Commentary: Challenges of evaluating the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns in Congo Republic.
chimpanzees
confiscations
conservation education
enforcement
law
public awareness
Journal
American journal of primatology
ISSN: 1098-2345
Titre abrégé: Am J Primatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8108949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2021
04 2021
Historique:
revised:
08
09
2020
received:
22
04
2020
accepted:
19
09
2020
pubmed:
12
10
2020
medline:
25
11
2021
entrez:
11
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Conservation groups are always challenged with assigning limited resources to interventions they assume will have the most effective impact in addressing threats to their conservation targets. These decisions are often made based on experience and perceived outcomes, rather than evidence. In the past decade, multiple public awareness and proactive law enforcement activities have been initiated in the Congo Republic to address the illegal wildlife trade. This paper presents the challenges faced and lessons learned in shifting from experience to evidence-based program evaluation related to the effectiveness of billboards in informing and inspiring local populations to support positive conservation behavior with regard to great apes.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e23205Informations de copyright
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