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Title
Chapter Title: The Importance of Asia's Protected Areas for Safeguarding Commercially High Value Species
Book Title: Protected Areas: Are They Safeguarding Biodiversity?
Author(s)
Walston, J.;Stokes, E. J.;Hedges, S.
Published
2016
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118338117.ch11
Abstract
The internationally illegal wildlife trade directly threatens the survival of commercially high value (CHV) species. Consumer demand for wildlife products is extensive and deeply rooted in East Asian culture. This chapter develops and extends the analysis of Walston et al. (2010) by considering its relevance to other CHV species in Asia. It then presents evidence to suggest that protected areas have been disproportionately more successful in stemming declines in CHV species compared to other land uses in Asia but that the protected area system is still limited and too frequently its management is not effective. The chapter focuses on tiger (Panthera tigris), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Asian rhinoceros species, and two Asian wild cattle species. It concludes that these species provide illustrative and valuable examples of the importance of protected areas in the safeguarding of CHV species in Asia and even beyond.
Keywords
Asia;commercially high value species;protected areas
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