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Negative impacts of wildlife law enforcement on tribal communities
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Tribal peoples are more at risk Often depend on hunting for subsistence Easy target Live in remote areas Law itself is deficient
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Laws are deficient Fail to distinguish “wildlife crime” from subsistence hunting. Leave too much power in the hands of Executive No mechanism to call wildlife scouts or ecoguards to account
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Case study: Botswana’s Bushmen All hunting banned since 2014 (except in private game ranches) No alternative food source Paramilitary police deployed to enforce the ban No consultation
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Impacts Risk of starvation Some forced to abandon way of life State of fear No co-operation with authorities Expensive but ineffective
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Case study: Baka in Cameroon Forbidden to hunt in or enter “protected” land Exploited by powerful elites Victims of “Punch Operations” Expensive but ineffective
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Way forward? Kasane Declaration should acknowledge The right of tribal communities to hunt for subsistence The need for effective grievance mechanisms ILO 169 UNDRIP UNGP
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