RT Research Data
T1 Data from: Local perspectives on environmental insecurity and its influence on illegal biodiversity exploitation
A1 Gore, Meredith L. 1977-
A2 Lute, Michelle, L.
A2 Ratsimbazafy, Jonah H.
A2 Rajaonson, Andry
LA English
PP Davis, CA
PB Dryad
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/191743720X
AB Environmental insecurity is a source and outcome of biodiversity declines and social conflict. One challenge to scaling insecurity reduction policies is that empirical evidence about local attitudes is overwhelmingly missing. We set three objectives: determine how local people rank risk associated with different sources of environmental insecurity; assess perceptions of environmental insecurity, biodiversity exploitation, myths of nature and risk management preferences; and explore relationships between perceptions and biodiversity exploitation. We conducted interviews (N = 88) with residents of Madagascar’s Torotorofotsy Protected Area, 2014. Risk perceptions had a moderate effect on perceptions of environmental insecurity. We found no effects of environmental insecurity on biodiversity exploitation. Results offer one if not the first exploration of local perceptions of illegal biodiversity exploitation and environmental security. Local people’s perception of risk seriousness associated with illegal biodiversity exploitation such as lemur hunting (low overall) may not reflect perceptions of policy-makers (considered to be high). Discord is a key entry point for attention.
NO Gesehen am 18.02.2025
K1 conservation criminology
K1 human-wildlife conflict
K1 Risk perception
K1 Security
K1 wildlife trafficking
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.5061/dryad.5q27k