Socioeconomic

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

January 20, 2015 By Linhphung Huynh Leave a Comment

‘Death to Poachers!’ and Why Animal-Lovers Rage

Filed Under: Demand Reduction, Economic, Security Tagged With: Law, Poaching, Shoot-to-kill, Socioeconomic

In my previous post, Shoot-to-Kill Policy: Injustice in the Name of Conservation, I argued that militaristic shoot-to-kill (S2K) policies are likely ineffective in curbing poaching in the long term. Worse yet, through the guise of wildlife conservation, regimes use S2K’s military ethos to justify arbitrary and excessive violence on human… read more

January 19, 2015 By Linhphung Huynh Leave a Comment

Shoot-to-Kill Policy: Injustice in the Name of Conservation

Filed Under: Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Human Rights, Law, Militarization, Poaching, Rangers, Shoot-to-kill, Socioeconomic, Weapons

“Is it ever OK to defend a policy that can mean the loss of human life in order to protect wildlife?” Save the Rhino International poses this question in an informational piece on shoot-to-kill (S2K) policies, defined as a ranger’s right to fire back at poachers even if doing so… read more