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Capacity and limitations of US wild meat donation programmes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Historically, sharing of wild harvests to facilitate food security followed concepts of kin selection and reciprocal altruism. However, cultural shifts have reduced access to foods for some populations in modern times. Cultural altruism through sustainably harvested wild meat donation programmes (WDPs) can reduce food and nutritional ...
David S. Mason, Mark E. Bell, Kenneth F. Kellner, Chad M. Stewart, Jerrold L. Belant   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan, Achili Mihu, Iho Tapo, Alinji Rondo, Jibi Pulu, Marcus Rowcliffe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld, Lauren Coad, Robin C. Whytock, Donald Midoko Iponga, Margeorie Babicka, Sophie Pambo, Paul Loundou, Daniel J. Ingram, Kathryn Jeffery, Mattia Bessone, David S. Wilkie, Malcolm Starkey, Steeve Ngama, Daniel Cornelis, Katharine A. Abernethy   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering fisheries futures: the promise of localized stewardship education in Nunatsiavut

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Nunatsiavut is a self-governing Inuit territory in northern coastal Labrador, where cultural knowledge and social values are incorporated into co-managed subsistence and commercial fisheries.
Quinna Laver, Ola Andersen, Ola Andersen, Sylvia Moore, Sylvia Moore, Colleen Pottle, Colleen Pottle, Jamie Snook   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing harvest success for an Arctic under-ice subsistence fishery

Polar Science
Long-term fisheries datasets are particularly rare in Arctic environments and are essential to understanding the variability in harvest rates. We analyzed 30 years of harvest monitoring data and compared results to fish monitoring data from nearshore waters of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to determine the importance of age-0 recruitment and intra-annual ...
John C. Seigle, Alexander K. Prichard, Adrian E. Gall, Thomas Nukapigak   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

DYNAMICS OF COMMERCIAL FISHERY AT THE MIDDLE STRETCH OF THE NEGRO RIVER: EXPLOITATION INTENSITY BY FISHING GROUNDS

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2019
In the middle Negro River, there have been several conflicts between the different fishing modalities due to the differential use of the fishing resource and the dispute over the same fishing areas. In this way, the spatial dynamics of commercial fishing
Giulia Cristina dos Santos Lopes, Carlos Edwar de Carvalho Freitas   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negative symbolism of wildlife shapes human–nature coexistence: The plight of owls in Nigeria

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife coexistence in culturally diverse landscapes requires understanding how socio‐cultural processes shape perceptions and behaviours towards conservation‐priority species. This study examines perceptions, belief‐based uses and conservation attitudes towards owls in communities surrounding six Protected Areas in Nigeria, addressing ...
Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam, Joan Fadzai Banda, Talatu Tende, Danjuma Filibus Dami, Ulf Ottosson, Adams Adamanyiwa Chaskda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fisheries agreements and transformative governance in the Amazon Estuary: between state rules and self-organization

Ecology and Society
Developing principles for effective state-reinforced self-governance is a key challenge for research and policy on sustainability transitions in common-pool resource systems.
Manoel Rodrigues Silva Potiguar, Carlos Valério A. Gomes, Gregory M. Thaler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source