Global importance of Indigenous Peoples, their lands, and knowledge systems for saving the world’s primates from extinction

Science Advances, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 8(32)

Published: Aug. 10, 2022

Primates, represented by 521 species, are distributed across 91 countries primarily in the Neotropic, Afrotropic, and Indo-Malayan realms. Primates inhabit a wide range of habitats play critical roles sustaining healthy ecosystems that benefit human nonhuman communities. Approximately 68% primate species threatened with extinction because global pressures to convert their for agricultural production extraction natural resources. Here, we review scientific literature conduct spatial analysis assess significance Indigenous Peoples’ lands safeguarding biodiversity. We found account 30% range, 71% these lands. As on increases, less likely be classified as or have declining populations. Safeguarding lands, languages, cultures represents our greatest chance prevent world’s primates.

Language: Английский

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The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Aug. 2, 2022

Many of the world’s most biodiverse regions are found in poorest and second populous continent Africa; a facing exceptional challenges. Africa is projected to quadruple its population by 2100 experience increasingly severe climate change environmental conflict—all which will ravage biodiversity. Here we assess conservation threats consider how these be affected human growth, economic expansion, change. We then evaluate current capacity infrastructure available conserve continent’s four key questions essential for future African conservation: (1) build societal support efforts within (2) Africa’s education, research, management capacity; (3) finance efforts; (4) through development appropriate approach Africa? While challenges great, ways forward clear, present ideas on progress can made. Given modest address biodiversity crisis, additional international funding required, but estimates cost conserving reach. The act must sympathy that evident Africa, this require building education continent. Considering rapidly growing associated huge needs, options other than need more effectively explored. Despite gravity situation, believe concerted effort coming decades successfully curb loss Africa.

Language: Английский

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Global wildlife trade and trafficking contribute to the world’s nonhuman primate conservation crisis

Frontiers in Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5

Published: June 19, 2024

A growing global human population, habitat conversion, and the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources have created unsustainable demands on nature, resulting in widespread biodiversity loss. Primates, which represent third most specious Order mammals, are facing an extinction crisis. Currently, 69% primate species listed by IUCN as threatened (Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered) 94% declining populations. Here, we examine two primary threats to population persistence, namely commercialized hunting capturing wild primates their body parts for food, traditional medicine, pets, use biomedical research. Both legal wildlife trade illegal trafficking multibillion-dollar industries that contribute decline, a reduction genetic diversity, local extirpation. Trade also can lead emergence infectious diseases, increasing biosecurity risks humans. Between 2015 2021, CITES reported 337,511 live representing at least 99 were legally traded, with 6.5% sourced directly from wild. The recent indictment Cambodian officials allegedly laundering wild-caught long-tailed macaques into U.S. labelling them captive-bred, highlights need greater transparency accountability. Comprehensive data extremely difficult obtain. However, between 2009 2017, accounted 20% all seizures illegally traded mammals air transport sector. International is dominated criminal networks, corruption, driven wealthy consumers. In addition, internet has expanded international opportunities connect buyers sellers parts. Despite explicit bans selling endangered primates, social media sites continue do so. Moreover, food security index (GFSI) indicate demand meat, other continued increase, majority people range nations remained insecure. Given almost 70% negatively impacted trapping, offer set recommendations reduce primates.

Language: Английский

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Primate conservation: Lessons learned in the last 20 years can guide future efforts

Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 30(5), P. 345 - 361

Published: Aug. 9, 2021

Abstract Twenty years ago, we published an assessment of the threats facing primates and with passing two decades, re‐evaluate identified threats, consider emerging pressures, identify exciting new avenues research, tackle how to change system rapidly advance primate habitat conservation. Habitat destruction hunting have increased, danger looming climate is clearer, there are such as sublethal effects microplastics pesticides. Despite these negative developments, protected areas increasing, tools now available, number studies has grown exponentially. Many changes that need occur make rapid progress in conservation our purview modify. We several dimensions indicating time right large advances; however, question remains do will prevent widespread annihilation extinction?

Language: Английский

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The Current Status of the World’s Primates: Mapping Threats to Understand Priorities for Primate Conservation

International Journal of Primatology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 43(1), P. 15 - 39

Published: Oct. 31, 2021

Over the past decades, primate populations have been declining. Four years ago, >60% of species were listed as threatened. As rate loss accelerates and new IUCN assessments are being published, we used Red List peer-reviewed literature published within last 5 yr to evaluate status primates globally, by region taxonomic group. We also examined main factors affecting a species' conservation determine if could predict understudied species. found that 65% in top three categories (Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered). Globally, threats Biological Resource Use, including Hunting & Logging, Agriculture. The impact these varied taxon. Our model showed Malagasy Asian primates, those affected Agriculture, Human Disturbance, Climate Change more likely be considered at risk extinction. model's predictive probability, however, was low. analysis some threats, especially climate change disease, than indicated List. move into next decade, must continue tackling hunting agricultural expansion but vigilant about emerging threats. aim regularly test effectiveness mitigation strategies, evaluating their long-term adoption on primates; well increase communication between researchers applied conservationists ensure include current threats.The online version contains supplementary material available 10.1007/s10764-021-00242-2.

Language: Английский

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Principal Drivers and Conservation Solutions to the Impending Primate Extinction Crisis: Introduction to the Special Issue

International Journal of Primatology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 43(1), P. 1 - 14

Published: Feb. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Dietary Change and Global Sustainable Development Goals

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: July 8, 2022

Food production for human consumption is a leading cause of environmental damage in the world and yet over two billion people suffer from malnutrition. Several studies have presented evidence that changes dietary patterns across can lead to win-win outcomes social sustainability complement ongoing technological policy efforts improve efficiency agricultural production. However, existing been compiled “silos” by large range researchers several disciplines using different indicators. The aim this quantitative review bring together knowledge on heterogeneity current how transition toward healthy diets countries aid progress multiple global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We first summarize nutritional quality, economic cost, footprint 150 Next, we which shifts regions help achievement SDG2 (Zero hunger), SDG3 (Good health wellbeing), SDG 6 (Clean water sanitation), SDG13 (Climate action), SDG14 (Life below water), SDG15 land). Finally, briefly discuss enable shift sustainable identify research data gaps need be filled through future efforts. Our analysis reveals change necessary all as each one has unique priorities action items. For such Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia, increased intake nutrient dense foods needed address deficiency essential nutrients like folate, potassium, vitamin A. North America Europe, shifting more plant-based would healthier simultaneously reduce per capita footprints. results useful policymakers designing country-specific strategies adoption behaviors food industry ensure supply items customized with regions' need.

Language: Английский

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The Inter-Relationship between Climate Change, Inequality, Poverty and Food Security in Africa: A Bibliometric Review and Content Analysis Approach

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(7), P. 5628 - 5628

Published: March 23, 2023

Despite the persistent income inequality and climate change shocks in Africa, there is limited research on their effects food security. Hence, this study adopted a mixed-methods approach including bibliometric analysis content to examine emerging themes literature change, poverty, insecurity Africa. The data used were retrieved from Scopus database for period 2000–2022. exercise revealed an increasing trend number of publications field, as well strong collaboration between African countries. Specifically, most leading was published by Kenyan, USA, UK institutes. From analysis, seven emerged; namely; (1) impact governance policy poverty alleviation, nutrition status, security; (2) role innovation sustainable agriculture mitigating developing countries; (3) integrating gender evaluations security livelihoods Africa; (4) adaptation among smallholders building resilience nutrition; (5) institutions assisting mitigate adapt shocks; (6) inequality, unavailability, agricultural production; (7) gendered impacts climate-smart mitigation. We also found out that dearth longitudinal studies these themes. Another key element lack policies address gender-differentiated change; hence, productivity gap. Policies based tenants socio-economic inclusion need guide distribution wealth economic participation order reduce improve outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Region-specific nutritious, environmentally friendly, and affordable diets in India

One Earth, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 4(4), P. 531 - 544

Published: April 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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Beyond the dichotomy between field and lab — the importance of studying cognition in context

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 46, P. 101172 - 101172

Published: June 28, 2022

Animals are governed by their individual and species-specific predispositions, constrained natural social environment, influenced daily-life experiences. Drawing a broad comparative arc from domestic dogs corvids to nonhuman primates, we illustrate the importance of looking beyond any presumed dichotomy between field lab studies acknowledging that all animals' cognition behavior context in which an finds itself, as well empirical imposed us researchers. We address need for, benefits properly reporting context(s) under is investigated. This allows making valid comparisons across populations testing for effect varying contexts on how flexibly animals express cognitive abilities.

Language: Английский

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