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May 22, 2015 By Joshua Busby Leave a Comment

Washington Report

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Economic, Multilateral, Public-Private, Security, Sport Hunting

In April 2015, we concluded this year-long research project with presentations in Washington DC. We wrote six papers as part of this project which are proprietary to the client, the Congressional Research Service. Six students — Leo Carter, Caitlin Goodrich, LinhPhung Huynh, Cliff Kaplan, Delfina Rossi, and Wade Tanner —… read more 

May 15, 2015 By Leo Carter Leave a Comment

Debt-for-Nature and the Illicit Wildlife Trade

Filed Under: Economic, Public-Private

Debt-for-nature (DFN) swaps “involve the purchase of a developing country’s debt at a discounted value in the secondary debt market and canceling the debt in return for environment-related action on the part of the debtor nation.” The debt that is purchased is then returned to the debtor nation as equity in… read more 

May 14, 2015 By Jonathan Adams Leave a Comment

Craigslist singled out in latest IFAW investigation

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Public-Private

Informed by my career at eBay and as a student of the illegal wildlife trade, I have developed a keen interest in how wildlife traffickers use the internet to facilitate transactions. My last post, at least in small part, celebrated the decline of such sales on traditional e-commerce platforms in recent… read more 

May 14, 2015 By Jonathan Adams Leave a Comment

Wildlife trade shifting from e-commerce to social media

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Public-Private

In a previous post several months ago, I discussed how e-commerce sites are a major conduit for the online trade of illegal wildlife products. The International Fund for Animal Welfare has been the foremost organization to monitor the online sale of wildlife products, and their 2014 report “Wanted–Dead or Alive” uncovered $11… read more 

January 20, 2015 By Leo Carter Leave a Comment

Namibia’s Community Wildlife Conservancies

Filed Under: Public-Private, Security, Sport Hunting

Two of the biggest obstacles to effective conservation schemes in Southern Africa are the high rates of rural poverty and the lack of a system of laws providing property rights to vast sections of the population. Since the mid-1990s, the Namibian government has sought to incorporate into the conservation effort… read more 

January 3, 2015 By Cameron Lagrone Leave a Comment

Will the USA support public awareness campaigns around the world?

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Public-Private

Throughout the fall semester, I researched the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns in reducing demand for illegal wildlife products. I have examined campaigns from China, England and the USA. The purpose of this research was to develop an action plan for the USA; a way for the government to get… read more 

December 15, 2014 By Jonathan Adams Leave a Comment

Reports uncover thousands of illegal wildlife products for sale online

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Public-Private

According to a recent study by TRAFFIC (a joint project of the World Wildlife Fund and International Union for Conservation of Nature), the illegal ivory trade has increased 300% from 1998 to 2011. Much of that growth has doubtless been facilitated by the internet, owing to its convenience and historically weak… read more 

December 14, 2014 By Jonathan Adams Leave a Comment

The illegal wildlife trade gets the royal treatment

Filed Under: Public-Private

The campaign against wildlife trafficking has no dearth of celebrity support, and among its star-studded roster of activists is a member of royalty. Prince William visited the United States earlier this week on a several day, multi-event tour condemning the illegal wildlife trade. In his first visit to Washington on Monday, he… read more 

September 30, 2014 By Cameron Lagrone Leave a Comment

Are Public Awareness Campaigns Effective?

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Public-Private

On September 15, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) launched the month-long “Ivory Challenge.” USFWS crushed six tons of confiscated ivory in November of last year. Through the Ivory Challenge, they are calling for artists “to create a compelling, thought provoking, informative and impactful display to increase awareness about… read more 

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