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Why some people chose not to participate in conservation Lancaster University (June 2024)

Lancaster wildlife project involved in rare cacti smuggling court case Lancaster Guardian (April 2024)

I took my case to Nepal’s highest court to improve conservation Nature (Feb. 2024)

The orchid obsession Japan Times (Oct. 2023)

Illegal orchid trade threatens Nepal’s ‘tigers of the plant world’ Mongabay (Dec. 2022)

‘Conservation litigation’ tries to put a true price on wildlife crime Mongabay (June 2021)

Conservation activists suing Indonesian zoo could inspire global action on endangered species trade The Conversation (June 2021)

Political ecology in the courtroom Pollen Network (May 2021)

A perfect storm: Study of peat fire mitigation sheds light on complex global challenge Forest News (Nov. 2020)

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Poverty alone not a leading cause for involvement in illegal wildlife trade, new study says Kathmandu Post (Jan., 2020)

To Stop Wildlife Crime, Conservationists Ask Why People Poach Scientific American (Jan. 2020)

Costa Rican Orchids: A Goldmine for Illegal Smugglers The Costa Rica Star (Jan. 2020)

Could farming endangered animals save them? Geographical (Nov. 2019)

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Top performing postgraduate Lancaster Environment Centre New (Dec. 2019)

Wild orchid trade in China is huge, overlooked and ‘devastating,’ study finds Mongabay (Aug. 2019)

Saving and using Mexico’s fantastic tomato agricultural biodiversity Tropical Agriculture Association (Nov. 2018)

Orchids for Valentine's Day - beautiful, mysterious and sexy Gazeta Krakowska (Feb. 2019)

Illegal wildlife trade endangers plants — but few are listening IUCN Blog (Oct. 2018)

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Warning that many of the world’s most endangered species are being side-lined BBC Wildlife Magazine (Oct. 2018)

Orchid Natural Histories, BBC Radio 4 (Sept. 2018)

Government launches new plans to stamp out the illegal wildlife trade ahead of landmark UK conference (July 2018)

Can competing schools of elephant conservation find common ground? Christian Science Monitor (Dec. 2017)

Are Traders and Traffickers Winning the Orchid Battle? National Geographic (Nov. 2017)

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What’s a forest worth? Breaking down the term ‘environmental valuation’ Yale Environment Review (June 2017)

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Tools & Terms for Understanding Illegal Wildlife Trade FFI Series at Cambridge Conservation Initiative (Jan. 2017)

What exactly is wildlife trade? Ecological Society of America (Nov. 2016)

Living in a toxic haze (R.Carmenta) Forest News (Nov. 2016)

Illegal wildlife trade in Asia decimating species, warm scientists Mongabay (July 2016)

The environment gets its day in court Forest News (March 2016)

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Report exposes Southeast Asia's illegal orchid trade Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University (November 2015)

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How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Will—and Won’t—Protect Wildlife National Geographic (November 2015)

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Who’s responsible for Indonesia’s fires? Mongabay (September 2015)

An Invisible Wildlife Trade Uncovere

An Invisible Wildlife Trade Uncovered Asian Scientist Magazine (September 2015)

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Illegal Wildlife Trade: Sale of Restricted Wild Orchids Goes Unchallenged in Southeast Asia, Say Researchers Nature World News (September 2015)

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SE Asia's blooming black market trade in wild orchids Singapore Straits Times (September 2015)

Catching the ‘big fish’: How banks can stop environmental crime in Indonesia Forests News (June 2015)

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Taking botanical trade and conservation seriously Forests News (May 2015)

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Illegal Trade Reveals Unknown Orchids Voices for Biodiversity (June 2015)

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Beauty drives orchids towards extinction Science News (June 2015)

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Magical Mekong: New Species Discoveries in 2014 WWF (May 2015)

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'Dementor' Wasps, Fanged Bats & Other Bizarre Species of the Greater Mekong Live Science (May 2015)

Community versus enforcement: Responses to illegal wildlife trade Forest News (April 2015)

Debate: Illegal wildlife trade and debated policy solutions CIFOR TV (March 2015)

External stressors: Overlooked threats to PES schemes Global Landscapes Forum (March 2015)

How viable are payment schemes for ‘blue carbon’? Forests News (March 2015)

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External stressors: Overlooked threats to PES schemes Global Landscapes Forum (Feb. 2015)

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External biophysical stressors complicate design of Payment for Ecosystem Services schemes CIFOR Science@10 Talk (Feb. 2015)

Rewards or punishment? CIFOR responds to articles on poaching and illegal trade. Bushmeat Research Initiative (Nov. 2014)

Money alone not enough to sustain environmental payment schemes Forests New (Sept. 2014)

On ‘economy vs. environment’: How history can guide discussions today. Discussion with Dr. Kiran Asher. (Sept. 2014)

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Forests, biodiversity and the promise of a green economy CIFOR Science@10 Talk (May 2014)

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Interview with Pavan Sukhdev on forests and the green economy Forest Asia Summit (May 2014)

"Seeking solutions to the wildlife farming debate" CIFOR Polex (May 2014)

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"Under what conditions is wildlife farming a solution?" IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Group (Dec. 2013)

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"Mangroves in the Irrawaddy Delta Could Be Gone in a ‘Few Decades" The Irrawaddy (Dec. 2013)

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"Mangrove ecosystems being obliterated in Myanmar" Mongabay (Nov. 2013)

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"Agricultural intensification could run up high bills in the long term" Asian Scientist (May 2013)

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"Could carbon markets become obsolete" Today Singapore (February 2011)

"Conservation policies that boost farm yields may ultimately undermine forest protection, argues study" Mongabay (April 2013)

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"Trade data not real picture: Researchers" Singapore Straights Times (January 2011)

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"Win-win' is too simplistic a description for REDD+" CIFOR Forest Blog (April 2011)

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"UN species convention in need of urgent reform" Reuters (December 2010)

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"Will REDD+ reduce rights of forest dwellers?" Environmental Research Web (April 2010)

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"Rush for REDD could undermine forest rights" Reuters (April 2010)

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