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Conserving wildlife through demand reduction and supply alternatives: Two experiments in restaurants in Kinshasa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract High aggregate levels of wildlife consumption in cities in Central Africa highlight the need for solutions that balance wildlife protection, local livelihoods and the relational values between people and nature. This study explores the impacts of demand‐ and supply‐side interventions on wild meat consumption through two randomized control ...
Abdoulaye Cisse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eating and conserving bushmeat in Africa [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Ecology, 2016
AbstractIn Africa, overhunting of tropical wildlife for food remains an intractable issue. Donors and governments remain committed to invest in efforts to both conserve and allow the sustainable use of wildlife. Four principal barriers need to be overcome: (i) communities are not motivated to conserve wildlife long‐term because they have no formal ...
David S. Wilkie   +8 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Bushmeat represents an important source of animal protein for humans in tropical Africa. Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife and its consumption is associated with an increased risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola ...
Isabel Ordaz-Németh   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is social media the new wet market? Social media platforms facilitate the online sale of bushmeat in West Africa

open access: yesOne Health, 2023
Social media provides a platform for wildlife crime syndicates to access a global consumer-driven market. Whilst studies have uncovered the online trade in wildlife, the availability of wild meat (bushmeat) has not been assessed.
Georgia Kate Moloney   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond protein intake: bushmeat as source of micronutrients in the Amazon

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2015
Wild meat is critical for the food security and income of millions of people, especially for poor rural households. Its role as a primary source of macronutrients worldwide has been recognized, but there have been few attempts to evaluate the ...
Flavia M. Sarti   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2015
Despite the fact that sustainability of bushmeat hunting in tropical areas is of major concern for conservation and development practitioners, we still know very little about how to measure sustainability and how to put in place sustainable bushmeat ...
Nathalie van Vliet, John Fa, Robert Nasi
doaj   +1 more source

A Jurisdictional Approach to Indonesia’s Wildlife Trade

open access: yesNurani Hukum, 2022
Indonesia is one of the countries that lack a sense of concern for animals due to the rampant wildlife trade that occurs in the country. Bushmeat is not consumable since it is not regulated inside the Indonesian Law Number 18 of 2012 concerning food ...
Vega Vanessa Teodoree, Tantimin Tantimin
doaj   +1 more source

Gender dynamics of tropical wildmeat systems: A systematic map of women's roles and influence

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildmeat is a vital natural resource globally, which must be managed sustainably to avoid livelihood insecurity, species decline and biodiversity loss. Women have a pivotal role in harvesting, processing and distributing wildmeat, yet their contributions are often overlooked.
Jasmin Willis Key   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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