Understanding implications of consumer behavior for wildlife farming and sustainable wildlife trade

Unsustainable wildlife trade affects biodiversity and the livelihoods of communities dependent upon those resources. Wildlife farming has been proposed to promote sustainable trade, but characterizing markets and understanding consumer behavior remain neglected but essential steps in the design and evaluation of such operations. We used sea turtle trade in the Cayman Islands, where turtles have been farm raised for human consumption for almost 50 years, as a case study to explore consumer preferences toward wild‐sourced (illegal) and farmed (legal) products and potential conservation implications. Combining methods innovatively (including indirect questioning and choice experiments), we conducted a nationwide trade assessment through in‐person interviews from September to December 2014. Households were randomly selected using disproportionate stratified sampling, and responses were weighted based on district population size. We approached 597 individuals, of which 37 (6.2%) refused to participate. Although 30% of households had consumed turtle in the previous 12 months, the purchase and consumption of wild products was rare (e.g., 64–742 resident households consumed wild turtle meat [i.e., 0.3–3.5% of households] but represented a large threat to wild turtles in the area due to their reduced populations). Differences among groups of consumers were marked, as identified through choice experiments, and price and source of product played important roles in their decisions. Despite the long‐term practice of farming turtles, 13.5% of consumers showed a strong preference for wild products, which demonstrates the limitations of wildlife farming as a single tool for sustainable wildlife trade. By using a combination of indirect questioning, choice experiments, and sales data to investigate demand for wildlife products, we obtained insights about consumer behavior that can be used to develop conservation‐demand‐focused initiatives. Lack of data from long‐term social–ecological assessments hinders the evaluation of and learning from wildlife farming. This information is key to understanding under which conditions different interventions (e.g., bans, wildlife farming, social marketing) are likely to succeed.     

Toxicological Assessment of Wastewater and Runoff from the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill

Russian Journal of Ecology -     

Integrating disciplinary research into an interdisciplinary framework: A case study in sustainability research

The complexity of today’s research problems increasingly demands that scientists move beyond the confines of their own discipline. In this special issue, the basics of a transdisciplinary framework are established and problems analyzed in a specific discipline are successfully integrated in this transdisciplinary network. The intent has been to go beyond only statements about the importance of enabling early stage researchers to work across disciplinary boundaries, and to show that important discoveries are being made at the intersection of disciplines. Embedding various research projects in a more global framework can meet the demands of an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach (especially for early stage researchers) and contribute significantly to sustainable research.     

汞的环境地球化学研究进展

介绍了目前对环境样品中总汞及其各形态未的分析方法以及大气和水生生态系统中汞的研究进展，并指出，燃煤、汞齐法采金和人造水库等引起的环境汞污染问题以及汞在热带地区水生生态系统中的迁移转化规律等是目前的研究热点。     

开远市生态——经济规划研究

开远市生态—经济规划研究总体设计分为三个研究层次，第一层次是总体发展战略研究，采用系统动力学方法进行总体模拟分析，具体研究发展战略、现行政策和未来发展的总体规划方案的趋势分析和比较，并用综合评价法模型优选总体规划方案。第二层次是环境与经济发展研究，采用投入———产出法研究经济发展的投入产出和排污水平、环境与经济调发展的宏观对策，制定实施污染物总量控制的环境综合治理规划。第三层次是研究优势资源的开发利用和生态环境的保护关系，谋求开远市经济与环境协调、稳定和持续发展、实现经济、社会和环境效益的统一。     

通信电缆、光缆及材料环境试验研究

简述了通信电缆、光缆及材料环境试验研究概况,进行了线缆 土壤腐蚀数据积累及规律性研究,取得了大量数据和研究成果,将 成果应用到国民经济建设中,为线缆的护层结构设计、材料选择、生 产维护和制定标准规范提供了科学依据。     

岩溶山区雨水资源有效利用研究——以贵州省普定县马官地下水库为例

以贵州省普定县马官地下水库为例,从区域岩溶地质概况、成库条件、库容分析和降雨量及补给量计算、工程效益等方面,对马官地下水库进行了研究,阐述了马官地下水库是岩溶山区雨水资源有效开发利用的典型,具有推广意义。     

提高循环冷却水处理水平

介绍了长岭炼油化工股份有限公司循环冷却水处理技术开发和管理的经验，分析了取得的经济效益。     

我国餐饮废水处理技术研究进展

综合论述了我国餐饮废水的特点及处理现状,介绍了SBR法、生物接触氧化法、厌氧-好氧联合工艺法、膜生物反应器法、混凝法、电化学法处理餐饮废水的技术及适用条件.比较了各种处理技术的优势和不足,预测了我国餐饮废水处理的发展趋势.并认为,集除油、降解有机悬浮物于一体的餐饮废水一体化处理设备将会得到广泛应用,而针对餐饮废水特点培养出高效生物菌种的复合生物技术将是治理餐饮废水的最有效方法.     

精品意识在教学过程中的实施

以教师、课程与教材、课堂、科研等要素为出发点,提出了精品意识在教学过程中的实施方法。