The Trade in Wildlife: A Framework to Improve Biodiversity and Livelihood Outcomes

Rosie Cooney, Alexander Kasterine*, Douglas Macmillan, Simon Milledge, Katarina Nossal, Dilys Roe, Michael ’T Sas-Rolfes

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Amid global concern about biodiversity loss and the surge in illegal trade of threatened species, international policy has turned its attention to trade restrictions, enforcement measures and demand-reduction strategies.

This analytical framework recommends that policy decisions should balance factors related to the species and its habitat; governance and institutional settings; supply-chain structure; and markets. These factors include species resilience, distribution and accessibility; property rights and policies such as CITES listings, quotas and bans; production costs, intermediaries, monopolies and stockpiling; and market demand elasticity and size.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationGeneva
PublisherInternational Trade Centre (ITC)
Number of pages29
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Publication series

NameITC Technical Paper
PublisherInternational Trade Centre
No.SC-15-311.E

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