An overview of environmental resources in Africa: emerging issues and sustainable exploitation

AO Iyiola, OA Akinsorotan, AE Ojeleye… - … and conservation of …, 2023‏ - Springer
The natural environment is composed of both living and nonliving resources and their
interaction dictates the condition of the environment. It provides food, shelter, economic …

From poachers to protectors: engaging local communities in solutions to illegal wildlife trade

R Cooney, D Roe, H Dublin, J Phelps… - Conservation …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Combating the surge of illegal wildlife trade (IWT) devastating wildlife populations is an
urgent global priority for conservation. There are increasing policy commitments to take …

A framework for assessing impacts of wild meat hunting practices in the tropics

ADM Dobson, EJ Milner-Gulland, DJ Ingram, A Keane - Human Ecology, 2019‏ - Springer
Terrestrial wildlife is being hunted for consumption by humans in the tropics at an
unprecedented rate, and the often unsustainable nature of this harvest has profound …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing human-tiger conflict using socio-ecological information on tolerance and risk

MJ Struebig, M Linkie, NJ Deere, DJ Martyr… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Tigers are critically endangered due to deforestation and persecution. Yet in places,
Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) continue to coexist with people, offering insights …

Integrated adaptation strategies for human–leopard cat coexistence management in Taiwan

LB Nguyen, HC Chen, TBW Seekings, N Dhungana… - Sustainability, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
In Taiwan, the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis) remains the only extant
native wild cat species. Previous studies have suggested anthropogenic factors as a cause …

Conservation, wildlife crime, and tough-on-crime policies: Lessons from the criminological literature

L Wilson, R Boratto - Biological Conservation, 2020‏ - Elsevier
As wildlife crime increasingly threatens global biodiversity, many conservation scientists and
practitioners have turned to aggressive land management and criminal justice strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting and understanding non-compliance with conservation rules

JN Solomon, MC Gavin, ML Gore - Biological Conservation, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This paper establishes the context for the special issue,“Detecting and Understanding
Violations of Conservation Rules”. Illicit or non-compliant human behaviors may occur in all …

[PDF][PDF] Why militarized conservation may be counter-productive: illegal wildlife hunting as defiance

R Witter - Journal of Political Ecology, 2021‏ - journals.librarypublishing.arizona …
In response to the past decade's surge in the illegal hunting of rhinoceros for the global
trade in their horn, conservation authorities in southern Africa have increased the …

Understanding persistent non-compliance in a remote, large-scale marine protected area

C Collins, A Nuno, A Broderick, DJ Curnick… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Area coverage of large-scale marine protected areas (MPAs)(LSMPAs,> 100,000 km2) is
rapidly increasing globally. Their effectiveness largely depends on successful detection and …

Ranger perceptions of the role of local communities in providing actionable information on wildlife crime

M Anagnostou, G Mwedde, D Roe… - … Science and Practice, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Wildlife crime in protected areas remains a major challenge to conservation. However, little
is known about the role of local communities in providing information on illegal activities to …