conservation

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