Oil palm plantations have expanded rapidly in recent decades. This large‐scale land‐use
change has had great ecological, economic, and social impacts on both the areas converted …

Aquaculture, especially of non‐native species and translocated domestic species, is a
greatly encouraged way of relieving the conflicts between food and economic demand and …

Wildlife trade is the very heart of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
providing an income for some of the least economically affluent people and it generates …

The global trade in ornamental fish involves c. 125 countries worldwide and is worth c. US
$15–30 billion each year. This total is dominated (90%) by freshwater fishes, most of which …

Production of animals for the aquarium hobbyist trade is a rapidly growing sector of the
aquacultural industry, and it will continue to become more important as restrictions are …

In the 21st century, aquaculture is generally characterized as a foe to conservation efforts.
Yet, much has changed in the two seemingly disparate practices over the last two decades …

This study attempted to characterize three major classes of digestive enzymes in arowana
fish, a popular and highly valuable ornamental fish species using specific substrates and …

A total of 1951 species of freshwater and marine fishes belonging to 704 genera and 186
families are recorded in Malaysia. Almost half (48%) are currently threatened to some …

Indonesia has about 20-21 Mha of peatland (Wahyunto et al. 2003, 2004 & 2006; Page &
Rieley 2016) including 13 Mha in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Table 1). Most of these …

The ornamental pet trade is often considered a key culprit for conservation problems such as
the introduction of invasive species (including infectious diseases) and overharvesting of …