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The value of non-human animals: A study of member parties to CITES views of non-human animals’ value connected to the illegal wildlife trade at CoP19

Tapper, Helena LU (2023) STVM25 20232
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Abstract

The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is the fourth largest global illegal crime, and it threatens the balance of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human security. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international treaty, which purpose is to guarantee that international wildlife trade is legal, sustainable, and traceable. This study explores how member parties to CITES view non-human animals’ value connected to the IWT, and the Global South–Global North dynamics. By using a theoretical framework including anthropocentrism, posthumanism (welfarist, ecological, and basic rights approach) and ecofeminism, the study analysis how member parties to CITES from the Global South... (More)
Abstract

The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is the fourth largest global illegal crime, and it threatens the balance of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human security. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international treaty, which purpose is to guarantee that international wildlife trade is legal, sustainable, and traceable. This study explores how member parties to CITES view non-human animals’ value connected to the IWT, and the Global South–Global North dynamics. By using a theoretical framework including anthropocentrism, posthumanism (welfarist, ecological, and basic rights approach) and ecofeminism, the study analysis how member parties to CITES from the Global South respectively the Global North views align and/or differ. Interviews with member parties to CITES, official CITES documents, and observation from Committee II’s meetings at the Nineteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention (CoP19), that took place in Panama City in 2022, reveal both an overall alignment and in general differentiations between the Global South and the Global North depending on the species. The Global South has more anthropocentric, ecological, and basic rights views, while the Global North views are more welfarist. (Less)
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author
Tapper, Helena LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM25 20232
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
CITES, Illegal wildlife trade, CoP19, The Global South, The Global North
language
English
id
9143729
date added to LUP
2024-02-06 12:02:21
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2024-02-06 12:02:21
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  abstract     = {{Abstract

The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is the fourth largest global illegal crime, and it threatens the balance of ecosystems, biodiversity, and human security. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international treaty, which purpose is to guarantee that international wildlife trade is legal, sustainable, and traceable. This study explores how member parties to CITES view non-human animals’ value connected to the IWT, and the Global South–Global North dynamics. By using a theoretical framework including anthropocentrism, posthumanism (welfarist, ecological, and basic rights approach) and ecofeminism, the study analysis how member parties to CITES from the Global South respectively the Global North views align and/or differ. Interviews with member parties to CITES, official CITES documents, and observation from Committee II’s meetings at the Nineteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention (CoP19), that took place in Panama City in 2022, reveal both an overall alignment and in general differentiations between the Global South and the Global North depending on the species. The Global South has more anthropocentric, ecological, and basic rights views, while the Global North views are more welfarist.}},
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  title        = {{The value of non-human animals: A study of member parties to CITES views of non-human animals’ value connected to the illegal wildlife trade at CoP19}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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