Diogo Veríssimo

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Understanding the public debate about trophy hunting in China as a rural development mechanism

29/09/2020

This NEW paper in Animal Conservation looks at the trade-offs made by people in China across rural and urban areas when it comes to the use of trophy hunting. Download it here! The use of trophy hunting as a wildlife management option has been a highly controversial topic, especially in southern Africa, but trophy hunting … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: china, choice experiment, Hunting, research, trophy

Understanding Urban Demand for Wild Meat in Vietnam

23/01/2016

Just out in PLOS One, a paper (get it HERE!) I co-authored with colleagues at the University of Kent on the preferences of wild meat consumers in Vietnam. The country is a significant consumer of wildlife, particularly wild meat, in urban restaurant settings. To meet this demand, poaching of wildlife is widespread, threatening regional and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Asia, bear, bush meat, civet, cobra, consumer, demand, pangolin, paper, research, study, vietnam, wild meat

How effective are campaigns to reduce demand for wildlife products

25/06/2015

Last week I presented at Towards a sustainable and legal wildlife trade: An international 2-day symposium, and event organized by the Durrell Institue of Conservation and Ecology and the International Trade Centre. My talk, entitled How effective are conservation interventions at managing demand for wildlife products? is now available online (from minute 25 onwards)  

Posted in: Conference Tagged: Biodiversity, campaign, consumer, demand reduction, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, effectiveness, impact, International Trade Centre, research, Symposium, Wildlife Trade

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