CPW bushmeat sourcebookScopeThe e-sourcebook on bushmeat provides an objective and comprehensive understanding of the global tropical bushmeat issue, by disentangling the topic into the following sections:
Each section synthesizes available global scientific knowledge, drawing attention to relevant and current references for further reading. TerminologyAt the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, Parties took note of the recommendations of the Liaison Group on Bushmeat, including the definition of bushmeat (or wild meat) hunting as the harvesting of wild animals in tropical and sub-tropical forests for food and for non-food purposes, including medicinal use. The intended main focus is on non-domesticated terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians harvested for food or other purposes. While invertebrates can be locally important dietary items, it is the larger vertebrates that constitute the majority of the terrestrial wild animal biomass consumed by humans. Thus insects, crustaceans, grubs, and molluscs are excluded from the bushmeat definition used in this sourcebook. Fish are also excluded. Collaborative Partnership on Wildlife (CPW)The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) was established on 10 March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand to serve as a voluntary association of international organizations with substantive mandates and programmes to promote the sustainable use and conservation of wildlife resources. Its mission is to increase cooperation and coordination among its members to promote the sustainable management of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife in all biomes and geographic areas, contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and to human food safety and security, livelihoods and well-being. It provides a platform for addressing wildlife management issues that require national and supra-national responses.
| AcknowledgementsThe Sourcebook has been produced with financial assistance from the European Union (Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy), as well as the USAID, UKAID (DFID - KnowFOR program) and the CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry. It was jointly prepared by the following CPW members:
SCBD, CIFOR, FAO wishes to duly acknowledge all members of the CPW for their contributions and assistance throughout the development of the sourcebook Principal author: Nathalie van Vliet SCBD, CIFOR, FAO also thank the following for comments on draft chapters: Dr. Jörn P W Scharlemann the University of Sussex, Dr. William B. Karesh, EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Catherine Machalaba, EcoHealth Alliance, and Dr. Ian Thompson, Natural Resources Canada. DisclaimerThe designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) or the Collaborative Partnership on Wildlife (CPW) or its members concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO , CPW or its members in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO, CPW or its members.
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