In this news report Bob Ward responds to research that shows that heatwaves and wildfires which affected much of Europe in 2021 would not have happened without global warming. Read more
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In four video stories, this paper explores the impact of varying the type of protagonist species (Elephant and WildDog) and content about the role of humans in causing wildlife loss (Elephant + HumanAction and WildDog + HumanAction) using Facebook A/B split tests. Read more
Linking Human Destruction of Nature to COVID-19 Increases Support for Wildlife Conservation Policies
This paper investigates if narratives varying the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic affects pro-wildlife conservation outcomes. In a pre-registered online... Read more
Summary This chapter describes and illustrates the issues surrounding wildlife trade policies. Wildlife trades are complex and heterogeneous, requiring different... Read more
Abstract Climate change threatens ecosystems and human society, with tropical deforestation contributing a fifth of anthropogenic carbon emissions. The proposed... Read more
Abstract Discussions on how to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation have prompted scrutiny of methods for measuring rates... Read more
Abstract Farming of animals and plants has recently been considered not merely as a more efficient and plentiful supply of... Read more