Blogs and media
Articles published in blogs, newspapers and magazines by members of the BIOSEC team
2023
Why are global conventions failing to stem biodiversity losses?
B. Buscher and R. Duffy, 2022, Biodiversity treaty: UN deal fails to address the root causes of nature’s destruction (theconversation.com) 21.12.22.
The role of global funding for technological developments in driving militarisation
R. Duffy, 2022, How money and technology are militarising the fight against the illegal wildlife trade (theconversation.com) 23.09.22.
2020
BIOSEC short films series
R Duffy, H Dickinson, L Joanny, F Massé, J Margulies, T Lappe-Osthege, G Iordăchescu and N Vu. Filmed by Picture Story Productions, animations by Eleven Sheffield. 2020.
Full series of six films.
Biodiversity: a new deal for nature
BIOSEC project featured in EU CORDIS magazine special feature BIOSEC questions security-inspired conservation strategies. Issue 92, May 2020.
Au cœur de l’Afrique, la guerre au nom de la nature
R Duffy, Quoted in Le Monde article by Joan Tilouine Au cœur de l’Afrique, la guerre au nom de la nature. 08.05.2020.
Trends in conservation funding track popular narratives about the illegal wildlife trade
F Massé and J Margulies. Featured in PNAS Journal Club blog. Trends in conservation funding track popular narratives about the illegal wildlife trade. 01.05.2020.
Coronavirus fuels calls to clamp down on EU wildlife trade
R Duffy. Quoted in Politico article by Eddy Wax. Coronavirus fuels calls to clamp down on EU wildlife trade. 13.04.2020.
Podcast and blog on community conservation in Romania and Rwanda
G Iordăchescu,L Joanny and E Hsiao. Podcast and blog for ICCA Consortium – Community conservation in Romania and Rwanda. 18.03.2020.
La Semaine de l’Europe
G Iordăchescu. Quoted in report on Radio Télévision Belge Francophone regarding illegal logging and current infringement procedure. 29.02.2020
Le Cartel Des Succulentes
J Margulies. Quoted in an article by Laure Andrillon. Le Cartel Des Succulentes. (PDF, 5.7MB) Geo, Issue 109. 02.2020.
2019
Can learning to care for plants help save them from extinction?
J Margulies 2019. Can learning to care for plants help save them from extinction? (PDF, 543KB) Cactus World, Vol 37(4).
WWF funds guards who have tortured and killed people
R Duffy. 2019. Quoted in article by Tom Warren, Buzzfeed News: WWF funds guards who have tortured and killed people, 04.03.2019.
The politics of anti-poaching
Masse, F. 2019. The politics of anti-poaching. A ‘Knowing Animals’ podcast with Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan 04.02.2019.
Endangered British birds to be killed under permits – here’s how that could fuel an illegal pan-European trade
T Lappe-Osthege. 2019. Endangered British birds to be killed under permits – here’s how that could fuel an illegal pan-European trade. The Conversation 25.01.2019.
2018
Hunters target endangered pangolins in India
R Duffy. 2018. Quoted in article by Rachael Bale in National Geographic: Hunters target endangered pangolins in India, 06.12.2018.
Human-wildlife conflict
J Margulies. 2018. Human-wildlife conflict. A ‘Knowing Animals’ podcast with Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan 05.11.2018
War, by conservation
R Duffy (2018). War, by conservation. A ‘Knowing Animals’ podcast with Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan 22.10.2018.
The poacher hunters
F Masse 2018. Featured in BBC Newsbeat documentary: The Poacher Hunters. BBC, 15.08.2018.
Volgograd: how a dam on the mighty Volga almost killed off the caviar fish
H Dickinson. 2018. Volgograd: how a dam on the mighty Volga almost killed off the caviar fish. The Conversation, 17.06.2018.
Enforcement first: international assistance to combat wildlife crime
F Massé. 2018. Enforcement first: international assistance to combat wildlife crime. Italian Institute for International Political Studies Dossier on Africa’s Ivory Trade: When Wildlife Meets Geopolitics. 09.06.2018.
Poaching, dams imperil ancient Danube fish
H Dickinson. 2018. Quoted in article by Bob Berwyn: Poaching, dams imperil ancient Danube fish. dw.com, 24.05.2018.
Kenya’s death penalty plan for poachers has stirred a hornet’s nest
F Masse. 2018. Kenya’s death penalty plan for poachers has stirred a hornet’s nest. The Conversation, 22.05.2018.
Conservation uncut: the dark side of conservation?
F Masse. 2018. Conservation uncut: the dark side of conservation? gianlucacerullo.com, 13.05.2018.
Animals are victims of human conflict, so can conservation help build peace in warzones?
E Marijnen and R Duffy. 2018. Animals are victims of human conflict, so can conservation help build peace in warzones?. The Conversation, 16.01.2018.
2017
From ISIS to elephants: the tale of a unique anti-poaching force
F Masse. Quoted in article by Story Hinckley. 2017. From ISIS to elephants: the tale of a unique anti-poaching force. The Christian Science Monitor, 23.10.2017.
Questioning militarisation is essential for successful and socially just conservation
R Duffy. 2017. Questioning militarisation is essential for successful and socially just conservation. Mongabay, 16.10.2017.
Can Britain make an ivory ban work? Only if it learns from America’s experience
R Duffy. 2017. Can Britain make an ivory ban work? Only if it learns from America’s experience. The Conversation, 09.10.2017.
Community participation is needed for more effective anti-poaching
F Masse. 2017. Community participation is needed for more effective anti-poaching. The Conversation, 29.08.2017
We need to talk about the militarisation of conservation
R Duffy. 2017. We need to talk about the militarisation of conservation. Green European Journal, 20.07.2017.
Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good
R Duffy, H Dickinson and L Joanny. 2017. Foreign ‘conservation armies’ in Africa may be doing more harm than good. The Conversation, 12.07.17.
2016
Is wildlife trafficking a threat to global security?
R Duffy. 2016. Is wildlife trafficking a threat to global security? SIID 16.11.16.
2015
War by conservation
R Duffy. 2015. ‘War by conservation’. Just Conservation. 25.09.15.
The EU should promote a demand reduction approach to tackling the global ivory trade
R Duffy. 2015. The EU should promote a demand reduction approach to tackling the global ivory trade. LSE Europe Politics and Policy. 09.04.15.
2014
Forget the war for biodiversity, its just war
R Duffy. 2014. Forget the war for biodiversity, its just war. Just Conservation 14.07.14.
Are we hearing a call to arms from conservationists
R Duffy. 2014. Are we hearing a call to arms from conservationists. Just Conservation 18.02.14.
2013
Lion hunt quotas could be good for animals but bad for humans
R Duffy. 2013. Lion hunt quotas could be good for animals but bad for humans. The Conversation, 16.12.13.
Tigers, elephants ask: what have the royals ever done for us?
R Duffy and D Brockington. 2013. Tigers, elephants ask: what have the royals ever done for us? The Conversation 29.10.13.
