Wild meat is still on the menu: Progress in wild meat research, policy, and practice from 2002 to 2020

DJ Ingram, L Coad, EJ Milner-Gulland… - Annual Review of …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Several hundred species are hunted for wild meat in the tropics, supporting the diets,
customs, and livelihoods of millions of people. However, unsustainable hunting is one of the …

Illegal wildlife trade: Scale, processes, and governance

M 't Sas-Rolfes, DWS Challender… - Annual Review of …, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue,
largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked …

Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions

A Balmford, RB Bradbury, JM Bauer, S Broad… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Conservation is predominantly an exercise in trying to change human behaviour–whether
that of consumers whose choices drive unsustainable resource use, of land managers …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and perspectives on tackling illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade

CS Fukushima, P Tricorache, A Toomes… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade (IUWT) currently presents one of the most high-profile
conservation challenges. There is no “one-size-fits-all” strategy, and a variety of disciplines …

Averting wildlife-borne infectious disease epidemics requires a focus on socio-ecological drivers and a redesign of the global food system

GI Wegner, KA Murray, M Springmann, A Muller… - …, 2022‏ - thelancet.com
A debate has emerged over the potential socio-ecological drivers of wildlife-origin zoonotic
disease outbreaks and emerging infectious disease (EID) events. This Review explores the …

Changing human behavior to conserve biodiversity

D Veríssimo, K Blake, HB Flint… - Annual Review of …, 2024‏ - annualreviews.org
Conservation of biodiversity is above all else an exercise in human persuasion. Human
behavior drives all substantive threats to biodiversity; therefore, influencing it is the only path …

Taking a more nuanced look at behavior change for demand reduction in the illegal wildlife trade

L Thomas‐Walters, D Veríssimo… - … Science and Practice, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
The illegal wildlife trade threatens the future of many species, and undermines economies
and livelihoods. Conservationists have largely responded with supply‐side interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the risks of removing wild meat from global food systems

H Booth, M Clark, EJ Milner-Gulland… - Current Biology, 2021‏ - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought humanity's strained relationship with nature into sharp
focus, with calls for cessation of wild meat trade and consumption, to protect public health …

Post COVID‐19: a solution scan of options for preventing future zoonotic epidemics

SO Petrovan, DC Aldridge, H Bartlett… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The crisis generated by the emergence and pandemic spread of COVID‐19 has thrown into
the global spotlight the dangers associated with novel diseases, as well as the key role of …

[PDF][PDF] The challenge and opportunity of behaviour change methods and frameworks to reduce demand for illegal wildlife

KE Wallen, E Daut - Nature Conservation, 2018‏ - natureconservation.pensoft.net
Biodiversity conservation is contingent upon managing human behaviour and, at times,
changing behaviour. This is particularly relevant to the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife …