International push to tackle illegal wildlife trade risks missing potential of sustainable use | International Institute for Environment and Development

International push to tackle illegal wildlife trade risks missing potential of sustainable use | International Institute for Environment and Development

As UK PM David Cameron hosts a global conference to tackle the booming
illegal transnational trade in wildlife, experts welcome the new push
but warn efforts could fail without appropriate incentives for local
people’s involvement --> http://www.iied.org/international-push-tackle-illegal-wildlife-trade-risks-missing-potential-sustainable-use

 

 

"While strengthening law enforcement and reducing demand are important,
we also need to pay more attention to how best to incentivise local
people to manage and conserve wildlife," says IIED's Dilys Roe.

 

 Trafficking
of wildlife, driven by escalating demand for products such as elephant
ivory, is a booming market worth US9bn a year (Photo: Nonprofit
Organizations via Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)