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Fonteyn D, Fayolle A, Fa JE, Vanthomme H, Vigneron P, Vermeulen C, Malignat R, Konradowski B, Yia Okanabene MN, Dibotty-di Moutsing SA, Pereira Dias S, Deniau C, Cornu G, Groschêne M, Cornélis D. Hunting indicators for community-led wildlife management in tropical Africa. NPJ BIODIVERSITY 2024; 3:15. [PMID: 39242671 PMCID: PMC11332190 DOI: 10.1038/s44185-024-00048-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024]
Abstract
Engaging local communities is pivotal for wildlife conservation beyond protected areas, aligning with the 30 × 30 target of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We assessed the effectiveness of 33 offtake indicators, derived from hunter declarations, in monitoring the status and extent of degradation of hunted wildlife sourced from camera trap surveys and faunal composition analysis. The rodents:ungulates ratio in offtake and the mean body mass of total offtake emerged as practical and robust indicators of faunal degradation within hunting systems, with significant potential for broader application in similar tropical forest environments. Our findings provide a blueprint for managing and conserving natural resources in tropical regions through community-based initiatives. Involving local stakeholders ensures sustainable wildlife use and fosters ownership and responsibility. This study advances conservation efforts, bridging scientific rigor with community engagement for effective biodiversity preservation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Davy Fonteyn
- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France.
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
- Université de Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, FORIL, Unité Gestion des Ressources Forestières, Gembloux, Belgium.
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
- Université de Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, FORIL, Unité Gestion des Ressources Forestières, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Kota Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- Université de Liège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, FORIL, Unité Gestion des Ressources Forestières, Gembloux, Belgium
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et Sociétés, Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
- Forêts et Sociétés, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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Buřivalová Z, Yoh N, Butler RA, Chandra Sagar HSS, Game ET. Broadening the focus of forest conservation beyond carbon. Curr Biol 2023; 33:R621-R635. [PMID: 37279693 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Two concurrent trends are contributing towards a much broader view of forest conservation. First, the appreciation of the role of forests as a nature-based climate solution has grown rapidly, particularly among governments and the private sector. Second, the spatiotemporal resolution of forest mapping and the ease of tracking forest changes have dramatically improved. As a result, who does and who pays for forest conservation is changing: sectors and people previously considered separate from forest conservation now play an important role and need to be held accountable and motivated or forced to conserve forests. This change requires, and has stimulated, a broader range of forest conservation solutions. The need to assess the outcomes of conservation interventions has motivated the development and application of sophisticated econometric analyses, enabled by high resolution satellite data. At the same time, the focus on climate, together with the nature of available data and evaluation methods, has worked against a more comprehensive view of forest conservation. Instead, it has encouraged a focus on trees as carbon stores, often leaving out other important goals of forest conservation, such as biodiversity and human wellbeing. Even though both are intrinsically connected to climate outcomes, these areas have not kept pace with the scale and diversification of forest conservation. Finding synergies between these 'co-benefits', which play out on a local scale, with the carbon objective, related to the global amount of forests, is a major challenge and area for future advances in forest conservation.
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- Zuzana Buřivalová
- The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- The Nature Conservancy, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Mikolo Yobo C, Iponga DM, Coad L, Ingram DJ. Contemporary wild meat hunting, consumption, and trade in Africa. Afr J Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.13026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Christian Mikolo Yobo
- Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CENAREST) BP Libreville Gabon
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- Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale (IRET) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CENAREST) BP Libreville Gabon
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- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Bogor West Java Indonesia
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- African Forest Ecology Group, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling UK
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