Category: Sustainable Use

An analysis of trophy size trends in popular hunting species in Namibia over five years

Resource Africa October 18, 2022 0 Comments
An analysis of trophy size trends in popular hunting species in Namibia over five years M Walters, M Hauptfleisch The Namibian Journal of Environment (NJE) 2022 Within the last twenty years, Namibia has developed a leading alternative model of biodiversity conservation, largely due to its Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme and its allocation of large areas of land...

A Call for More Nuanced Dialogues About Trophy Hunting

Resource Africa October 14, 2022 0 Comments
A Call for More Nuanced Dialogues About Trophy Hunting  Vernon C. Bleich, R. Terry Bowyer, Jim Heffelfinger, Kelley M Stewart , Paula A White Carl D Mitchell  Journal of Wildlife Management 2021  Reported effects of trophy harvest often are controversial. The subject is nuanced and many studies lack details necessary to place their results in context. Consequently, many studies are...

Briefing Document for the 19th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES COP19, Panama City, Panama 14 – 25 November, 2022

Resource Africa October 14, 2022 0 Comments
Briefing Document for the 19th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES COP19, Panama City, Panama 14 - 25 November, 2022 TRAFFIC Recommendations on Selected Agenda Documents For CITES COP19 The framework includes, for the first time, a proposed Target 5 that directly addresses the harvest, use and trade of wild species, and other targets addressing the benefits to conservation and humans...