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Literature Review: Assessment of the Impact of Trade Restrictions and Other Policies on Wildlife Conservation and Community Wildlife Stewardship in Southern Africa
This report comprises a review of published literature that examines the effectiveness of trade restrictions and related measures in addressing wildlife crime and linked threats to species conservation in the Southern African (SADC) region, with a focus on elephants, rhinos, lions, and pangolins.
Trade in these species is regulated by CITES and associated domestic laws and further supported by various direct and indirect measures along the trade chain. Given that these species of concern face additional pressure from other factors, including habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict, there is a need to evaluate the impact of trade restrictions and related measures in a broader social-ecological systems context.
