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Criminalisation of Wildlife Trafficking
, 2020 Wildlife trafficking threatens the existence of many plant and animal species and accelerates the destruction of wildlife, forests, and other natural resources. It contributes to environmental degradation, destroys unique natural habitats, and deprives many countries and their populations of scarce renewable resources.
Ege, Gian Andrea, Howe, Georgina
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Harm, Earth Jurisprudence and human/nonhuman relationships
Animal Sentience, 2020 To prevent the next pandemic and to protect the environment and non-human animals, there needs to be a clear definition of harm and a legal system grounded in Earth Jurisprudence. Drawing on evolutionary principles to redefine harm and to radically alter
Tanya Wyatt
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The role of Germany in the illegal global pangolin trade
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019 The illegal pangolin trade is of global concern and is placing all pangolin species under high levels of threat. Following a preliminary analysis of global pangolin seizures from 2010 to 2015, Germany emerged as a transit country, especially for ...
Sarah Heinrich +2 more
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Speciesism and the Wildlife Trade: Who gets Listed, Downlisted and Uplisted in CITES?
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2022 Wildlife faces a number of threats due to human activity, including overexploitation from excessive and/or illegal trade. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is the main international legal ...
Alison Hutchinson +2 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid global expansion of photovoltaic (PV) solar facilities, now comprising nearly 80% of the recent and projected growth of renewable electricity, represents one of the most significant land‐use changes of the 21st century. While PV facilities are critical for decarbonising energy systems, their large spatial footprint and infrastructure
Tom Armstrong +4 more
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski +19 more
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Illegal wildlife trafficking in the state of Paraíba [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaParaíba is one of the Brazilian states that most contributes to bird trafficking in the Northeast. This illegal activity, often rooted in cultural practices, uses small towns as collection hubs, from which animals are transported to large urban centers ...
A.A. Costa Filho +9 more
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Critical research gaps in understanding Southeast Asian women’s wildlife trade and use practices
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 The hunting and consumption of wildlife is a global practice with practices that are socially nested, mediated, and shared across social categories, including gender.
Elizabeth Oneita Davis
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study uses the policy regime framework to examine how background conditions, institutions, and actor configurations shaped hunting rights within the forest–wildlife policy domain during Slovenia's postsocialist transformation. Drawing on media analysis, in‐depth interviews with policymakers, and legislative documents, it conducts a ...
Milan Šinko, Brina Malnar
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DiversityWildlife trafficking and human–wildlife conflict are major causes of species decline. The illegal nature of wildlife trafficking makes it hard, and sometimes dangerous, to study.
Ricardo Villalba-Briones +5 more
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