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Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests (2021)
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Braga‐Pereira, F., Morcatty, T. Q., El Bizri, H. R., Tavares, A. S., Mere‐Roncal, C., González‐Crespo, C., …Mayor, P. (2022). Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(3), 743-756. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13773

Effective estimation of wildlife population abundance is an important component of population monitoring, and ultimately essential for the development of conservation actions. Diurnal line-transect surveys are one of the most applied methods for abun... Read More about Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests.

Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020 (2021)
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Ingram, D. J., Coad, L., Milner-Gulland, E., Parry, L., Wilkie, D., Bakarr, M. I., …Abernethy, K. (2021). Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 46(1), 221-254. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-041020-063132

Several hundred species are hunted for wild meat in the tropics, supporting the diets, customs, and livelihoods of millions of people. However, unsustainable hunting is one of the most urgent threats to wildlife and ecosystems worldwide and has serio... Read More about Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020.

Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon (2021)
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Mayor, P., Rocha El Bizri, H., Morcatty, T., Moya, K., Bendayan, N., Solis, S., …Bodmer, R. (2021). Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon. Conservation Biology, 36(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13801

The trade in wild meat is an important economic component of rural people’s livelihoods, but it has been perceived to be among the main causes of the decline of wildlife species. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light an additional co... Read More about Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon.

Community-based ecotourism and primate watching as a conservation tool in the Amazon Rainforest (2021)
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Lebrao, C., Rosa, L., Paim, F., Nassar, P., Rocha El Bizri, H., & Silva, F. (2021). Community-based ecotourism and primate watching as a conservation tool in the Amazon Rainforest. International Journal of Primatology, 42, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00226-2

Community-based tourism is a participatory approach implemented to support the economic and social development of local communities. Here, we present the preliminary results of an initiative of primate tourism in the Mamirauá Reserve for Sustainable... Read More about Community-based ecotourism and primate watching as a conservation tool in the Amazon Rainforest.

Large-scale trade in a songbird that is extinct in the wild (2021)
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Nijman, V., Campera, M., Rocha El Bizri, H., Hedger, K., Ali Imron, M., Morcatty, T., …Nekaris, K. (2021). Large-scale trade in a songbird that is extinct in the wild. Diversity, 13(6), 238. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13060238

first_pagesettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Large-Scale Trade in a Songbird That Is Extinct in the Wild by Vincent Nijman 1,*ORCID,Marco Campera 1,2,*ORCID,Ahmad Ardiansyah 2,3,Michela Balestri 1,2,Hani R. El Bizri 1ORCID,Budiadi B... Read More about Large-scale trade in a songbird that is extinct in the wild.

Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia (2021)
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Lemos, L., Loureiro, L., Morcatty, T., Fa, J., Neto, C., Jesus, A., …Rocha El Bizri, H. (2021). Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia. International Journal of Primatology, 42, 499 - 521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00214-6

Traditionally, humans have consumed nonhuman primates in many places, including throughout the Amazon region. However, primate consumption rates are changing with rising urbanization and market access. We characterize primate consumption in central A... Read More about Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia.

Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas (2021)
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Franco, C., Rocha El Bizri, H., Souza, P., Fa, J., Valsecchi, J., Sousa, I., & Quieroz, H. (2021). Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas. Journal of Environmental Management, 287, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112314

Globally, community-based initiatives are effective in protecting ecosystems and the species within them. In this paper, we analyze the emergence and large-scale expansion of a community-based environmental protection system (the Voluntary Environmen... Read More about Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas.

Caça de Vertebrados no Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre (2021)
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Lemos, L., Rocha El Bizri, H., Valsecchi, J., Santos, A., Koga, D., & Silva, F. (2021). Caça de Vertebrados no Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre

Apesar de a caça de animais silvestres garantir a segurança alimentar de populações rurais e indígenas na Amazônia, a atividade representa um desafio para a conservação da biodiversidade. Mesmo em unidades de conservação (UCs), o impacto da extração... Read More about Caça de Vertebrados no Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre.