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The CITES COP and the future of rhinos

22/09/2016

The upcoming CITES COP has led to a lot of discussion around proposals to legalize the trade in rhino horn. I was interviewed by “El Español”, a large digital Spanish newspaper for an article entitled El futuro del rinoceronte, un asunto de cuernos . I was asked questions about the trade in synthetic rhino horn … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Biodiversity, CITES, Conservation, Diogo Verissimo, El Español, Flagship species, rhino, spanish, synthetic, trade, Wildlife Trade

The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn to stop poaching

08/07/2015

In 2014, one rhino was killed every eight hours. That was in South Africa alone, where most of the world’s rhinos live. At this rate, rhino deaths may overtake births by 2016-2018, making the concept of the rhino’s extinction very real. Spurred by this grim prospect, governments, businesses and governmental organizations have discussed a wide … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: china, Conservation, demand, horn, illegal, pembient, poaching, reduction, rhino, rhinoceros, south africa, synthetic, trade, vietnam

What makes orchid buyers tick?

21/06/2015

A new paper lead by Amy Hinsley and co-authored by me and David Roberts talks about how rarity is a key driver of preference for those that are serious about their orchids.  Orchids are one of the best-selling plants in the legal horticultural trade but are also traded illegally and make up 70% of all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Asia, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Science, choice experiments, Conservation, demand, Diogo Verissimo, Marketing, Orchid, plant, trade, Wildlife

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