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Wildlife Trade and the Emergence of Infectious Diseases

EcoHealth, 2007
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most recent emerging infectious diseases have been zoonotic in origin. It is our contention that one of the factors responsible for such emergence is the trade in wildlife and bushmeat in particular. This article considers the effect of increasing diversity in the species hunted on the probability of ...
Swift, Louise, Hunter, Paul R., Lees, Alexander C., Bell, Diana J.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A comparative analysis of wildlife trafficking in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2016
Wildlife trafficking is a major black market, and may be the second most profitable illicit market after drug trafficking. It has significant negative impacts on species, ecosystems, and biodiversity.
Wyatt, Tanya
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Integrating invasion and disease in the risk assessment of live bird trade. [PDF]

, 2014
AimInternational trade in plants and animals generates significant economic benefits. It also leads to substantial unintended impacts when introduced species become invasive, causing environmental disturbance or transmitting diseases that affect people ...
Daszak, Peter, Elwood, Sarah, Keller, Reuben P, Romagosa, Christina M, Springborn, Michael R, Zambrana-Torrelio, Carlos   +5 more
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Nature‐Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation: Review of Barriers to Adoption and Guidelines for Policymakers

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NBS) for climate adaptation encompass a range of approaches that work with nature to increase resilience to climate change while providing ecological, economic and social co‐benefits. These solutions have frequently been put forward for application in urban contexts, such as the creation of urban forests, but can ...
Anita Vollmer, Stefano Ceolotto, Niall Farrell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
wiley   +1 more source

International wildlife trade is largely unregulated

Veterinary Record, 2020
Josh Loeb ( VR , 3/10 October 2020, vol 187, pp 247, 248) discusses a recent analysis1 of commercial imports of live, non-domesticated animals into the UK between 2014 and 2018, as recorded in the APHA Trade Control and Expert System database. The analysis excluded domesticated species, gamebirds, fish and species protected by the Convention on ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Bridging Cross‐Scale Science–Policy Interfaces for Coherent Land‐Use Governance: Knowledge Co‐Production and Uptake in Kenya's Polycentric System

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land is fundamental to livelihoods and ecosystem health but faces mounting pressure from human activities, climate change, and competing development demands. Science–policy interfaces (SPIs)—platforms that connect experts and policymakers—are vital for co‐producing knowledge to inform coherent, sustainable land‐use governance.
Sara Velander, Lisa Biber‐Freudenberger   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring market-based wildlife trade dynamics in Bangladesh

Oryx
Wildlife markets are hotspots for illegal wildlife trade, with traders operating as a result of weak monitoring and law enforcement. Knowledge of species traded, sources, and routes used for transport is needed to identify illegal wildlife trade markets ...
Nasir Uddin, Ariful Islam, Tania Akhter, Tasnim Ara, Delower Hossain, Craig Fullstone, Sam Enoch, Alice C. Hughes   +7 more
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Inconsistent Transcriptomic Responses to Hexabromocyclododecane in Japanese Quail: A Comparative Analysis of Results From Four Different Study Designs

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract Efforts to use transcriptomics for toxicity testing have classically relied on the assumption that chemicals consistently produce characteristic transcriptomic signatures that are reflective of their mechanism of action. However, the degree to which transcriptomic responses are conserved across different test methodologies has seldom been ...
Paul Béziers, Elena Legrand, Emily Boulanger, Niladri Basu, Jessica D. Ewald, Paula Henry, Markus Hecker, Jianguo Xia, Natalie Karouna‐Renier, Doug Crump, Jessica Head   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

WETLANDS, WILDLIFE, AND WATER QUALITY: TARGETING AND TRADE OFFS [PDF]

Cost-effective targeting of conservation activities has only recently been addressed by economists. Most work to date has focused on finding the best locations to set aside land for the protection of biodiversity.
Newbold, Stephen C., Weinberg, Marca
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