Diogo Veríssimo

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PAWCAST! How can we use the power of persuasion to reduce the demand for tiger parts?

18/05/2022

I was one of the guests in the latest episode of the WildCats Conservation Alliance “Pawcast” focused on influencing consumer behaviour in the context of the illegal trade in tiger parts. It was great to have the chance to discuss some of the challenges around influencing behaviour.. Have a listen below!

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: china, consumer, demand reduction, Diogo Verissimo, Illegal wildlife trade, pawcast, Podcast, tiger, WildCats Conservation Alliance

How can we stop people wanting to buy illegal wildlife products?

09/07/2020

Laura Thomas-Walters, University of Kent; Bob Smith, University of Kent, and Diogo Veríssimo, University of Oxford Conservationists have been working for decades to save species such as pangolins and rhinos from illegal hunting and trading. And, with fears that the coronavirus pandemic originated from the wildlife trade, there’s never been more pressure to find solutions. … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press, Uncategorized Tagged: behaviour change, consumer, demand reduction, The Conversation, Wildlife Trade

Demarketing sea turtle meat and eggs

11/02/2020

We recently published a paper on the effective use of consumer research methods to inform demand management interventions, based on work carried out in São Tomé and Principe regarding sea turtle meat and eggs. The full text can be found here, but we have a variety of other formats we are using to disseminate our … [Read more…]

Posted in: Publications Tagged: Africa, conservation science and practice, consumer behaviour, demand reduction, demarketing, Open Access, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, Social Marketing, survey, widllife 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

Sea turtles of São Tomé: Selling what can’t be sold

20/03/2017

Today I bring you my latest blogpost on the National Geographic Voices blog! It talks about the work I have being doing with ATM, a Portuguese NGO dedicated to the conservation of marine turtles in Portuguese speaking countries.  We have been working on a social marketing campaign to reduce the demand for sea turtle meat … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Africa, behaviour change, bushmeat, campaign, demand reduction, Marine turtle, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sea turtle, Social Marketing, widllife trade

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

To reduce rhino poaching, take demand for horns seriously

04/12/2014

Today my piece on the importance of demand reduction was published in the conversation.com! Read it below! Poaching rhinos for their horns is one of the most publicized conservation issues worldwide. From global trade bans and surveillance drones, to the involvement of celebrities such as British royal Prince Charles and NBA star Yao Ming, it … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: Asia, behaviour change, Biodiversity, Conservation, demand reduction, Diogo Verissimo, evaluation, horn, Marketing, rhino, Social Marketing, social science, Wildlife Trade

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