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Takahiro KUBO
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Researcher at NIES, Japan:
Biodiversity economics; Environmental economics; Behaviour change; Conservation marketing
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tB-A0WoAAAAJ

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IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Task Force @iucn-bctf.bsky.social · Mar 20
Find out more about the Task Force.

A cross-commision workgroup from the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication.

For more information about our work visit www.conservationbehaviourchange.org

#IUCN #BehaviourChage #IUCNSSC #IUCNCEC
Conservation Behavior Change Task Force | Home
The loss of biodiversity is influenced by the choices we consciously make, and given the importance of this issue the IUCN through its Commision for Species Survival (SSC) and Commission on Education ...
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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · Mar 18
Unintended effects of Japan’s wildlife trade bans on 3 species.

Trade in these species dropped but shifted to other vulnerable species, highlighting the need for consumer research, monitoring and enforcement beyond banned species.

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Today headline @todayheadline.bsky.social · Mar 16
Trump Administration Sued for Freezing Funds That Help Protect Vulnerable Species Like Rhinos and Elephants

Environmentalists are urging the Trump administration to reverse a decision to freeze funding for important conservation work aimed at protecting iconic at-risk species, which includes…
Trump Administration Sued for Freezing Funds That Help Protect Vulnerable Species Like Rhinos and Elephants
Environmentalists are urging the Trump administration to reverse a decision to freeze funding for important conservation work aimed at protecting iconic at-risk species, which includes anti-poaching patrols for vulnerable elephants and rhinos. The Center for Biological Diversity sent a notice of intent to sue to the administration on Wednesday over the funding cuts. “The Trump administration’s funding freeze for anti-poaching patrols and other international conservation work is maddening, heartbreaking, and very illegal,” said Sarah Uhlemann, the Center for Biological Diversity’s international program director, in a press release from the nonprofit environmental organization.
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Takahiro KUBO @takakubo.bsky.social · Mar 6
New!! 🐗 💵 Analysis of online sales showed that outbreaks of infectious diseases in wildlife changed people's #behavior in terms of countermeasures: From active to passive management.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Disease outbreak in wildlife changes online sales of management items
Infectious diseases of wildlife cause human health hazards and economic losses. However, it is unclear how outbreaks affect human behaviour in relatio…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social · Feb 19
Banning threatened species trade can incrase trades of non-banned species - evdence from Japan based on the synthetic difference-in-differences approach. Great work!
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Finally out ‼️📣🪲
We found #spillover effects caused by wildlife trade bans that increase the unregulated trade of threatened species.
Ban is an important intervention but not enough for biodiversity conservation.
#wildlifetrade #causalinference #OA
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We found 'spillover' effects caused by wildlife trade bans that increase the unregulated trade of threatened species.

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Takahiro KUBO @takakubo.bsky.social · Feb 18
This research took almost four years to publish. I appreciate the great co-authors who I enjoyed chats even in the garden during the Covid-19 era, like @diogoverissimo.bsky.social. I also thank many friends giving helpful comments and suggestions. @wildcru.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social

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Takahiro KUBO @takakubo.bsky.social · Feb 18
While it is necessary to regulate trade for conservation purposes, if this leads to the overexploitation of other species, it can have the opposite effect.
Therefore, it is necessary to consider the regulation effectiveness and to design a comprehensive policy beyond the policy-targeted species.

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Takahiro KUBO @takakubo.bsky.social · Feb 18
However, there was an unintended “spillover effect” in which the volume of trade in non-regulated species, including threatened species, increased due to the trade ban policy.
In other words, the introduction of the ban might lead negative impacts on the conservation of other threatened species.

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Takahiro KUBO @takakubo.bsky.social · Feb 18
With 11-year online sales data, including before & after the ban, we confirmed that there were almost no illegal sales on the online market for the policy-targeted species after the ban.

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Diogo Veríssimo @diogoverissimo.bsky.social · Feb 10
New study! 🚨 Banning wildlife trade can increase trade in other threatened species 🚨

We find Japan’s ban on 3 species led to rise in trade of others. Bans alone aren't enough—we need consumer insights & monitoring to avoid shifting overexploitation elsewhere.

theconversation.com/banning-wild...
Banning wildlife trade can increase trade of other threatened species
Wildlife trade bans can encourage buyers and sellers to trade in similar species that haven’t been banned but may still be endangered.
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