TY - JOUR

T1 - Estimating the Extent of CITES Noncompliance among Traders and End-Consumers

T2 - Lessons from the Global Orchid Trade

AU - Hindsley, Amy

AU - Nuno, Ana

AU - Ridout, Martin

AU - St John, Freya A. V.

N1 - This was originally categorized as 'Contribution to Journal: Letter' as the journal advertises it as a letter but the author claims: "it is an article (ie it is a full data paper rather than a response to an article or a comment on a particular topic). I believe the journal only refers to the item as a Letter because of the name of the journal ‘Conservation Letters’." Therefore the template was changed to reflect the authors wishes.

PY - 2017/9

Y1 - 2017/9

N2 - The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) regulates trade in over 35,000 species, over 70% of which are orchids. To investigate rule-breaking behavior among traders and buyers in a specific international wildlife trading community, we used direct questions (DQs) and the unmatched count technique (UCT) to survey the orchid growing community about CITES compliance and their knowledge and opinions of the rules. In DQ, 9.9% had smuggled, 4.8% had laundered, and 10.8% had been sent orchids from online purchases without paperwork; UCT estimates did not differ significantly. Growers with greater knowledge of CITES rules were more likely to break them, and there were widespread negative views of CITES among respondents. We recommend targeted enforcement focusing on both online trade and at the point of import, coupled with efforts to encourage traders and end-consumers to engage with discussions on CITES rule implementation

AB - The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) regulates trade in over 35,000 species, over 70% of which are orchids. To investigate rule-breaking behavior among traders and buyers in a specific international wildlife trading community, we used direct questions (DQs) and the unmatched count technique (UCT) to survey the orchid growing community about CITES compliance and their knowledge and opinions of the rules. In DQ, 9.9% had smuggled, 4.8% had laundered, and 10.8% had been sent orchids from online purchases without paperwork; UCT estimates did not differ significantly. Growers with greater knowledge of CITES rules were more likely to break them, and there were widespread negative views of CITES among respondents. We recommend targeted enforcement focusing on both online trade and at the point of import, coupled with efforts to encourage traders and end-consumers to engage with discussions on CITES rule implementation

U2 - 10.1111/conl.12316

DO - 10.1111/conl.12316

M3 - Article

VL - 10

SP - 602

EP - 609

JO - Conservation Letters

JF - Conservation Letters

SN - 1755-263X

IS - 5

ER -