Understanding Urban Demand for Wild Meat in Vietnam: Implications for Conservation Actions.

ABSTRACT: Vietnam is a significant consumer of wildlife, particularly wild meat, in urban restaurant settings. To meet this demand, poaching of wildlife is widespread, threatening regional and international biodiversity. Previous interventions to tackle illegal and potentially unsustainable consumption of wild meat in Vietnam have generally focused on limiting supply. While critical, they have been impeded by a lack of resources, the presence of increasingly organised criminal networks and corruption. Attention is, therefore, turning to the consumer, but a paucity of research investigating consumer demand for wild meat will impede the creation of effective consumer-centred interventions. Here we used a mixed-methods research approach comprising a hypothetical choice modelling survey and qualitative

SUBMITTER: Shairp R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4709058 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature