Why does illegal wildlife trade persist in spite of legal alternatives in transboundary regions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15326792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Busilacchi (0000-0001-7410-8477, Australian Tropical Science Precinct, CSIRO Land and Water Business Unit, Aitkenvale, Australia, corresponding author), James R A Butler (0000-0001-8333-947X, CSIRO Land and Water Business Unit, Brisbane, Australia), Elizabeth I Van Putten (0000-0001-8397-9768, CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia), Michaela Cosijn (0000-0002-4366-5745, CSIRO Land and Water Business Unit, Brisbane, Australia), Joseph Posu (Fisheries Management Unit, National Fisheries Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), Ria Fitriana (TierraMar, Sutherland, Australia), Archie Slamet (CSIRO Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-68 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10871209.2021.1876963 |
| OpenAlex | W3127723783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Both the characteristics of the value chains and the social-ecological context within which they exist are important to uncover motivations for engagement in legal and illegal value chains. Bêche-de-mer (dried sea cucumbers), shark fins, and fish maw (dried swim bladders) are valued products in the South Fly region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). We applied value chain analysis (VCA) to map the ‘vertical’ characteristics of trade and ‘horizontal’ contextual issues driving the trade. Vertical VCA showed that both legal and illegal value chains end in the same Asian cities, but using different routes. Prices offered by illegal middlemen to PNG fishers were significantly lower than those offered by legal buyers. Horizontal analysis showed five drivers (lack of information, obligatory dependencies to middlemen, kinship ties, need for cash, inaccessibility of legal markets) for accepting lower prices. We recommend interventions necessary to tackle these systemic drivers of illegal trade
Biology · Business · Cash · Commerce · Context (archaeology · Fish · Fishery · Geography · Kinship · Political science · Value (mathematics · Wildlife · Wildlife trade · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · Ichthyology and Marine Biology · Law · Marine and fisheries research · Ecology · Finance
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