CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Pervushina, Natalia Vladimirovna |
|---|---|
| Title | Tigers in global wildlife crime: Addressing the issue in the Amur-Heilong region |
| Summary | Illegal trade in tigers and their parts remains one of the main challenges to securing a global wild tiger population despite many years of effort in tiger conservation. Various practices and approaches have been employed on global and national levels, however it is still not clear which measures have had the most significant impact. For the last twenty years Amur-Heilong has remained a transborder region with one of the most viable and stable tiger populations despite the unabated level of Amur tiger poaching and smuggling across the Sino-Russian border. This dissertation analyses global and regional practices to address wildlife crime in cases of tiger related crime. From the global perspective the author uses various methods to analyse the implementation of a tiger related agenda within the context of CITES as the most pertinent global policy tool, as well as takes stock of the best practices and challenges of the tiger range countries to address the problem on the ground. With regards to regional analysis, the author focuses on the Amur-Heilong transborder region. The dissertation covers Amur tiger conservation efforts taken in Russia and China, focusing on the problem of tiger poaching and illegal trade, its drivers and measures taken by both countries to address the problem. The author uses a mixed methods approach, including such research techniques as spatial analysis, tiger seizures analysis, field wildlife market surveys and application of the holistic indicator framework to answer the formulated research questions. The findings indicate that successful collaboration of law enforcement and nature conservation agencies coupled with stronger penalties and adequate legislation are the main components in addressing the problem of tiger related crime, despite existing challenges and ongoing illegal wildlife trade along the Sino-Russian border. Keywords: wildlife crime, illegal trade and trafficking of tigers, Amur tiger, Amur-Heilong region, CITES, wildlife market surveys, wildlife crime indicator framework |
| Supervisor | Lagutov, Viktor Vladimirovich |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/pervushina_natalia.pdf |
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