People Not Poaching

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Communities & Illegal Wildlife Trade Learning Platform: Sharing experiences of community-based initiatives being used to combat poaching. From &

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    28 Oct 2021

    🥁...exciting news ‼️ Our 1st article just out in by + looks at the case studies on the People not Poaching platform to understand the effectiveness of community-based approaches to tackling + how this is being measured

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  2. Feb 3

    "The dirty work of killing wildlife is often carried out by poorly equipped locals looking to supplement their incomes rather than heavily armed traffickers or militant groups. When arrests and prosecutions are made, they tend to be the ones in the docket"

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    Feb 2

    “Stewardship is predicated on the recognition and respect of communities’ rights to their resources.”

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  4. Feb 2

    MIDWEEK MATERIAL 📰 In this article + set out a political ecology approach to thinking about security using the example of the deployment of private military companies for anti training + operations ->

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    Feb 1

    New paper published! We analyzed the working and employment conditions of rangers worldwide, using a precarious employment framework 🥾🌎 We also reviewed the consequences of this to rangers’ mental/physical health and to conservation, & discuss solutions:

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  6. Jan 26

    MIDWEEK MATERIAL 📰 The authors analyse drivers + determinants of , targeting the factors that support participation in + transporting goods, to clarify how behavioural drivers may spur individuals to engage in these activities.

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  8. Jan 20

    "Most poachers she met said they shoot tigers because they need the money to survive. With int'l demand for fur products waning, the sable they’d hunted legally in the past no longer paid the bills, so they turned to poaching tigers." Via

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    Jan 18

    Say cheese! The community-led SMART patrols that we support are armed with specialized technology that allows them to better analyze and protect the forested and marine habitats they work in.

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    Jan 18

    1/8 📢NEW PAPER is out in 'Crime, Security, and Illegal Wildlife Trade: Political Ecologies of International Conservation.' It examines how framing as a matter of crime and security powerfully shape policies to tackle it

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  11. Jan 17

    "Nashulai’s way of empowering the community goes further to diversify the economy by providing skills and education to the residents, as well as preserving the culture by passing on knowledge about environmental awareness." Via

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    Jan 17

    For the first time in 21 years, only a single poaching event was recorded in the State of Assam during 2021. A great achievement by all those working to protect the region's Greater one-horned rhinos!

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  13. Jan 13

    "Simultaneously, Bodoland Territorial Council and other organisations have convinced more than 400 poachers to become protectors of the forest by offering monthly stipends." The that became an icon for peace via ->

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    Jan 12

    "Namibia's homegrown PES is called Wildlife Credits – an innovative initiative that rewards conservancies for proactive, verifiable conservation results - payments go directly to the stewards on the ground for results already achieved.

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  15. Jan 12

    MIDWEEK MATERIAL 📰 The authors examine changes in illegal activities in Kibale NP (Uganda) between 2006-2016 + evaluated how the changes were correlated with the living conditions of people in neighbouring communities, as well as patrolling effort ->

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  16. Jan 10

    "To combat the dual pressures of illegal and hunting, the study recommends local engagement and education to increase awareness of sustainable use of resources, and training communities to patrol and identify illegal activities"

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  17. Jan 5

    Local poachers being used by large, international criminal networks (Zambia) via

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  18. Jan 4

    "Through interviews with 228 buyers and potential users of tiger bone glue, researchers found that consumers overwhelmingly favored products derived from wild tigers rather than farmed ones." farms doing little to end wild via

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  19. 23 Dec 2021

    Inspiring People: Rangers in the Kunene Basin in north-western via ->

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  20. 22 Dec 2021

    They conclude that multidimensional poverty and wildlife crime are intricately linked, and that initiatives to enhance five dimensions (economic, human, socio-cultural, political, and protective capabilities) can reduce the poverty-related risks of wildlife crime.

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  21. 22 Dec 2021

    MIDWEEK MATERIAL 📰 explore the relationship between poverty and crime, and its relevance in the context of a global pandemic ->

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