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Call for Stronger Wildlife Law Enforcement and National NGO Engagement Critical in the Fight Against Illegal Wildlife Trade in the Congo Basin

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  • Mbzibain Aa
  • Mohamed Habibaa

    (University of Wolverhampton, Centre for International Development and Training Priorslee, UK)

Abstract

The Congo Basin forests form the second largest block of rainforest in the world after the Amazon and support the livelihoods of about 75 million forest dependent peoples. The forests are extremely rich in flora and fauna and have the largest number of plant species per unit area in the world with a wide distribution of animal species (including 552 mammals, 300 fish, 460 reptiles and 1000 bird species). The international wildlife trade includes hundreds of millions of plant and animal specimens, estimated at billions of dollars annually. Grand scale illegality in the forest sector, poaching, ivory trade, illegal trade of bush meat and protected species, represent significant threats not only to forests, wildlife and ecosystems, but to regional development and security. The increasing globalization of trade and the advances in technology are double-edged blades when it comes to ensuring the trade is legal and maintained within sustainable levels [1].

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  • Mbzibain Aa & Mohamed Habibaa, 2019. "Call for Stronger Wildlife Law Enforcement and National NGO Engagement Critical in the Fight Against Illegal Wildlife Trade in the Congo Basin," JOJ Wildlife & Biodiversity, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(4), pages 90-92, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jjojwb:v:1:y:2019:i:4:p:90-92
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJWB.2019.01.555566
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