Hubert Cheung

Conservation scientist - wildlife trade & human dimensions of conservation

[Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool]

NEW: Wildlife experts say reforms are needed now to avoid irreversible damage to global wildlife treaties.

Countries threatening to leave CITES over ivory & rhino horn trade echo Japan's International Whale Commission exit in 2019.

Read more: https://t.co/Unzz59zDFn

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

Geopolitics impact #conservation decisions. Can we channel the US–China rivalry to improve #biodiversity outcomes? Policy diffusion theory gives insights into interdependency of policy decisions.

https://t.co/kRY4VNlXKh

@hcheung7 @m_dimarco @duanbiggs @anniesonglee @ConLetters

[Michael ’t Sas-Rolfes @tSasRolfes]

Dehorning rhinos. Damned if we do, damned if we don't.

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

Words of wisdom can come from anywhere, even your weather app…

[Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research @libre_research]

Experts from diverse institutions collaborated in this major alert @carol_sayuri_ @CheetahsRWild @AdamToomes @OliverStringham @WilliamJRipple @GretchenSPeters @TMorcatty @StuartLonghorn @biosec_erc @alisajoy_davies @hcheung7 @DrSusanCheyne @mak2kofi @cardosopmb

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

Awesome new carbon initiative led by a fantastic scientist @jamesecology

[KOOBI @koobicarbon]

1/6 KOOBI IS LIVE! We’re taking on the greatest crises of our time ~ climate change and species extinctions ~ and challenging the carbon offsetting industry to think differently.

https://t.co/HGf0AbZgxC

#ClimateCrisis #UNFCCC #ClimateChange

[Frontiers - Ecology & Evolution @FrontEcolEvol]

New Research: China's Legalization of Domestic Rhino Horn Trade: Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Perspectives and the Likelihood of Prescription: Despite the international ban on the trade of rhino horn that has been in place since… https://t.co/1lrtZDPiyE #Ecology

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

In 2018, China publicized its intention to legalize domestic #rhinohorn trade. How will #TCM practitioners respond? How will this policy change affect demand & what role could synthetic horn play? Our new paper in @FrontEcolEvol investigates https://t.co/Rvp7o9TaVu #conservation

[Conservation Science and Practice @ConservationSP]

Reducing demand for rhino horn requires understanding the demographics of use. Cheung et al (https://t.co/RkR1fmmTJe) use a survey to discover that 1 in 7 report using rhino horn in Guangdong, China; mostly older, educated males. Use is for a variety of purposes.

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

Banning #wildlifetrade is at the center of the current approach to #rhino #conservation. How effective is this? We surveyed #TraditionalChineseMedicine consumers to investigate the medicinal use of #rhinohorn. https://t.co/RjRFjFsUlT @UQscience @UQ_CBCS @ConservationSP

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

A deeper understanding of #TraditionalChineseMedicine will help #conservation science come to terms with possible threats to species from traditional medical practices https://t.co/A9A0ejbCfG #TCM #biodiversity #wildlifetrade

[Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research @libre_research]

Watch the amazing presentation of @hcheung7 "#Pluralism and #inclusion in #conservation: Understanding #TCM to improve #biodiversity outcomes"

https://t.co/laH7eUF5DY

@TRAFFIC_WLTrade
@IUCN
@CITES
@CECweb

#medicine #Chine #traditional #wildlife

[Carol Fukushima @carol_sayuri_]

Enroll for free, people!

https://t.co/Vy7zzsN8lL

It is every Tuesday until 2 February. Enroll for free until the Sunday before the session you are interested in!

@helsinkiuni
@ConservationOrg
#conservation #wildlife #trafficking

[diogoverissimo.bsky.social @verissimodiogo]

Let me tell you about "Consuming #wildlife – managing demand for products in the wildlife trade", new special section @PaN_BES, I co-edited with @JAGlikman

For a summary: https://t.co/6pIiHszsVK For more, read on!

Plus big thanks to an all-star team of contributing authors!

[Hugh Possingham @HugePossum]

Conservation science will only be able to come to terms with possible threats to species from traditional medical practices if they have a deeper understanding of them

[Wildlife Trade @IWTnet]

If we want to evoke conservation change related to traditional Chinese medicine, we must 1) understand it & it’s users, and 2) bring TCM stakeholders into the room. Great ‘TCM 101’ piece led by @hcheung7, & members of our team: @HunterLDoughty @orchiddelirium @EJMilnerGulland

[People and Nature @PaN_BES]

TCM 101: A better understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine can enable conservationists to improve wildlife outcomes

Find out more in our new Review & Synthesis: https://t.co/HZaXljmuoe

@UQScience, @hcheung7 @UQ_News #OpenAccess #WildlifeTrade #TraditionalChineseMedicine

[UQ News @UQ_News]

Demystifying traditional Chinese medicine for conservationists could be the key to better protecting endangered species like pangolins, tigers and rhino, according to University of Queensland-led research. @UQscience
@hcheung7 @HugePossum

Read more - https://t.co/h5qhkSQGBU

[Heidi Ma @heidima825]

The multifaceted issue of language challenges in #science and #conservation is near and dear to me, having grown up and now working bilingually. Great chat w/#interdisciplinary colleagues @ZSLScience and reading up on new papers on timely issues #translation #Chinese #environment

[Hubert Cheung @hcheung7]

Struggling with how to translate your study instruments? Look no further than https://t.co/5hqxRPVgmm @MethodsEcolEvol