Poverty, Pandemics, and Wildlife Crime

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global recession and mass unemployment. Through reductions in trade and international tourism, the pandemic has particularly affected rural economies of tropical low- and middle-income countries where biodiversity is concentrated. As this adversity is exacerbating...

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Autores principales: Michelle Anagnostou, William D Moreto, Charlie J Gardner, Brent Doberstein
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:086b887efd214bd68c5b3ff8533eb3822021-11-19T10:59:17ZPoverty, Pandemics, and Wildlife Crime0972-492310.4103/cs.cs_193_20https://doaj.org/article/086b887efd214bd68c5b3ff8533eb3822021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2021;volume=19;issue=4;spage=294;epage=306;aulast=Anagnostouhttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-4923The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global recession and mass unemployment. Through reductions in trade and international tourism, the pandemic has particularly affected rural economies of tropical low- and middle-income countries where biodiversity is concentrated. As this adversity is exacerbating poverty in these regions, it is important to examine the relationship between poverty and wildlife crime in order to better anticipate and respond to the impact of the pandemic on biodiversity. To that end, we explore the relationship between poverty and wildlife crime, and its relevance in the context of a global pandemic. We examine literature from conservation, criminology, criminal justice, and social psychology to piece together how the various dimensions of poverty relate directly and indirectly to general criminal offending and the challenges this poses to conservation. We provide a theoretical framework and a road map for understanding how poverty alleviation relates to reduced wildlife crime through improved economic, human, socio-cultural, political, and protective capabilities. We also discuss the implications of this research for policy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conclude that multidimensional poverty and wildlife crime are intricately linked, and that initiatives to enhance each of the five dimensions can reduce the poverty-related risks of wildlife crime.Michelle AnagnostouWilliam D MoretoCharlie J GardnerBrent DobersteinWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticleconservationcovid-19environmental crimecriminologypoachingrural developmentEcologyQH540-549.5ENConservation & Society, Vol 19, Iss 4, Pp 294-306 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic conservation
covid-19
environmental crime
criminology
poaching
rural development
Ecology
QH540-549.5
spellingShingle conservation
covid-19
environmental crime
criminology
poaching
rural development
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Michelle Anagnostou
William D Moreto
Charlie J Gardner
Brent Doberstein
Poverty, Pandemics, and Wildlife Crime
description The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global recession and mass unemployment. Through reductions in trade and international tourism, the pandemic has particularly affected rural economies of tropical low- and middle-income countries where biodiversity is concentrated. As this adversity is exacerbating poverty in these regions, it is important to examine the relationship between poverty and wildlife crime in order to better anticipate and respond to the impact of the pandemic on biodiversity. To that end, we explore the relationship between poverty and wildlife crime, and its relevance in the context of a global pandemic. We examine literature from conservation, criminology, criminal justice, and social psychology to piece together how the various dimensions of poverty relate directly and indirectly to general criminal offending and the challenges this poses to conservation. We provide a theoretical framework and a road map for understanding how poverty alleviation relates to reduced wildlife crime through improved economic, human, socio-cultural, political, and protective capabilities. We also discuss the implications of this research for policy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conclude that multidimensional poverty and wildlife crime are intricately linked, and that initiatives to enhance each of the five dimensions can reduce the poverty-related risks of wildlife crime.
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