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How can we effectively regulate international trade in wild species?
Overexploitation (harvesting at a rate that exceeds the ability of populations to recover) is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Globally, tens of thousands of animal, plant and fungi species are used and traded at different scales for purposes including food, fashion, medicine, pets, and building materials, among many others. Some of this use and trade is legal and sustainable and some not.
How can we effectively regulate international trade in wild species?
The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Credit: Sarita Jnawali of NTNC—Central Zoo The United States, CC BY 2.0 Overexploitation (harvesting at a rate that exceeds the ability of populations to recover) is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Globally, tens of thousands of animal, plant and fungi species are used and traded at different scales for purposes including food, fashion, medicine, pets, and building materials, among many others.
The world wildlife trade regulator is 50 - here’s what has worked and what needs to change
Have you ever bought a souvenir from a local market on holiday? Or tried to travel overseas with a guitar? If so, you may have been stopped at the airport if your item contains animal or plant parts. This is because most countries, and also the EU, implement Cites, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Cites is the main global agreement regulating international wildlife trade to ensure the protection of the 41,000 species covered by the convention.
Viewpoint: Migratory animals face mass extinction-but as a conservationist, I'm optimistic
The world is facing three planetary crises: biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental pollution. Recognized threats to biodiversity include habitat loss and overexploitation but new analyses suggest that migratory species are faring particularly badly. The global extinction risk is increasing for all migratory species. Importantly, however, there is cause for optimism. I'm writing this in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species.
Migratory animals face mass extinction - but as a conservationist I’m optimistic
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Migratory animals face mass extinction - but as a conservationist I’m optimistic Original
The world is facing three planetary crises: biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental pollution. Recognised threats to biodiversity include habitat loss and overexploitation but new analyses suggest that migratory species are faring particularly badly. The global extinction risk is increasing for all migratory species. Importantly, however, there is cause for optimism. I’m writing this in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species.
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Abstract Public policy addressing biodiversity loss is most likely to be effective when it is informed by appropriate evidence and considers potential unintended consequences. We evaluate key evidence relating to the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill. We characterize the UK’s role in international hunting trophy trade by analyzing CITES trade data for 2000-2021 and 2015-2021.
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
Abstract Public policy addressing biodiversity loss is most likely to be effective when it is informed by appropriate evidence and considers potential unintended consequences. We evaluate key evidence relating to the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill. We characterize the UK’s role in international hunting trophy trade by analyzing CITES trade data for the periods 2000-2021 and 2015-2021.
Do celebrity endorsements really help environmental campaigns? We found no evidence Original
Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin recently partnered with a reforestation charity and pledged to plant 3,000 trees every time his team won. This is just one example of the now widespread use of celebrities like him in environmental conservation marketing campaigns. But are such endorsements actually effective? We’re not so sure.
Coronavirus: Why a blanket ban on wildlife trade would not be the right response
by Dan Challender, Amy Hinsley, Diogo Veríssimo and Michael 'T Sas-Rolfes, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to a "wet" market in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of eastern China. Wet markets are common in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, poultry, fresh meat and live animals, including wildlife.
Coronavirus: why a blanket ban on wildlife trade would not be the right response
The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to a “wet” market in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of eastern China. Wet markets are common in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, poultry, fresh meat and live animals, including wildlife. Reports initially indicated that the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 may have been transmitted to people from wildlife at this wet market because of unsanitary conditions.
Saving Pangolins from Extinction
Pangolins are in crisis, with all eight species threatened with extinction. This means that an entire taxonomic Order, the Pholidota, faces going the way of the dodo. Fortunately, pangolins are starting to receive the attention and conservation action that they deserve and there is cause for optimism. Pangolins are truly unique. There are no other species quite like them in the animal kingdom.
Natural World - Saving Pangolins from Extinction - BBC Two
Pangolins are in crisis, with all eight species threatened with extinction. This means that an entire taxonomic Order, the Pholidota, faces going the way of the dodo. Fortunately, pangolins are starting to receive the attention and conservation action that they deserve and there is cause for optimism. Pangolins are truly unique. There are no other species quite like them in the animal kingdom.
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