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Conservationist; social scientist (economics and governance); researcher at @UniofOxford: @oxfordgeography @oxmartinschool @IWTnet & @WildlifeEconomy
Jun 24, 2022 18 tweets 20 min read
What is the connection between the African #WildlifeEconomy, legal #hunting & trophy trade, and #rhino #conservation? Here are some insights from my work as detailed in recent articles for @ConLetters @Society4ConBio @TC_Africa @africa_resource @OppGenRC & @WildlifeEconomy

🧵 First, consider the context: African conservation’s colonial legacy, a fast-growing human population, growing economic pressure to exploit wildlands, and the recent loss of critical revenue flows to wildlife custodians caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. See
ogresearchconservation.org/african-wildli…