dc.contributor.author | Hancock, JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Furtado, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Merino, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Godley, BJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Nuno, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-13T11:00:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-05-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | Conservation regulations aimed at restricting resource use are commonly used to manage and protect natural resources but their implementation depends on the compliance of resource users. The design of effective regulations should be informed by an understanding of the factors that affect compliance, considering contextual socio-economic information. Changes have been implemented in the national legislation protecting marine turtles in the Cape Verde archipelago, where historical and recent records indicate heavy human predation pressure on nesting and foraging marine turtles. We present an assessment of levels of illegal harvesting and consumption of marine turtle products on two of the islands, Boa Vista and Santiago, and an analysis of their potential drivers. Key stakeholders were interviewed to investigate the perceived impact of the main interventions employed in Cape Verde to reduce illegal harvesting, trade and consumption of marine turtles. Despite an apparent decrease in harvesting and consumption, our results suggest there has been a shift from subsistence harvesting to trade in Boa Vista. The existence of laws to protect marine turtles was perceived as a deterrent to harvesting, and awareness campaigns and a lack of availability were perceived as reasons for the decrease in consumption in Boa Vista and Santiago, respectively. Aiming to inform ongoing discussions, we recommend a multi-targeted approach focusing on both suppliers and consumers to magnify conservation effectiveness. Regular impact evaluation focusing on harvest and consumption is needed to improve the design of regulations and inform policy decision making. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was undertaken for Turtle Foundation in collaboration
with Cape Verde’s National Fisheries
Development Institute (INDP), and received financial support
from Turtle Foundation and the University of Exeter.
JMH would like to thank her colleagues at Turtle
Foundation in Sal Rei, Christian Roder and Julio Rocha;
Bernardo Gonçalves for conducting a great part of the interviews,
often in difficult conditions and places; Carlos Santos,
Vera Gominho, Alcides Varela, Victor Tavares, Paulo
Varela, Avelino Tavares, Anselmo Rocha, Osvaldinha
Rosa and Melicia Cardoso of INDP for logistical support;
Jelena Adeli and Indira for making life in Santiago so
much easier; Christophe Eizaguirre and Gail Schofield for
their help with analysis, review and editing of the manuscript;
Peter Richardson and Amdeep Sanghera of the
Marine Conservation Society for valuable input on the initial
questionnaire, and sharing their experiences of the
Turtles in the Caribbean Overseas Territories project. BJG
and AN acknowledge the support of the Darwin Initiative.
We thank the reviewers for their valuable comments | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605316000107 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0030605316000107 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/22026 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | en_GB |
dc.rights.embargoreason | Publisher Policy | en_GB |
dc.subject | black market | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cape Verde | en_GB |
dc.subject | coastal livelihoods | en_GB |
dc.subject | law enforcement | en_GB |
dc.subject | illegal harvest | en_GB |
dc.subject | loggerhead sea turtle | en_GB |
dc.subject | wildlife trade | en_GB |
dc.title | Exploring drivers and deterrents of the illegal consumption and trade of marine turtle products in Cape Verde, and implications for conservation planning | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0030-6053 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from the publisher via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Oryx | en_GB |