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A Review of the Trade in Toucans (Ramphastidae): Levels of Trade in Species, Source and Sink Countries, Effects from Governance Actions and Conservation Concerns

open access: yesConservation, 2023
Utilising wildlife as natural resources has a long history and wide appeal for many nations, while seeking international wildlife that is sustainably managed is the primary responsibility of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of ...
Angus I. Carpenter, Jennifer Slade
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The Implementation Gap in Emerging Disease Risk Management in the Wildlife Trade.

open access: yes, 2022
The wildlife trade has been characterized as one of the biggest risk factors in the emergence of new infectious diseases. In the shadow of COVID-19, there is growing political and scientific urgency to manage this risk.
Vidondo, Beatriz   +6 more
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Wildlife Trade and Human Health in Lao PDR: An Assessment of the Zoonotic Disease Risk in Markets. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Although the majority of emerging infectious diseases can be linked to wildlife sources, most pathogen spillover events to people could likely be avoided if transmission was better understood and practices adjusted to mitigate risk.
Zoe F Greatorex   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the sustainability of legal wildlife trade

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Management, 2023
Exploitation of wildlife represents one of the greatest threats to species survival according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Whilst detrimental impacts of illegal trade are well recognised, legal trade is often equated to being sustainable despite the lack of evidence or data in the majority of ...
Alice C. Hughes   +9 more
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A Green Criminological Exploration of Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam

open access: yes, 2012
Illegal wildlife trade is a pervasive and destructive crime that is contributing to biodiversity loss and species extinction around the globe. This is particularly true in Vietnam where, it is proposed, the convergence of four factors creates the ...
Anh Cao Ngoc   +3 more
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Contesting moralities: the politics of wildlife trade in Laos

open access: yesJournal of Political Ecology, 2008
This article examines the intricacy within stylized debates that surround conservation and the regulation of wildlife trade in Southeast Asia. Illegal and unregulated trade in wildlife has been characterized by conservation groups as a great risk for ...
Sarinda Singh
doaj   +1 more source

The Seven Forms of Challenges in the Wildlife Trade [PDF]

open access: yesTropical Conservation Science, 2020
Initiatives that aim to regulate the international wildlife trade must take into account its multiple and often complex dimensions in order to be effective. To do this, it is essential to understand the interactions between three of the key dimensions of the wildlife trade: (1) taxonomic unit, (2) geographic origin, and (3) product form and ...
Roberts, DL, Hinsley, A
openaire   +3 more sources

Dataset of seized wildlife and their intended uses

open access: yesData in Brief, 2021
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) threatens conservation and biosecurity efforts. The Internet has greatly facilitated the trade of wildlife, and researchers have increasingly examined the Internet to uncover illegal trade. However, most efforts to locate
Oliver C. Stringham   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the Provenance of Traded Wildlife in the Philippines

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
The illegal wildlife trade is a significant threat to global biodiversity, often targeting already threatened species. In combating the trade, it is critical to know the provenance of the traded animal or part to facilitate targeted conservation actions, such as education and enforcement.
Kate J. Brandis   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Key issues to consider in deliberations on a legal trade in rhino horn [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Presented at the 9th international wildlife ranching symposium: wildlife - the key to prosperity for rural communities, held on 12-16 September 2016 at Hotel Safari & the Safari Court, Windhoek, Namibia.Africa's rhinos face an insecure future in the ...
International Wildlife Ranching Symposium, publisher   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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