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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Identifying species likely threatened by international trade on the IUCN Red List can inform CITES trade measures
Nature Ecology and Evolution, Volume 7, No. 8, Year 2023
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Overexploitation is a major threat to biodiversity and international trade in many species is regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). However, there is no established method to systematically determine which species are most at risk from international trade to inform potential trade measures under CITES. Here, we develop a mechanism using the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species to identify species that are likely to be threatened by international trade. Of 2,211 such species, CITES includes 59% (1,307 species), leaving two-fifths overlooked and in potential need of international trade regulation. Our results can inform deliberations on potential proposals to revise trade measures for species at CITES Conference of the Parties meetings. We also show that, for taxa with biological resource use documented as a threat, the number of species threatened by local and national use is four times greater than species likely threatened by international trade. To effectively address the overexploitation of species, interventions focused on achieving sustainability in international trade need to be complemented by commensurate measures to ensure that local and national use and trade of wildlife is well-regulated and sustainable. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Challender, Daniel W.S.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Robinson, Janine E.
United Kingdom, Canterbury
University of Kent
United Kingdom, Peterborough
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Joolia, Ackbar
Unknown Affiliation
Oldfield, Thomasina E.E.
Unknown Affiliation
Jenkins, Richard K.B.
Unknown Affiliation
Conde, Dalia A.
United States, Bloomington
Species360 Conservation Science Alliance
Denmark, Odense
Syddansk Universitet
Hilton-Taylor, Craig
Unknown Affiliation
Hoffmann, Mike
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Statistics
Citations: 1
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41559-023-02115-8
ISSN:
2397334X