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Kumar Paudel

Nepal
As seen in: Color Research & Application, Nature, Wiley Online Library, Al Jazeera English, Mongabay, myRepública, Nepali Times, QOSHE
Covers:  Wildlife, Science, Environment, Nature conservation policy
Conservationist. Director @GreenhoodNepal. Alum @Cambridge_Uni, @IWTnet. Explorer @InsideNatGeo. Admirer of pangolins and plants.

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A framework for addressing racial and related inequities in conservation - Nature

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By Moreangels M. Mbizah, Shorna B. Allred, Amy Dickman, Ritwick Ghosh, Niall Hammond, Darragh Hare, Merlyn Nomusa Nkomo, Kumar Paudel, Dilys Roe, Lauren Rudd
| Nature Verified
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.
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Controlling wildlife crime saves more than species (commentary)

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By Kumar Paudel
| Mongabay Verified
The illegal wildlife trade threatens many species worldwide but also jeopardizes local communities’ well-being and livelihoods, breaks down law and order in society, compromises people’s safety and security, and promotes corruption, a new op-ed argues. Organized criminal networks typically depend on vulnerable, cash-poor people in local communities to capture and transport wildlife across borders, but even when they’re not caught, the damage to their families and communities can be great.
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Putting the poor in prison won’t stop wildlife crimes

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By Kumar Paudel
| Al Jazeera English Verified
When poor people have money, they buy bread, not a tiger head. But it is they who are punished, while racketeers get away. Wildlife crimes are among the biggest challenges for biodiversity conservation, and there is interest worldwide in curbing it. Recently, the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), the world’s leading body in this arena, highlighted in its biannual report for 2021-2022 that despite global gains, the threat of illegal wildlife trade remains significant.
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