The impact of harvest-based initiatives on wildlife poaching around the Ugalla and Rungwa game reserves

Nachihangu, Jovine; Massao, Catherine A.; Nahonyo, Cuthbert L.; Richard, Upendo

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02320

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“…Incorporating moral values into conservation management decisions will create feedback loops that promote mutually reinforcing interactions between people and nature, creating virtuous circles towards socioecological sustainability [30,81]. For instance, facilitating consistent access to designated natural areas where community members can gather natural resources for cultural and economic practices aligns with their moral values and instrumental use values, fosters positive human-nature relationships, restores land alienation, and mitigates the risks of poaching [13,86]. Both stakeholder groups emphasised the importance of considering animal well-being in management decisions, which is reflected in existing regulations, including the Norms and Standards for the Management of Elephants [87], the recently gazetted National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act (NEMLAA), and provisions therein for the Minister to establish regulations specifically aimed at promoting animal well-being [88,89].…”

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Resolving Conservation Conflicts through Shared Vision, Collective Benefits and Relevant Values

van de Water,

Doornwaard,

Sluiter

et al. 2023

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The global challenges of biodiversity loss and persistent poverty and inequality, which interact and shape each other at the local scale, require new strategies to improve human well-being and conserve biodiversity. In South Africa, inclusive and transformative conservation approaches are gaining support, which is of particular importance given the challenging history of conservation during the colonial and apartheid eras. The Dinokeng Game Reserve was created to conserve biodiversity and combat poverty in adjacent communities. However, human–elephant conflict and community development challenges have led to unproductive conservation trade-offs. We developed a Theory of Change for Living in Harmony that can help policymakers, conservation organisations and local communities to find better solutions. To develop the Theory of Change, we assessed the visions and perspectives towards (elephant) conservation and socio-economic development among both people living inside (owners/direct beneficiaries) and outside (community/indirect beneficiaries) the reserve. The study revealed common ground among stakeholder groups in ranking elephant benefits, as well as a collective acknowledgement of the importance of moral values in conservation decision making. However, the benefits of living within or adjacent to an elephant reserve differed considerably across stakeholder groups. Accordingly, different but not mutually exclusive solutions were suggested, including investments in multi-level good governance, education and capacity building, active community engagement and development, reserve expansion, and promoting the reserve’s integrated conservation model. This Theory of Change aims to support common ground between stakeholders, with critical feedback loops that reduce barriers and enable conditions for coexistence. It promotes conservation strategies that are socially relevant and widely supported, can create mutually beneficial outcomes for elephants, biodiversity, and multiple stakeholders, and can be applied to other species or ecosystems in general, with specific elements being tailored to those circumstances.

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Resolving Conservation Conflicts through Shared Vision, Collective Benefits and Relevant Values

van de Water,

Doornwaard,

Sluiter

et al. 2023

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“…La manera como opera la extracción de carne de monte se relaciona directamente a factores sociales, económicos y culturales que la afectan y determinan, como lo refleja la abundante literatura sobre el tema. La cacería y el comercio de carne de origen silvestre a lo largo de la historia ha sido y sigue siendo la base de subsistencia para millones de familias, pero con el aumento de la población y diversos otros factores, se ha vuelto una amenaza para la fauna silvestre en particular y la biodiversidad en general (Chaber et al, 2023;Djagoun et al, 2023;Elves-Powell et al, 2023;Enns et al, 2023;Foya et al, 2023;Hughes et al, 2023;Kadigi et al, 2023;Moloney et al, 2023;Morrison-Lanjouw et al, 2023;Mozer & Prost, 2023;Nachihangu et al, 2022;Pires & Galetti, 2023;Salas-Picazo et al, 2023;Vu, 2023;Di Minin et al, 2022;McRae et al, 2022;Hilderink & de Winter, 2021;González et al, 2020). Hay investigaciones con diferente óptica en referencia al efecto de la caza sobre el recurso fauna silvestre.…”

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Caza y comercio de carne de origen silvestre: Estudio de caso en tres comunidades nativas amazónicas de Ucayali, Perú

Shoobridge,

Cruz-Burga,

Mercado

et al. 2024

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Little is known about how bushmeat markets operate in the Peruvian Amazon and the influence they have on levels of extraction for food and commercial purposes. The research analyzes how the price of wildmeat is related to the intensity of hunting in native communities near the city of Pucallpa. The study confirms that the extraction, trade and use of bushmeat in these native communities are related to the trade of the resource in the city. The amount of meat shared, meat sold, and the average price influence the total amount of meat hunted. If prices vary, the quantities of meat hunted for sale also vary. It is recommended to promote local self-regulation, through which the communities organize themselves to guarantee the permanence of healthy populations of wildlife and benefit without harming the ecosystem. It is suggested to promote the legal sale of bushmeat in formal markets of Pucallpa for managed species so that it can be subject to greater control, allowing prices to achieve a sustainable level of equilibrium in the extraction and sale of bushmeat.

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The impact of harvest-based initiatives on wildlife poaching around the Ugalla and Rungwa game reserves

Cited by 2 publications

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Resolving Conservation Conflicts through Shared Vision, Collective Benefits and Relevant Values

Resolving Conservation Conflicts through Shared Vision, Collective Benefits and Relevant Values

Caza y comercio de carne de origen silvestre: Estudio de caso en tres comunidades nativas amazónicas de Ucayali, Perú

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