Incentivizing pangolin conservation: Decisions at CITES CoP19 may reduce conservation options for pangolins

The policy direction for pangolins in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is increasingly prohibitionist but may be suboptimal for conserving the species. Effective pangolin conservation requires critical consideration of diverse and adaptive m...

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Published inConservation science and practice Vol. 6; no. 5
Main Authors Challender, Daniel W. S., Embolo, Luc Evouna, Keboy Mov Linkey Iflankoy, Claude, Mouafo, Alain D. T., Simo, Franklin T., Ullmann, Tessa, Shirley, Matthew H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2024
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Subjects
CITES
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
Domestic markets
Incentives
indigenous people
institution
International trade
Law enforcement
local communities
pangolin
Poaching
policy
Property rights
social‐ecological system
Wildlife conservation
wildlife trade
Central Africa
Asia
Africa
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Summary:The policy direction for pangolins in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is increasingly prohibitionist but may be suboptimal for conserving the species. Effective pangolin conservation requires critical consideration of diverse and adaptive management approaches, which consider incentives for key actors, potentially including the sustainable use and domestic trade of white‐ and/or black‐bellied pangolins. Restricting potential policy options for pangolins in CITES may obstruct optimal national policies by removing a potential tool from the toolbox, one that could favor pangolin conservation and not their overexploitation.
ISSN:2578-4854
2578-4854
DOI:10.1111/csp2.13117