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Nathalie van Vliet
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From the Congo to the Amazon, hunters speak the same language
Although continents apart, hunters in the forests of Africa and Latin America can learn from each other’s experiences in wildlife…
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Why reports of the duiker’s demise were greatly exaggerated
In the mid-1990s, things looked grim for the blue duiker, a species of small antelope found predominantly in the forests…
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Game hunting in the Amazon? There’s an app for that
A mobile phone is as much a part of Milton Pinto’s hunting equipment as rubber boots or a shotgun. And…
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Mix up the diet with some wild meat
Tráncito Rodríguez was waiting for a package of wild meat from her brother when she got the bad news: police…
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On the trail of Colombia’s bushmeat trade
Striding through the forest, beneath trees still dripping pre-dawn dew, Diomedes Silva suddenly veered off the path and into the…
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Health is in the dish: bush meat or tinned meat?
LIMA, Peru—In the rural border areas where Colombia, Peru and Brazil converge, bushmeat provides nutrition and a strong connection with…
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Sustainable Development Goals and forestry: Lessons from Peru
LIMA, Peru—A decade ago, forests along the Ampiyacu River in northeastern Peru were being logged, hunted and fished unsustainably by…
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Amazon urban migration may not improve livelihoods, environment – report
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (7 August, 2013) – The migration of rural people to cities in the Brazilian Amazon often…
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What’s gender got to do with it? Bush meat consumption in the Congo Basin
NAIROBI, Kenya (18 July, 2012)_While bush meat consumption as a driver of deforestation has received international attention, understanding the roles…
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