As the world deals with COVID-19, the sustainable use of wild species is a critical coping and resilience strategy.
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Pangolins are illegally traded, linked to the coronavirus pandemic and driven to extinction in some areas. That’s why it’s vital to reintroduce this threatened species back into the wild.
There are more captive tigers in the US than there are in the wild around the world – and they can be bought for less than some breeds of dog puppies.
Using real apes and monkeys as actors in film and TV encourages people to see them as pets.
Zimbabwe are looking to resolve a debt to China by selling animals to them. But one of the concerns is that the elephants sold will eventually be farmed and their ivory harvested.
The ivory trade is a very contentious issue and will be debated at CITES. It will revolve around maintaining or lifting the ban on trade. But the human element is likely to be ignored.
The focus of CITES is not solely on the protection of species. It also promotes controlled trade that is not detrimental to the sustainability of wild species.
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Visiting Professor, University of Kent
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Professor Emeritus and Director of the Centre of Applied Social Sciences, University of Zimbabwe
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PhD Researcher, Plymouth Marjon University
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Research Associate, Department of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand; Chief Research Officer, Good Governance Africa; Managing Director, Harvey Economics Pty Ltd.
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Professor & Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor: Zoology & Ecology, Tshwane University of Technology
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Conservation Management & Sustainability Research Unit, Nelson Mandela University, Nelson Mandela University
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Professor and Chair, Southwestern Environmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Professor and DSTI/NRF SARChI Bio-economy Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Planetary Health, Maastricht University