Survival or Extinction?

How to Save Elephants and Rhinos
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-13292-7
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 582 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1192 g

Written with passion for anyone interested in seeing an end to the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, this book shows how, by working together, people all over the world who care about these animals are gradually bringing about change for the better. It takes an overview of how the current situation came to pass by exploring poaching and its devastating consequences and the pivotal role of organized crime. The discussion of how matters are starting to improve covers the investigation and monitoring of ivory markets, sustainable uses and the key role of local communities.Enforcement of the law is vital in this story. Enter the enforcers, the technology they use to defeat the poachers and the evidence they require to prosecute offenders. Cases, some deeply shocking, are included, as well as a number of fascinating case studies, while the exploits of organized crime gangs make lively, as well as disturbing reading. Throughout the message is clear. We can and must save these animals from extinction.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, Bridget

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Ethik und Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction

PART I:    CAST OF ‘CHARACTERS’Chapter 2: The Animals: Elephants, Rhinos and People                                               
PART II:   THE LAW  Chapter 3: CITES and the CBD           Chapter 4: Sustainable Use: golden thread or fool’s gold?                                                  
PART III:   THE COMMODITIESChapter 5: Elephant Ivory and Rhino Horn                                                   Chapter 6: The Products, their Retail Outlets, their Sellers and their Buyers                                                                
PART IV: POACHING AND SMUGGLINGChapter 7: Poaching and its Consequences                                      Chapter 8: The Survivors                                             Chapter 9: Smugglers and Smuggling Routes                                                                             
PART V: THE ONE-OFF SALES OF ELEPHANT IVORYChapter 10: The One-off Sales of Elephant Ivory and their Aftermath                                               
PART VI: SURVEYING THE IVORY MARKETS             Chapter 11: The Confusing Nature of Ivory Markets                                                       Chapter 12:  Researchers and their Methodology         Chapter 13: Markets in Africa                                                      Chapter 14: Markets in Southeast Asia                                      Chapter 15: Markets in the United States of America                                                   Chapter 16: Markets in the UK                                                                                            
PART VII: ILLEGAL TRADING IN RHINO HORN             Chapter 17: The History of Rhinoceros Listing on CITES               Chapter 18: The Illegal Trade in Rhino Horn                                                                                           
PART VIII: OTHER PROBLEMS REVEALED       Chapter 19: In Which We Meet Our First Organized Crime Gang and The Law is ChangedChapter 20: Organized Crime                                         Chapter 21: Rebel Militia and ‘Blood Ivory’                                                                                               Chapter 22: The Internet                                                                                                                                Chapter 23: Religious Ivory                                                                                           Chapter 24: Bribery and Corruption                                                             
PART IX:    ENFORCEMENT Chapter 25: The Enforcers  Chapter 26: Seizures and arrests  Chapter 27: Evidence  Chapter 28: Prosecutions  Chapter 29: Technology to the Rescue   
PART X: IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTSChapter 30: The London Conference and what followedChapter 31: CoP16 Chapter 32: Updates on Some Countries  Chapter 33: Rhino Trophy Hunting in South Africa
PART XI: RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONChapter 34: Research  Chapter 35: Education  
PART XII: SUSTAINABLE USEChapter 36: The CBD Re-visited  Chapter 37: Sustainable Use: Contentious Issues
PART XIII:  SEEDS OF HOPE  Chapter 38: PeopleChapter 39: Countries  Chapter 40: Zoos, ecosystems and translocations  
PART XIV: TOWARDS A RESOLUTIONChapter 41: Last Chance to SaveChapter 42: Living Together: Resolutions to Human-elephant Conflict and Other Problems  Chapter 43: Working Together Creates People Power  Chapter 44: Survival or Extinction?

Über Autor(innen)

Bridget Martin is Senior Lecturer in Law Emeritus at Lancashire Law School, University of Central Lancashire. Having a passion for the natural environment, Bridget spent many happy years teaching Wildlife Law and Environmental Law to students from a number of disciplines. She has also written many articles on the protection of wildlife. Survival or Extinction began as an article, but grew, and grew, until it eventually morphed into a book.