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A framework for addressing racial and related inequities in conservation - Nature
Abstract In 2020, a global surge of activism linked to the Black Lives Matter movement prompted scientists to stage an academic ‘strike’, drawing attention to the ethical responsibility of addressing systemic racism. This catalysed debate in conservation, adding urgency to decades of scholarship on marginalization.
Bridging the gap between science, policy and stakeholders: Towards sustainable wolf-livestock coexistence in human‐dominated landscapes
1 INTRODUCTION The recovery of the wolf (Canis lupus)—an iconic carnivore that is strongly connected to human history and cultures—in many European countries is a conservation milestone. However, recovering wildlife populations bring sociocultural challenges, with costs and benefits unevenly distributed among members of society (Ceausu et al., 2018). The primary costs of living alongside wolves are incurred by livestock farmers who frequently struggle to adapt to their presence.
Lynx in Scotland: Why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common
For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. This was an action that is widely assumed to be linked to attempts to reintroduce species that had been wiped out in Britain, as part of a wider rewilding movement. Supporters of these reintroductions typically want to atone for past extinctions, and want to create richer, more dynamic ecosystems.
Lynx in Scotland: why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common
For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. This was an action that is widely assumed to be linked to attempts to reintroduce species that had been wiped out in Britain, as part of a wider rewilding movement. Supporters of these reintroductions typically want to atone for past extinctions, and want to create richer, more dynamic ecosystems.
Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows
Abstract 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionised the process of identifying species and individuals in audio recordings and camera trap images. However, despite developments in sensor technology, machine learning, and statistical methods, a general AI-assisted data-to-inference pipeline has yet to emerge. 2. We argue that this is, in part, due to a lack of clarity around several decisions in existing workflows, including: the choice of classifier used (e.g., semi- vs.
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK's Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill
1 INTRODUCTION Public policy addressing biodiversity loss is most likely to be effective when it is informed by appropriate evidence, is context-specific, and considers potential unintended consequences (IPBES, 2022; Sutherland et al., 2020). Inadequate consideration of these factors can result in regulatory failure, including perverse impacts and counter-productive policies (Baldwin et al., 2012; Grabosky, 1995).
Measuring perceived fitness interdependence between humans and non-humans
Social media summary: New scales shed light on eco-evolutionary explanations for human morality and cooperation with other species.
Public perceptions of trophy hunting are pragmatic, not dogmatic
1. IUCN. 2016 Informing decisions on trophy hunting. See https://wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/iucn_informingdecisionsontrophyhuntingv1_1.pdf (accessed 25 January 2023). Google Scholar 2. IUCN. 2012 Guiding principles on trophy hunting as a tool for creating conservation incentives. See https://portals.iucn.org/library/efiles/documents/Rep-2012-007.pdf (accessed 20 July 2023). Google Scholar 3. Dickman AJ . 2019 Is there an elephant in the room? A response to Batavia et al. Conserv. Lett. 12, e12603.
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.
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.
Trophy hunting is not one big thing
Biodiversity and Conservation ulated hunting systems that demonstrably generate net positive outcomes for biodiversity and local people, such as some community-led hunting systems in countries including Can- ada, Iran, Kyrgyzstan. Mongolia, Namibia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe (IUCN 2016; Parker et al. 2023).
Overcoming racism in the twin spheres of conservation science and practice
1. Introduction It is time to acknowledge and overcome conservation's deep-seated systemic racism, which has historically marginalized Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) communities, and continues to do so [1–5]. Given conservation's history of racism, exclusion and oppression [1,6], and the fundamental role that BIPOC communities must play in biodiversity conservation, conservation researchers and practitioners must lead the way in committing to anti-racism [7].
Sharing Spaces and Entanglements With Big Cats: The Warli and Their Waghoba in Maharashtra, India
Introduction Human-wildlife conflict emerged as a field of study within conservation research and practice in the 1990s and has since been developing (Woodroffe et al., 2005; Redpath et al., 2015; Pooley et al., 2017; Bhatia et al., 2019).
Cooperative conservation: Seven ways to save the world
Abstract The world faces serious environmental problems. To solve them we must work together. Fortunately, humans are a very cooperative species. We have faced a range of cooperative problems in the past, and have evolved and invented a range of cooperative solutions to them—kin altruism, mutualism, reciprocity, heroism, deference, fairness, and property rights. Here, we illustrate how each of these solutions can be pressed into the service of conservation goals.
The expendable male hypothesis
New Results doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/473942 Abstract Matriliny is a system of kinship in which descent and inheritance are conferred along the female line. The theoretically influential concept of the matrilineal puzzle posits that matriliny poses special problems for understanding roles of men in matrilineal societies.
Governance principles for wildlife conservation in the 21st century
Wildlife conservation is losing ground in the U.S. for many reasons. The net effect is declines in species and habitat. To address this trend, the wildlife conservation institution (i.e., all customs, practices, organizations and agencies, policies, and laws with respect to wildlife) must adapt to contemporary social–ecological conditions. Adaptation could be supported by clear guidelines reflecting contemporary expectations for wildlife governance.
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