eprintid: 10159688
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datestamp: 2022-11-17 16:14:54
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creators_name: MacFarlane, D
creators_name: Hurlstone, MJ
creators_name: Ecker, UKH
creators_name: Ferraro, PJ
creators_name: van der Linden, S
creators_name: Wan, AKY
creators_name: Veríssimo, D
creators_name: Burgess, G
creators_name: Chen, F
creators_name: Hall, W
creators_name: Hollands, GJ
creators_name: Sutherland, WJ
title: Reducing demand for overexploited wildlife products: Lessons from systematic reviews from outside conservation science
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J81
keywords: Behavior change, biodiversity conservation, demand reduction, evidence-based
interventions, fear appeals, illegal wildlife trade, mass-media campaigns, overconsumption,
social norms, zoonoses
note: © 2022 The Authors. Conservation Science and Practice published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology.

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
abstract: Conservationists have long sought to reduce consumer demand for products from overexploited wildlife species. Health practitioners have also begun calling for reductions in the wildlife trade to reduce pandemic risk. Most wildlife-focused demand reduction campaigns have lacked rigorous evaluations and thus their impacts remain unknown. There is thus an urgent need to review the evidence from beyond conservation science to inform future demand-reduction efforts. We searched for systematic reviews of interventions that aimed to reduce consumer demand for products that are harmful (e.g., cigarettes and illicit drugs). In total, 41 systematic reviews were assessed, and their data extracted. Mass-media campaigns and incentive programs were, on average, ineffective. While advertising bans, social marketing, and location bans were promising, there was insufficient robust evidence to draw firm conclusions. In contrast, the evidence for the effectiveness of norm appeals and risk warnings was stronger, with some caveats.
date: 2022-03
date_type: published
publisher: Wiley
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.627
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1985619
doi: 10.1111/csp2.627
lyricists_name: Hollands, Gareth
lyricists_id: GJHOL68
actors_name: Hollands, Gareth
actors_id: GJHOL68
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Conservation Science and Practice
volume: 4
number: 3
article_number: e627
citation:        MacFarlane, D;    Hurlstone, MJ;    Ecker, UKH;    Ferraro, PJ;    van der Linden, S;    Wan, AKY;    Veríssimo, D;                     ... Sutherland, WJ; + view all <#>        MacFarlane, D;  Hurlstone, MJ;  Ecker, UKH;  Ferraro, PJ;  van der Linden, S;  Wan, AKY;  Veríssimo, D;  Burgess, G;  Chen, F;  Hall, W;  Hollands, GJ;  Sutherland, WJ;   - view fewer <#>    (2022)    Reducing demand for overexploited wildlife products: Lessons from systematic reviews from outside conservation science.                   Conservation Science and Practice , 4  (3)    , Article e627.  10.1111/csp2.627 <https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.627>.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159688/1/85%20MacFarlane2022%20CSandP%20-%20reducing%20wildlife%20products.pdf