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Importance of deepening integration of crime and conservation sciences. [PDF]
Conserv Biol, 2022 Abstract Conservation crime is a globally distributed societal problem. Conservation crime science, an emerging interdisciplinary field, has the potential to help address this problem. However, its utility depends on serious reflection on the transposition of crime science approaches to conservation contexts, which may differ in meaningful ways from ...
Gore ML, Bennett A.
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Mapping illegal trade routes of live cheetahs from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Less than 7000 cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) persist in Africa. Although human–wildlife conflict, habitat degradation, and loss of prey are major threats to cheetah populations, illegal trade in live cubs for pets may have the most significant impact on populations in the Horn of Africa.
Evangelista PH +11 more
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Using online reports of seahorse seizures to track their illegal trade. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a persistent and extensive threat to global biodiversity. Hundreds of marine fish species are subject to regulation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), but it is unclear how much protection species gain from CITES because information on marine fish ...
Foster SJ +3 more
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Use of evidence for decision‐making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade
People and Nature, Volume 3, Issue 5, Page 1110-1126, October 2021., 2021 Abstract There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best available evidence. However, evidence on IWT can be highly uncertain and difficult to obtain due to the illegal nature of the trade. Even when the evidence exists, there are numerous barriers to its
Melissa Arias +2 more
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Wildlife collection for scientific purposes
Conservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 1, Page 5-11, February 2021., 2021 Abstract Illegal transfer of wildlife has 2 main purposes: trade and scientific research. Trade is the most common, whereas scientific research is much less common and unprofitable, yet still important. Biopiracy in science is often neglected despite that many researchers encounter it during their careers.
Caroline Fukushima +5 more
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Illegal trade in wild cats and its link to Chinese‐led development in Central and South America
Conservation Biology, Volume 34, Issue 6, Page 1525-1535, December 2020., 2020 Abstract Seizures of hundreds of jaguar heads and canines in Central and South America from 2014 to 2018 resulted in worldwide media coverage suggesting that wildlife traffickers are trading jaguar body parts as substitutes for tiger parts to satisfy the demand for traditional Asian medicine.
Thais Q. Morcatty +6 more
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Fronteira Brasil/Paraguai e as redes de drogras ilícitas
Revista da ANPEGE, 2017 O presente artigo constitui-se num desdobramento da pesquisa de mestrado intitulada “As drogas ilícitas na região de fronteira entre Brasil e Paraguai: uma análise das redes geográficas ilegais do tráfico”, realizada com apoio da Coordenação de ...
Vanderleia Gemelli +1 more
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Operários da firma: mundo do trabalho no mundo do crime
Antropolítica : Revista Contemporânea de Antropologia, 2020 O objetivo desse artigo é explorar as dimensões simbólicas de um mercado de trabalho bastante singular, as práticas que o constituem são penalmente tipificadas como tráfico de drogas. Entretanto, para um grupo restrito de garotos pobres, essas atividades
Diogo Lyra
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Tráfico ilegal de órganos: retos para la seguridad internacional
Revista Científica General José María Córdova, 2018 Las guerras internas y regionales, la inequidad y la inestabilidad de los gobiernos pueden incrementar el tráfico ilegal de órganos y tejidos humanos. Este tipo de mercado ilegal ha financiado organizaciones criminales que representan un riesgo para la ...
Diego Eduardo Canales Rodríguez
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OperaBogotá, la capital de Colombia, es el principal destino del tráfico ilegal de fauna silvestre que opera en este país. La Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente (SDA), como autoridad ambiental de Bogotá, es la entidad encargada de combatir esta actividad ...
Natalia Ramírez Zamudio
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