Women and urban wildmeat trafficking in the Republic of Congo
Women and urban wildmeat trafficking in the Republic of Congo
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DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110587
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发表时间：
2024-04-23
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Gore，Meredith L.
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作者：
Green，Aalayna R.;Plowman，Christian;Gore，Meredith L.
由于生物多样性下降和城市化速度加快，非法城市野味贸易预计将成为野生动物犯罪行业的一个组成部分。对城市野味贩运的充分评估需要对参与野生动物犯罪的个人的角色和行为进行调查。然而，与许多野生动物犯罪文献类似，女性参与城市野生肉类贸易的调查很少。我们调查的目的是（1）探索整个供应链中女性与野生动物产品之间的关系，以及（2）确定女性与特定野生动物产品之间是否存在显着关系。通过系统的社会观察，我们评估了刚果共和国布拉柴维尔和黑角城市中心之间城市野味贩运的性别维度。我们特别重视受保护的物种，即类人猿、非洲穿山甲和矮鳄。结果表明，物种和地理层面存在性别差异，表明女性采购产品并将其发送到与男性不同的地点，并且女性专门从事不同物种的贸易。我们证明，由于个人参与该行业的独特方式以及这种参与的性别差异，城市野味贩运预防战略实施了性别意识方法。
As a result of declining biodiversity and increasing rates of urbanization, the illegal urban wildmeat trade is projected to become an integral sector of the wildlife crime industry. Adequate assessment of urban wildmeat trafficking requires investigation into the roles and behaviors of individuals who engage in wildlife crimes. However, akin to much of wildlife crime literature, women's engagement within the urban wildmeat trade have received little investigation. The objectives of our investigation were to (1) explore relationships between women and wildlife products across the supply chain, and (2) determine whether a significant relationship exists between women and specific wildlife products. Through systematic social observations, we evaluate the gendered dimensions of urban wildmeat trafficking in the Republic of Congo between the urban centers of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. We place particular emphasis on species of conservation concern, namely great apes, African pangolins, and dwarf crocodiles. Results indicate that there are gendered variations at the species and the geographic level, indicating that women are sourcing and sending their products to different locations than men, and that women are specializing in trade of different species. We attest that urban wildmeat trafficking prevention strategies implement a gender-aware approach due to the unique ways that individuals engage with the industry and how that engagement is gendered.