Catch Shares: Will a solution for Fisheries work for Bushmeat?
Posted by at Oct 21st, 2008 in Green Trends
Capturing and eating fish and rainforest wildlife, including large primates, for human sustenance has been practiced for generations. However, as human populations have grown and demand for these resources has increased, species in coral reefs and tropical rainforests–the most diverse ecosystem types on the planet–have been put in jeopardy.
Though both ailing fisheries and dwindling wildlife populations have received much attention and attempted remediation, these problems have been difficult to tackle because of competing interests among conservationists and fishermen/hunters who base their livelihood on harvesting wildlife. Two recently released studies offer new insight into the problem of harvesting wildlife, and perhaps even a solution.
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Catch Shares: Will a solution for Fisheries work for Bushmeat?
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