Diogo Veríssimo

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How good are we at changing behaviour for nature? 300,000 papers later here is what we found

18/10/2022

I recently wrote a short summary of a review we published recently (more on that soon) for the excellent blog Please keep to the path! See below.. In a nutshell: When it comes to looking at changing actual behaviour to conserve the environment the evidence base is limited as most studies do not measure actual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: behaviour, behaviour change, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, Environment, green, research, review, systematic

Not a cookie-cutter approach: how the uses and trade of giraffe parts vary across Africa

07/07/2021

The giraffe is an icon of the African subcontinent, and yet, there are many gaps in knowledge about giraffes in the wild and how to best protect them. In the 21 countries where giraffe populations are found, their conservation status differs depending on the species, geography, and threats they face. Coupled with the threats of … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, giraffe, illegal, research, review, Wildlife Trade

Investigating the international and pan‐African trade in giraffe parts and derivatives

04/03/2021

New article out today on Conservation Science and Practice: Investigating the international and pan‐African trade in giraffe parts and derivatives. Here we review the evidence and interview experts about giraffe trade, concluding in the end that ” the dynamics of legal and illegal trade and the use of giraffe parts vary throughout Africa, ranging from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Africa, expert, giraffe, Publication, review, Wildlife Trade

2019 in review(s)

03/01/2020

It’s been a while since my last post. And that is because I became a dad last August! These last months have been a wonderful whirlwind of smiles, diapers and sleepless nights and I can’t wait to see what comes next! Looking back at 2019 there are two reviews published in 2019 I would like … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Animal, behaviour change, images, impact, photo, review, Wildlife, Wildlife Trade

Characterizing efforts to reduce consumer demand for wildlife products

02/10/2018

EXTRA! EXTRA! Just out in the journal Conservation Biology is a review of of demand reduction interventions for wildlife trade products. My co-author Anita Wan and I reviewed more than 200 campaigns and look at they were distributed through time, space and in terms of biological groups (see below). We also looked at what information … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: behaviour change, Biodiversity, campaign, Conservation, conservation biology, conservation marketing, demand reduction, Education, Nature, Outreach, review, widlife, widllife trade

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