Exploitation of wildlife represents one of the greatest threats to species survival according to
the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services …

Illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade (IUWT) currently presents one of the most high-profile
conservation challenges. There is no “one-size-fits-all” strategy, and a variety of disciplines …

Conservation is predominantly an exercise in trying to change human behaviour–whether
that of consumers whose choices drive unsustainable resource use, of land managers …

The dominant approach to combating the illegal wildlife trade has traditionally been to
restrict the supply of wildlife products. Yet conservationists increasingly recognize the …

The wildlife trade is a major cause of species loss and a pathway for disease transmission.
Socioeconomic drivers of the wildlife trade are influential at the local scale yet rarely …

Illegal wildlife trade, which mostly focuses on high-demand species, constitutes a major
threat to biodiversity. However, whether poaching is an opportunistic crime within high …

Wildlife trade has been widely discussed as a likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. It
remains unclear how the main actors in the wildlife trade chain responded to these …

The burgeoning illegal trade in succulents in southern Africa presents a critical conservation
and social development challenge. Drawing parallels with the trajectory of the response to …

Indonesian marine resources are among the richest on the planet, sustaining highly diverse
fisheries. These fisheries include the largest shark and ray landings in the world, making …

Wildlife commodification can generate benefits for biodiversity conservation, but it also has
negative impacts; overexploitation of wildlife is currently one of the biggest drivers of …