Clark, Douglas A., Brehony, Peadar, Dickman, Amy, Foote, Lee, Hart, Adam G ORCID: 0000-0002-4795-9986, Jonga, Charles, Mbiza, Moreangels M., Roe, Dilys and Sandbrook, Chris (2023) Hunting trophy import bans proposed by the UK may be ineffective and inequitable as conservation policies in multiple social‐ecological contexts. Conservation Letters, 16 (2). e12935. doi:10.1111/conl.12935
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Abstract
The UK government is considering legislation to prohibit the importation of hunting trophies. We examine documented social, ecological, and political outcomes of two previous such bans. We find that the UK government's proposal shares the shortcomings of existing bans that have (1) failed to address, or have even amplified, key threats to hunted species, (2) imposed costs on citizens of other countries, and (3) delegitimized the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Trophy import bans are blunt policy instruments that can cause more problems than they solve.
Item Type: | Article |
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Article Type: | Article |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bans; CBNRM; CITES; Legislation; Sustainable use; Trophy hunting |
Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain Q Science > QL Zoology S Agriculture > SK Hunting sports |
Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science |
Research Priority Areas: | Place, Environment and Community |
Depositing User: | Anna Kerr |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2023 12:29 |
Last Modified: | 31 Aug 2023 08:57 |
URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/12304 |
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