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Gupta T, Milner-Gulland EJ, Dias A, et al., 2023, Drawing on local knowledge and attitudes for the conservation of critically endangered rhino rays in Goa, India, PEOPLE AND NATURE
Taylor I, Bull JW, Ashton B, et al., 2023, Nature-positive goals for an organization's food consumption, NATURE FOOD
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Kuiper T, Altwegg R, Beale C, et al., 2023, Drivers and facilitators of the illegal killing of elephants across 64 African sites., Proc Biol Sci, Vol: 290
Ivory poaching continues to threaten African elephants. We (1) used criminology theory and literature evidence to generate hypotheses about factors that may drive, facilitate or motivate poaching, (2) identified datasets representing these factors, and (3) tested those factors with strong hypotheses and sufficient data quality for empirical associations with poaching. We advance on previous analyses of correlates of elephant poaching by using additional poaching data and leveraging new datasets for previously untested explanatory variables. Using data on 10 286 illegally killed elephants detected at 64 sites in 30 African countries (2002-2020), we found strong evidence to support the hypotheses that the illegal killing of elephants is associated with poor national governance, low law enforcement capacity, low household wealth and health, and global elephant ivory prices. Forest elephant populations suffered higher rates of illegal killing than savannah elephants. We found only weak evidence that armed conflicts may increase the illegal killing of elephants, and no evidence for effects of site accessibility, vegetation density, elephant population density, precipitation or site area. Results suggest that addressing wider systemic challenges of human development, corruption and consumer demand would help reduce poaching, corroborating broader work highlighting these more ultimate drivers of the global illegal wildlife trade.
Hazenbosch M, Sui S, Isua B, et al., 2022, Quantifying unintended effects of an agroecological research project on farmers' practices and social network in Papua New Guinea, PEOPLE AND NATURE, Vol: 4, Pages: 1592-1602
Sackey HNK, McNamara J, Milner-Gulland EJ, et al., 2022, The bushmeat trade in northern Ghana: market dynamics, drivers of trade and implications for conservation, ORYX, ISSN: 0030-6053
Milner-Gulland EJ, 2022, Don't dilute the term Nature Positive, NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, Vol: 6, Pages: 1243-1244, ISSN: 2397-334X
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Brittain S, Tagne CTK, Booker F, et al., 2022, Using scenarios-based interviews to predict changes in wild meat hunting and consumption in response to different alternatives projects, CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, Vol: 4
Hinsley A, Wan AKY, Garshelis D, et al., 2022, Understanding why consumers in China switch between wild, farmed, and synthetic bear bile products, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 36, ISSN: 0888-8892
Oyanedel R, Hinsley A, Dentinger BTM, et al., 2022, A way forward for wild fungi in international sustainability policy, CONSERVATION LETTERS, Vol: 15, ISSN: 1755-263X
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Pienkowski T, Keane A, de Lange E, et al., 2022, Personal traits predict conservationists' optimism about outcomes for nature, CONSERVATION LETTERS, Vol: 15, ISSN: 1755-263X
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Pienkowski T, Keane A, Castello y Tickell S, et al., 2021, Balancing making a difference with making a living in the conservation sector, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 36, ISSN: 0888-8892
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Li Y, Arias M, Hinsley A, et al., 2021, International media coverage of the Bolivian jaguar trade, PEOPLE AND NATURE, Vol: 4, Pages: 115-126
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Arlidge WNS, Firth JA, Alfaro-Shigueto J, et al., 2021, Assessing information-sharing networks within small-scale fisheries and the implications for conservation interventions, ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, Vol: 8, ISSN: 2054-5703
de Lange E, Milner-Gulland EJ, Yim V, et al., 2021, Using mixed methods to understand sensitive wildlife poisoning behaviours in northern Cambodia, ORYX, Vol: 55, Pages: 889-902, ISSN: 0030-6053
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de Lange E, Milner-Gulland EJ, Keane A, 2021, Effects of social networks on interventions to change conservation behavior, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 36, ISSN: 0888-8892
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Oyanedel R, Gelcich S, Mathieu E, et al., 2021, A dynamic simulation model to support reduction in illegal trade within legal wildlife markets, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, Vol: 36, ISSN: 0888-8892
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Arias M, Hinsley A, Milner-Gulland EJ, 2021, Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade, PEOPLE AND NATURE, Vol: 3, Pages: 1110-1126
Grace MK, Bennett EL, Akcakaya HR, et al., 2021, IUCN launches Green Status of Species: a new standard for species recovery, ORYX, Vol: 55, Pages: 651-652, ISSN: 0030-6053
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Brittain S, Tugendhat H, Newing H, et al., 2021, Conservation and the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities: looking forwards, ORYX, Vol: 55, Pages: 641-642, ISSN: 0030-6053
Hinsley A, Hu S, Chen H, et al., 2021, Combining data from consumers and traditional medicine practitioners to provide a more complete picture of Chinese bear bile markets, PEOPLE AND NATURE, Vol: 3, Pages: 1064-1077
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Pienkowski T, Keane A, Kinyanda E, et al., 2021, The role of nature conservation and commercial farming in psychological distress among rural Ugandans
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Mental illness is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease, but there is limited understanding of how it is influenced by socio-ecological context, particularly in the global south. We asked how interactions with ecological systems influence stressors associated with psychological distress in a rural Ugandan case study. We conducted and thematically analyzed 45 semi-structured interviews with residents of Nyabyeya Parish, Masindi District. Our results suggest that poverty and food insecurity were the primary reported causes of <jats:italic>“thinking too much”</jats:italic> and related idioms of psychological distress. The expansion of commercial agriculture may have been associated with the contraction of subsistence farming, reportedly exacerbating poverty and food insecurity among poorer households but contributing incomes to wealthier ones. Furthermore, households bordering a conservation area reported that crop losses from wildlife contributed to food insecurity. However, forest resources were important safety nets for those facing poverty and food insecurity. Our study suggests how two globally prevalent land uses – commercial agriculture and nature conservation – may influence social determinants of psychological distress in our study area. Psychological distress does not necessarily imply mental disorder. Nonetheless, exploring socially-mediated interactions with ecosystems may help explain the etiology of psychological distress. Furthermore, we suggest opportunities to manage socio-ecological systems to support mental health, such as promoting equitable access and control of livelihood resources. We also highlight co-benefits and trade-offs between global sustainability goals that could be managed for mental health, and why these should be recognized in the anticipated ‘New Deal for Nature.’</jats:p><jats:sec><jats:title>H
Booth H, Arlidge WNS, Squires D, et al., 2021, Bycatch levies could reconcile trade-offs between blue growth and biodiversity conservation, NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, Vol: 5, Pages: 715-725, ISSN: 2397-334X
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Banks-Leite C, Larrosa C, Carrasco LR, et al., 2021, The suggestion that landscapes should contain 40% of forest cover lacks evidence and is problematic, Ecology Letters, Vol: 24, Pages: 1112-1113, ISSN: 1461-023X
A recent review suggests that forest cover needs to be restored or maintained on at least 40% of land area. In the absence of empirical evidence to support this threshold, we discuss how this suggestion is unhelpful and potentially dangerous. We advocate for regionally defined thresholds to inform conservation and restoration.
Milner-Gulland EJ, 2021, The global conservation movement is divided but not diverse: reflections on 2020, ORYX, Vol: 55, Pages: 321-322, ISSN: 0030-6053
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Booth H, Clark M, Milner-Gulland EJ, et al., 2021, Investigating the risks of removing wild meat from global food systems, CURRENT BIOLOGY, Vol: 31, Pages: 1788-+, ISSN: 0960-9822
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Olmedo A, Verissimo D, Challender DWS, et al., 2021, Who eats wild meat? Profiling consumers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, PEOPLE AND NATURE, Vol: 3, Pages: 700-710
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Mair L, Bennun LA, Brooks TM, et al., 2021, A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets, NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, Vol: 5, Pages: 836-+, ISSN: 2397-334X
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Olmedo A, Verissimo D, Milner-Gulland EJ, et al., 2021, Uncovering prevalence of pangolin consumption using a technique for investigating sensitive behaviour, ORYX, Vol: 56, Pages: 412-420, ISSN: 0030-6053
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Doughty H, Oliver K, Verissimo D, et al., 2021, Using theory and evidence to design behaviour change interventions for reducing unsustainable wildlife consumption, PEOPLE AND NATURE, Vol: 3, Pages: 469-483
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Arlidge W, Firth J, Alfaro-Shigueto J, et al., 2021, Assessing information-sharing networks within small-scale fisheries and the implications for conservation interventions
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions is often dependent on local resource users' underlying social interactions. However, it remains unclear how fine-scale differences in information shared between resource users can influence network structure and the success of behaviour-change interventions. We investigate this knowledge gap by comparing information-sharing networks in a fishing community in Peru where a trial conservation intervention is underway to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles (<jats:italic>bycatch</jats:italic>). We show that the general network structure detailing information sharing about sea turtle bycatch differs from other fishing-related information sharing, specifically in degree assortativity (homophily) and eccentricity. This finding highlights that fine-scale differences in the information shared between resource users may influence network structure.</jats:p>
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