Evaluation of pay‐for‐release conservation incentives for unintentionally caught threatened species. Issue 4 (27th February 2019)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Evaluation of pay‐for‐release conservation incentives for unintentionally caught threatened species. Issue 4 (27th February 2019)
- Main Title:
- Evaluation of pay‐for‐release conservation incentives for unintentionally caught threatened species
- Authors:
- Leduc, Antoine O.H.C.
Hussey, Nigel E. - Abstract:
- Abstract: In the developing world, the exploitation of threatened species jeopardizes their permanence in the wild. Because not all captures are intentional, for instance when capture methods have low selectivity, pressure on these species may be lessened by releasing living incidentally caught animals. However, it is often unrealistic to expect people to voluntarily do so because it means foregoing the benefits of resource extraction. Financial incentives for such animal release may foster conservation objectives. Reducing human–animal conflicts, protecting natural habitat, and conserving nests of threatened species are examples of conservation benefits that can be built on financial reward systems. However, incentives aiming to protect unintentionally captured threatened species are scarce. We considered pay for release, a type of ecosystem‐service payment designed to foster the release of incidentally captured threatened species. We aimed to determine the best conditions to implement this scheme, its potential benefits (e.g., incentivizing the release of threatened species), and pitfalls and priority research needs (e.g., required conditions for pay for release to work) to show that its global applicability is possible. Given that approaches solely based on education and law enforcement may be ineffective under some circumstances, we argue that pay for release can protect incidentally captured endangered species if used under conditions conducive for its success. WhenAbstract: In the developing world, the exploitation of threatened species jeopardizes their permanence in the wild. Because not all captures are intentional, for instance when capture methods have low selectivity, pressure on these species may be lessened by releasing living incidentally caught animals. However, it is often unrealistic to expect people to voluntarily do so because it means foregoing the benefits of resource extraction. Financial incentives for such animal release may foster conservation objectives. Reducing human–animal conflicts, protecting natural habitat, and conserving nests of threatened species are examples of conservation benefits that can be built on financial reward systems. However, incentives aiming to protect unintentionally captured threatened species are scarce. We considered pay for release, a type of ecosystem‐service payment designed to foster the release of incidentally captured threatened species. We aimed to determine the best conditions to implement this scheme, its potential benefits (e.g., incentivizing the release of threatened species), and pitfalls and priority research needs (e.g., required conditions for pay for release to work) to show that its global applicability is possible. Given that approaches solely based on education and law enforcement may be ineffective under some circumstances, we argue that pay for release can protect incidentally captured endangered species if used under conditions conducive for its success. When local participants' intrinsic motivation for conservation is weak, but the release of incidentally live‐caught animals into their habitats is readily achievable, pay‐for‐release schemes could jump start urgently needed conservation efforts against indiscriminate animal harvesting. Abstract : Article impact statement : Financial incentives offered to promote the release of incidentally captured animals to reduce by‐catch mortality of threatened species. Abstract : Evaluación de los Incentivos de Pago por Liberación para las Especies Amenazadas Capturadas Involuntariamente Resumen: En este mundo en desarrollo, la explotación de las especies amenazadas pone en peligro su permanencia en la naturaleza. Ya que no todas las capturas son voluntarias, por ejemplo cuando los métodos de captura tienen una selectividad baja, la presión que se ejerce sobre estas especies puede aminorarse con la liberación de animales capturados vivos accidentalmente. Sin embargo, a menudo es poco realista esperar que las personas hagan esto voluntariamente, pues representa una renuncia a los beneficios de la extracción de recursos. Los incentivos financieros para dichas liberaciones de animales pueden promover los objetivos de conservación. La reducción de los conflictos humano‐animal, la protección del hábitat natural y la conservación de los nidos de las especies amenazadas son ejemplos de los beneficios de conservación que pueden construirse con los sistemas de recompensas financieras. Sin embargo, los incentivos que buscan proteger a las especies amenazadas que son capturadas involuntariamente son escasos. Consideramos el pago por liberación, un tipo de pago por servicio ambiental diseñado para fomentar la liberación de las especies amenazadas capturadas accidentalmente. Buscamos determinar las mejores condiciones para implementar este programa, sus beneficios potenciales (p. ej.: la incentivación de la liberación de especies amenazadas) y los inconvenientes y las necesidades de la prioridad de investigación (p. ej.: las condiciones requeridas para que funcione el pago por liberación) para mostrar que su aplicación global es posible. Ya que las estrategias basadas solamente en la educación y la aplicación de la ley pueden no ser efectivas bajo ciertas circunstancias, argumentamos que el pago por la liberación puede proteger a las especies amenazadas capturadas accidentalmente si se usa bajo condiciones propicias para su éxito. Cuando los participantes locales tienen una motivación intrínseca débil pero la liberación de animales capturados vivos accidentalmente a sus hábitats es inmediatamente alcanzable, los programas de pago por liberación podrían arrancar los esfuerzos de conservación tan necesarios para combatir la extracción indiscriminada de animales. 摘要: 在发展中国家, 对受胁迫物种的利用已危及其野外生存。由于对动物的捕获有时并非有意, 比如存在捕获方法选择性较低的情况, 因而放生这些偶然捕获的活体动物可以减轻其物种续存的压力。然而, 期望人们自愿这样做是不现实的, 因为这意味着放弃了资源利用的好处。通过金钱奖励动物放生行为可能会促进保护目标的实现。类似这样建立在金钱奖励系统上的保护效益的例子包括减少人与动物之间的冲突, 保护自然生境, 保护受胁迫物种的巢穴等。然而, 以保护偶然捕获的受胁迫物种为目标的激励措施还很少。我们研究了付费放生, 这是一种对生态系统服务的付费, 旨在促进对偶然捕获的受胁迫物种的释放。我们的目标是确定实施该计划的最佳条件、潜在利益 (如激励放生受胁迫物种) 、其中的误区及优先研究需求 (如实现付费放生的必要条件), 以说明其在全世界范围内的适用性。考虑到仅仅建立在教育和执法上的方法在某些情况下存在局限性, 我们认为, 在有利的条件下实施付费放生计划, 可以保护偶然捕获的濒危物种。如果当地参与者的内在的保护动机很弱, 但将偶然捕获的活体动物放生到它们的栖息地却十分简单, 那么付费放生计划可能会快速推动急需的保护工作来防止不加区分地捕捞动物。 【翻译: 胡怡思; 审校: 聂永刚】 … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Conservation biology. Volume 33:Issue 4(2019)
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- Conservation biology
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Issue 4(2019)
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- Volume 33, Issue 4 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0033-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 953
- Page End:
- 961
- Publication Date:
- 2019-02-27
- Subjects:
- bycatch -- conservation method -- financial rewards -- local livelihoods -- sawfishes -- trust‐based interactions -- unselective capture methods -- captura accesoria -- interacciones basadas en la confianza -- método de conservación -- métodos de captura no selectiva -- peces sierra -- recompensa financiera -- sustentos locales -- 保护公平性 -- 保护方法 -- 金钱奖励 -- 基于信任的交流 -- 锯鳐 -- 非选择性捕获方法 -- 当地居民生计 -- 副渔获物
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/cobi.13300 ↗
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