Livelihood Alternatives for the Unsustainable Use of Bushmeat

Hunting and trapping in Lebialem Division, Cameroon: bushmeat harvesting practices and human reliance

Bushmeat hunting has evolved into a large-scale commercial activity in western and central Africa. Primates are particularly vulnerable to over-exploitation and tend to be absent from heavily hunted areas. To reduce their rate of decline, human use of, and reliance on, bushmeat must be understood so that locally appropriate mitigation strategies can be developed. We address the social dimension...

A bioeconomic analysis of bushmeat hunting.

Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to mammal species, particularly in West/Central Africa. We developed a multispecies dynamic simulation model of hunter behaviour, parameterized using data from the Ashanti region, Ghana. The model distinguishes between two hunting techniques, snaring and gun hunting. We analyse the impact of key economic parameters on off-takes. Economic incentiv...

‘Is the best the enemy of the good? Livelihoods perspectives on bushmeat harvesting and trade – some issues and challenges’

This paper makes a case for bushmeat as a theme of interest to development policy. Drawing on a range of secondary sources, it argues that there two are principal reasons for development assistance to address the issue of bushmeat management: its importance in the livelihood strategies of the poor, and its relevance to wider issues of public governance in forest-rich areas. However, in view of ...

The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis

Bushmeat represents an important source of animal protein for humans in tropical Africa. Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife and its consumption is associated with an increased risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD). During the recent EVD outbreak in West Africa, it is likely that human dietary behavior and local attitudes toward bushmeat...

Food Security and Nutrition in West Africa: Bushmeat, Overfishing, Industrial Agriculture and Alternatives to the Consumption of Animal Protein