model could address global health risks associated with wildlife exploitation

Language: Английский

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Emerging illegal wildlife trade issues: A global horizon scan DOI Creative Commons
Nafeesa Esmail, Bonnie C. Wintle, Michael ʼt Sas‐Rolfes

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Conservation Letters, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 13(4)

Published: April 23, 2020

Abstract Illegal wildlife trade is gaining prominence as a threat to biodiversity, but addressing it remains challenging. To help inform proactive policy responses in the face of uncertainty, 2018 we conducted horizon scan significant emerging issues. We built upon existing iterative scanning methods, using an open and global participatory approach evaluate rank issues from diverse range sources. Prioritized related three themes: developments biological, information, financial technologies; changing trends demand information; socioeconomic, geopolitical shifts influences. The covered areas ranging demographic economic factors innovations technology communications that affect illegal markets globally; top China, illustrating its vital role tackling threats. This analysis can support national governments, international bodies, researchers, nongovernmental organizations they develop strategies for trade.

Language: Английский

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Linkages between environmental issues and zoonotic diseases: with reference to COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Jitendra Mishra, Priya Mishra, Naveen Kumar Arora

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Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 4(3), P. 455 - 467

Published: March 29, 2021

Language: Английский

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CITES and beyond: Illuminating 20 years of global, legal wildlife trade DOI Creative Commons
Astrid A. Andersson, Hannah B. Tilley,

Wilson Lau

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 26, P. e01455 - e01455

Published: Jan. 18, 2021

Nature has the potential to provide wide-ranging economic contributions society – from ecosystem services providing income communities via fair trade of resources. Unsustainable in wildlife, however, threatens biodiversity and its ability support a functioning planet. It is therefore important have clear systems place for tracing traded wildlife. Monitoring legal wildlife all species as it protected species, since flows correlate with, cover for, illegally The majority research focused on listed Convention International Trade Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES). concurrent, considerably larger both CITES non-CITES-listed remains unexamined despite fact that if mismanaged, can lead over-exploitation. Here we analyzed 20 years data UN Comtrade database, aiming detail scale, composition, trends across taxa legally, indicate opportunities improvement. From 1997 2016 value this totaled between US$2.9 4.4 trillion. Of this, $2.9 trillion was under “specific” codes specify taxonomic Order below, while around $1.4 “broad” declare Class above. top 10 trading nations/territories accounted 51.4% total traded. commercial categories were seafood (82%), furniture (7%), fashion (furs hides) (6%). In these three major categories, vague commodity such “Fish”, “Tropical wood”, “Other furs” used 23%, 24% 26% items traded, respectively encompassing thousands species. This lack granularity imperils cannot be comprehensively monitored. We recommend review what are broad code descriptions, distillation Family or Genus level next HS Code period, particularly pet, traditional Chinese medicine categories. addition, interdisciplinary into should increased forensic, policy, social solutions improve management.

Language: Английский

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Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade DOI Creative Commons
Pedro Cardoso, Kofi Amponsah‐Mensah, João P. Barreiros

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 263, P. 109341 - 109341

Published: Oct. 8, 2021

Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade is growing at a global level, threatening the traded species and coexisting biota, promoting spread of invasive species. From loss ecosystem services to diseases transmitted from humans, connections with major organized crime networks disruption local economies, its ramifications are pervading our daily lives perniciously affecting well-being. Here we build on manifesto 'World Scientists' Warning Humanity, issued by Alliance World Scientists. As group researchers deeply concerned about consequences illegal trade, review highlight how these can negatively impact species, ecosystems, society. We appeal for urgent action close key knowledge gaps regulate more stringently.

Language: Английский

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