RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ARMED CONFLICTS ARE THREATENING WILDLIFE
In a paper recently published by the prestigious scientific journal Conservation Letters, an international team led by CIBIO-InBIO researcher José Carlos Brito compared the conflicts occurrence data and other threat factors, such as natural resources exploitation, with the distribution of large species in the Sahara-Sahel desert.
The research team, which also includes CIBIO-InBIO researchers Duarte Gonçalves, Maria Joana Silva, Fernando Martínez-Freiría, João Campos, Teresa Silva, Cândida Vale, Zbyszek Boratyński, Hugo Rebelo and Sílvia Carvalho, observed a clear association between the reduction of wild animal populations and the conflicts growth observed for dorcas gazelle and African elephant, while the oil exploration is correlated to addax population decrease.
The article, which now have been highlighted by the media, also discusses the importance in understanding the vicious cycle established between arms trade, conflicts, migration and extinction of wild species, and indicates possible ways to preserve the biodiversity in the Sahara-Sahel, a region where 5% of world conflicts occur.
To know more about this topic, please follow the links below:
Conflitos estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | Diário de Notícias | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | Sapo 24 | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara – estudo | TSF | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara – estudo | O Jogo | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | SIC Notícias | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
CIBIO-InBIO alerta para efeitos “catastróficos” da guerra na vida selvagem | Notícias UP | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | Notícias ao Minuto | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | Semanário Actual | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos causa extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | Política Site | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | The World News | April 3, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | Diário de Notícias - Madeira | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Animais selvagens do saara-sahel estão a desaparecer por causa da guerra | Wilder | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a causar extinção de animais selvagens no Saara | LG Agora | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Los conflictos armados del Sáhara y el Sahel amenazan a la fauna de la región | Canal UGR | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Las guerras del Sáhara y el Sahel amenazan a la fauna de la región | Agencia SINC | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Relacionan la desaparición de especies como la gacela con guerras en África | Agencia EFE | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Una investigación internacional señala que los conflictos armados del Sáhara amenazan a la fauna de la región | Europa Press | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Relacionan la desaparición de especies como la gacela con las guerras en África | Ideal | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Señalan que los conflictos del Sáhara amenazan a la fauna de la región | Andalucía Información | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Los conflictos armados del Sáhara amenazan a la fauna de la región | 20 minutos | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
La fauna del Sáhara y el Sahel, amenazada por los conflictos armados | EFE Futuro | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Las guerras amenazan con extinguir la fauna de los desiertos del sáhara y el sahel | Eco Diário | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Relacionan la desaparición de especies como la gacela con guerras en África | Lavanguardia Andalucía | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Los conflictos armados del Sáhara amenazan la fauna de la zona | Radio Granada | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Los conflictos armados del Sáhara amenazan a la fauna de la región | Red Noticias | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Las guerras del Sáhara y el Sahel amenazan a la fauna de la región | TecnoExplora | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Las guerras causan estragos sobre la fauna de los desiertos del Sáhara y el Sahel | ABC | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Gacelas, antílopes y elefantes en peligro de extinción por conflicto armado en el Sáhara | Reporte Noreste | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
En peligro de extinción la fauna del Sáhara y el Sahel | EcoAvant | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Animales en peligro con guerras del Sáhara y el Sahel | MXQ Noticias | April 4, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Las guerras del Sáhara y el Sahel amenazan a la fauna de la región | Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia | April 5, 2018 (Information available in Spanish)
Conflitos armados estão a extinguir animais selvagens no deserto do Sara | Público | April 5, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados estão a extinguir animais selvagens no deserto do Saara | Ambiente Magazine | April 5, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Conflitos armados causam extinção de espécies no deserto do Saara | Anda | April 6, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
Human Conflicts Driving Large-Scale Wildlife Declines Across The Sahara-Sahel | My Social Good News | April 7, 2018
Wildlife wars: Five rangers MURDERED fighting to protect mountain gorillas in Africa | Express UK | April 10, 2018
Armed conflicts in Sahara and Sahel endangering wildlife in the region | Phys.Org | May 4, 2018
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