5 results on '"Sonja Luz"'
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2. Addressing the Biodiversity Paradox: Mismatch between the Co-Occurrence of Biological Diversity and the Human, Financial and Institutional Resources to Address Its Decline
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Jon Paul Rodríguez, Bibiana Sucre, Kira Mileham, Ada Sánchez-Mercado, Nahomy De Andrade, Simeon Bezeng Bezeng, Carmel Croukamp, João Falcato, Pablo García-Borboroglu, Susana González, Paula González-Ciccia, José F. González-Maya, Lucy Kemp, Mirza D. Kusrini, Cristina Lopez-Gallego, Sonja Luz, Vivek Menon, Patricia D. Moehlman, Domitilla C. Raimondo, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, William Street, Amanda Vincent, and Yan Xie
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act ,assess ,capacity building ,extinction risk ,geographic distribution ,Global Biodiversity Framework ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Pressures are mounting for the adoption of a Global Biodiversity Framework that transforms conservation and sustainable use efforts worldwide. Underlying this challenge is the biodiversity paradox: biological diversity predominantly concentrates in the tropics, while human, institutional, and financial resources are primarily located at higher latitudes both north and south. Addressing the biodiversity paradox requires the expansion and mobilization of human, institutional and financial resources around the world. We outline a model championed by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) that builds on the Species Conservation Cycle (Assess-Plan-Act-Network-Communicate) and recognizes that most conservation action occurs at the national or local level. Various strategies are applied to this end by the partners of Reverse the Red, a global movement that ignites strategic cooperation and science-based action to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems. The SSC contributes to Reverse the Red through two primary strategies: National Species Specialist Groups and Centers for Species Survival. By building on existing expert networks and catalyzing efforts with established local institutions, we aim to significantly expand capacity to implement conservation action at the national level and reverse the negative trends indicated by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the Red List of Ecosystems.
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- 2022
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3. Evaluating the feasibility of pangolin farming and its potential conservation impact
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Daniel W.S. Challender, Michael't Sas-Rolfes, Gary W.J. Ades, Jason S.C. Chin, Nick Ching-Min Sun, Ju lian Chong, Ellen Connelly, Lisa Hywood, Sonja Luz, Rajesh K. Mohapatra, Paul de Ornellas, Keri Parker, Darren W. Pietersen, Scott I. Roberton, Gono Semiadi, Debbie Shaw, Chris R. Shepherd, Paul Thomson, Yifu Wang, Leanne Wicker, Shi Bao Wu, and Helen C. Nash
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Ecology ,QH540-549.5 - Abstract
Pangolins are threatened by overexploitation for local and international use. They are subject to an international commercial trade ban, and are also the focus of other interventions, including attempts at commercial captive breeding. The impact that the latter could have on the conservation of wild populations deserves consideration. We critically evaluate the feasibility of commercial captive breeding (or farming) of pangolins to displace wild collection and assess its potential conservation impact on pangolin conservation using a recently published framework developed for this purpose. Of the 17 conditions posited that need to be met for supply-side interventions to displace wild collection, we find that pangolins meet a maximum of only six conditions. This analysis suggests that pangolin farming will not displace wild collection in the near future. Major barriers include an inability to breed pangolins on a commercial scale and available data suggest that it would be unprofitable. The immediate impact of pangolin farming on conservation of the species’ is unclear, but it is unlikely to benefit the conservation of wild populations. If commercial captive breeding were possible, it is uncertain how it would affect economic incentives for poaching, interactions between legal and illegal markets, stockpile policies, and how consumers and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners would respond. To understand better the potential overall impact of pangolin farming on wild populations there is a need for further research on these uncertainties. The framework used has utility in analysing the potential impact of wildlife farming but there remains a need for a more robust approach to evaluate potential impacts of supply-side interventions. Keywords: Economics, Enforcement, Market, Regulation, Supply-side conservation, Wildlife farming
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- 2019
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4. Melioidosis in Singapore: Clinical, Veterinary, and Environmental Perspectives
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Siew Hoon Sim, Catherine Ee Ling Ong, Yunn Hwen Gan, Dongling Wang, Victor Wee Hong Koh, Yian Kim Tan, Michelle Su Yen Wong, Janet Seok Wei Chew, Sian Foong Ling, Brian Zi Yan Tan, Agnes Zhengyu Ye, Patrick Chuan Kiat Bay, Wai Kwan Wong, Charlene Judith Fernandez, Shangzhe Xie, Praveena Jayarajah, Tasha Tahar, Pei Yee Oh, Sonja Luz, Jaime Mei Fong Chien, Thuan Tong Tan, Louis Yi Ann Chai, Dale Fisher, Yichun Liu, Jimmy Jin Phang Loh, and Gladys Gek Yen Tan
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melioidosis ,B. pseudomallei ,Singapore ,clinical ,veterinary ,environmental ,Medicine - Abstract
Melioidosis is a notifiable infectious disease registered with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA), Singapore. From a clinical perspective, increased awareness of the disease has led to early detection and treatment initiation, thus resulting in decreasing mortality rates in recent years. However, the disease still poses a threat to local pet, zoo and farm animals, where early diagnosis is a challenge. The lack of routine environmental surveillance studies also makes prevention of the disease in animals difficult. To date, there have been no reports that provide a complete picture of how the disease impacts the local human and animal populations in Singapore. Information on the distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the environment is also lacking. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of both published and unpublished clinical, veterinary and environmental studies on melioidosis in Singapore to achieve better awareness and management of the disease.
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- 2018
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5. Georeferencing Sunda pangolin Manis javanica records in Singapore
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Muhammad Khairuldin Aziz, Anthony O'Dempsey, Bee Choo Ng, Kalai Vanan Balakrishnan, Sonja Luz, Charlene Yeong, Sharon Chan, and Marcus A.H. Chua
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Citizen science ,conservation ,georeferencing ,Manis javanica ,roadkill ,sightings ,Singapore ,Sunda pangolin ,wildlife rescue ,General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution ,QH1-199.5 - Abstract
In Singapore, the Critically Endangered Sunda pangolin Manis javanica is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and road traffic collisions. To mitigate these threats, an understanding of its spatiotemporal distribution is needed, as identified in the National Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for the species. However, Sunda pangolin occurrence data are held in multiple separate databases, are typically collected using non-standardized methods, and often lack accurate location details. To compile a complete georeferenced database of Sunda pangolin records in Singapore, we consolidated occurrence data from heterogeneous databases and mainstream and social media, and converted locality descriptions into geographical coordinates. We demonstrate the use of this database to analyse data on rescued pangolins and those killed on roads, to aid conservation efforts in Singapore, and describe other potential applications. We georeferenced 482 records of pangolin sightings, rescues and roadkill for 1996–2021, finding an increase in all three over the study period. Roadkill and rescues occurred mostly in central and western Singapore, close to forested areas, and were predominantly of subadults and adult males. The data can be used to inform threat mitigation strategies, post-rescue release plans and further research. The database has already been used in practice, contributing to environmental impact assessments and conservation recommendations. Overall, this georeferenced database demonstrates the value of citizen science and collating wildlife data from multiple sources, and the methods used can be applied to other taxa to aid conservation strategies.
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