Journal article

Emerging illegal wildlife trade issues: A global horizon scan

N Esmail, BC Wintle, M t Sas-Rolfes, A Athanas, CM Beale, Z Bending, R Dai, M Fabinyi, S Gluszek, C Haenlein, LA Harrington, A Hinsley, K Kariuki, J Lam, M Markus, K Paudel, S Shukhova, WJ Sutherland, D Verissimo, Y Wang Show all

Conservation Letters | WILEY | Published : 2020

Abstract

Illegal wildlife trade is gaining prominence as a threat to biodiversity, but addressing it remains challenging. To help inform proactive policy responses in the face of uncertainty, in 2018 we conducted a horizon scan of significant emerging issues. We built upon existing iterative horizon scanning methods, using an open and global participatory approach to evaluate and rank issues from a diverse range of sources. Prioritized issues related to three themes: developments in biological, information, and financial technologies; changing trends in demand and information; and socioeconomic, geopolitical shifts and influences. The issues covered areas ranging from changing demographic and economi..

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