UT Shield

Global Wildlife Conservation Group

The University of Texas at Austin

Global Wildlife Conservation Group

  • Home
  • Contributor Bios
  • Description
  • Project Lead
  • Videos

May 18, 2015 By John Owens 2 Comments

Multiplier Effect

Filed Under: Economic, Multilateral Tagged With: conservation, ecotourism, multiplier effect, Poaching, Socioeconomic, sport hunting regulations, sport hunting revenue, U.S. Policy, wildlife population decline

While ecotourism provides clear, direct economic benefits to countries, those benefits are often underestimated, since the numerous inputs required to support the ecotourism industry are difficult to quantify. For example, items such as food, supplies, transportation, public works, infrastructure, and manpower are required to support ecotourism. Additionally, local citizens employed… read more 

April 27, 2015 By John Owens Leave a Comment

Infrastructure and Guns May Curb Wildlife Trafficking

Filed Under: Economic, Security Tagged With: anti-poaching, conservation, ecotourism, Militarization, Poaching, Rangers, Shoot-to-kill, U.S. Policy, USAID, Wildlife poaching, wildlife population decline

As I discussed in my previous blog post, the US attempts to curb wildlife tracking through foreign assistance. Specifically, FWS provides $10 million annually to enhance and support wildlife conservation throughout Africa and Asia.  The funds support essential wildlife protection activities in 25 African countries, including improving capacity to carry… read more 

November 10, 2014 By John Owens Leave a Comment

Sport Hunting Revenue

Filed Under: Sport Hunting Tagged With: conservation, hunting fee, sport hunting revenue

By one estimate, African sport hunting generates approximately $200 million annually. While sport hunting revenue is a small portion of  African countries’ GDPs, it can have a big impact on wildlife conservation and the populations of certain species. This revenue stream is sufficient enough to positively impact conservation and in… read more 

Recent Posts

  • Legacy Site
  • Legacy Global Wildlife Conservation Site
  • Reducing Consumer Demand for Ivory in China
  • CITES CoP17: Will China Take the Lead in the Fight Against Illegal Ivory?
  • Washington Report

Recent Comments

  • Gayla Mixon on CITES CoP17: Will China Take the Lead in the Fight Against Illegal Ivory?
  • Joshua Busby on Multiplier Effect
  • Sharon Stewart on Multiplier Effect
  • After Tenure | Duck of Minerva on Lessons from Beijing
  • After Tenure | Duck of Minerva on Tanzanian travel

Archives

  • August 2020
  • July 2019
  • August 2017
  • September 2016
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014

Categories

  • Demand Reduction
  • Economic
  • Multilateral
  • Public-Private
  • Security
  • Sport Hunting
  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

UT Home | Emergency Information | Site Policies | Web Accessibility | Web Privacy | Adobe Reader

© The University of Texas at Austin 2022

  • UT Austin
  • UT Blogs
  • Log in
  • Home
  • Contributor Bios
  • Description
  • Project Lead
  • Videos