Publications
Non-TRAFFIC publications
A selection of references to papers authored by TRAFFIC staff, but published by organizations other than TRAFFIC.
TOPICS - enforcement
Opportunities to Use Detector Dog Programmes to Detect Wildlife Contraband – Results of an Expert Workshop on Wildlife Detector Dogs by Birgit Felgentreu and Volker Homes. INECE Newsletter, issue 15, summer 2007.
Reference Guide - EC Wildlife Trade Regulations prepared by TRAFFIC Europe. A user-friendly short reference guide available in 22 languages.
TOPICS - forestry
Trade liberalisation and forest verification: Learning from the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PDF, 405 KB) by Filippo Del Gatto, Bernardo Ortiz-von Halle, Braulio Buendia and Chen Hin Keong. Verifor Briefing Paper February 2009.
CITES: a growing role in the timber trade. A look at proposals to list new tree species in CITES Appendix II (2007) by Chen Hin Keong. Arborvitae 33:5.
Trade Measures – Tools to promote the Sustainable Use of NWFP? by Markus Burgener, TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa–South Africa, under the supervision of: Sven Walter, FAO, Forest Products Division, Non-Wood Forest Products Programme. (May 2007). 135pp. Report available from: Non-Wood Forest Products Working Document No.6
China's wood market, trade and the environment (PDF, 1.4 MB) by Zhu Chunquan, Rod Taylor and Feng Guoqiang (2004) 63pp Science Press USA Inc.
TOPICS - medicinal
Can we tame wild medicine? - To save a rare species, Western conservationists may have to make their peace with traditional Chinese medicine by Rob Parry-Jones and Amanda Vincent. New Scientist, issue 2115, 03 January 1998.
Review of the Status, Harvest, Trade and Management of Seven Asian CITES-listed Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species by Teresa Mulliken and Petra Crofton (1.7 MB) (December 2008). 142pp. Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)
SPECIES - mammals
Illegal primate trade in Indonesia exemplified by surveys carried out over a decade in North Sumatra by Chris R. Shepherd. (2010). Endang. Species Res. Vol. 11: 201–20. (PDF, 200 KB)
Sikkim – Im Zeichen des Roten Panda by Stefan Ziegler et al. Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoos · Heft 2 / 2010 · 53. Jahrgang 79-92.
Predation of Water Monitor Lizard by Smooth-coated Otter in Peninsular Malaysia (PDF, 400 KB) by G. Goldthorpe; C. Shepherd; S. Hogg; B. Leupen. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 27(2): 78-84 (2010)
The trade in Viverridae and Prionodontidae in Peninsular Malaysia with notes on conservation and legislation (PDF, 280 KB) by Chris R. Shepherd and Loretta Ann Shepherd. Small Carnivore Conservation, Vol. 42: 27–29 (June 2010)
Does the fishing cat inhabit Sumatra? (PDF, 400 KB) by J W Duckworth, Chris R Shepherd et al., Cat News, 51: 4-9 (Autumn 2009)
The Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) and the illicit trade in ivory: A report to the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (2009) by T. Milliken, R. W. Burn and L. Sangalakula. Document submitted by TRAFFIC to CITES.
The Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) and the illicit trade in ivory: A report to the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (2007) by T. Milliken, R. W. Burn and L. Sangalakula. Document submitted by TRAFFIC to CITES.
The Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) and the illicit trade in ivory: A report to the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (2004) by T. Milliken, R. W. Burn, F M Underwood and L. Sangalakula. Document submitted by TRAFFIC to CITES.
Summary report on the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS): A report to the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (2002). Document submitted by TRAFFIC to CITES.
Trophy Hunting of Black Rhino Diceros bicornis: Proposals to Ensure Its Future Sustainability by N. Leader-Williams, S. Milledge, K. Adcock, M. Brooks, A. Conway, M. Knight, S. Mainka, E.B. Martin and T. Teferi. J. Int. Wildlife Law & Policy 8: 1-11 (2005).
The Southern Serow: A little-known mountain goat of Southeast Asia in steep decline by Chris R. Shepherd. The Loggerhead, Dec 07–Jan 08 issue, p6.
Civets in trade in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia (1997–2001) with notes on legal protection by Chris R. Shepherd. Small Carnivore Conservation, 38: 34–36.
Illegal killing of African rhinos and horn trade, 2000–2005: the era of resurgent markets and emerging organized crime by Simon A.H. Milledge. Pachyderm No. 43 July–December 2007.
Establishing the foundation for an applied molecular taxonomy of otters in Southeast Asia (2008) by Klaus-Peter Koepfli, Budsabong Kanchanasaka, Hiroshi Sasaki, Hélène Jacques, Kristina D. Y. Louie, Toanvong Hoai, Nguyen Xuan Dang, Eli Geffen, Arno Gutleb, Sung-yong Han, Thrine M. Heggberget, Lionel LaFontaine, Hang Lee, Roland Melisch, Jordi Ruiz-Olmo, Margarida Santos-Reis, Vadim E. Sidorovich, Michael Stubbe and Robert K. Wayne. Conservation Genetics, January 2008.
Major Steps taken towards Otter Conservation in Indonesia (1994) by R. Melisch, P. B. Asmoro and L. Kusumawardhami. IUCN/SSC Otter Spec. Group Bull., 10:21-24.
The trade in bear parts from Myanmar: an illustration of the ineffectiveness of enforcement of international wildlife trade regulations by Chris R. Shepherd and Vincent Nijman. Biodivers. Conserv. 17: 35-42.
The Distribution and Status of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) in Asia - A Preliminary Review (1998) by Conroy, J., Melisch, R. & Chanin, P. IUCN Otter Spec. Group Bull. 15(1): 15–30.
The Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Afghanistan by R. Melisch and G. Rietschel. Bonn. zool. Beitr. 46, 367–375 (Scanned PDF, 3 MB).
Notes on the grizzled leaf monkey (Presbytis comata) from two nature reserves in West Java, Indonesia (1996) by Melisch R. & Dirgayusa I W. A. Asian Primates 6(1–2). pp: 5–11.
First record of hybridisation in otters (Lutrinae: Mammalia), between Smooth-coated otter, Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy, 1826) and Asian small-clawed otter, Aonyx cinerea (Illiger, 1815) (1996) by
Melisch, R. & Foster Turley, P. Der Zoologische Garten, 66(5), 284–288.
Anoa threatened by souvenir trade in south Sulawesi, Indonesia (1995) by Melisch, R. Oryx 29: 224–225.
Early record of fishing cat in Peninsular Malaysia (1995) by Melisch, R. Cat News 22: 19.
Fishing cat in peril in Java (1995) by Melisch, R. Cat News 22: 18.
Distribution and status of the Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus rhizophoreus Sody, 1936) in West Java, Indonesia (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae) (PDF, 3.2 MB) (1995) by Melisch, R., Asmoro, P.B., Lubis, I.R. and Kusumawardhani, L. Faun.Abh.Mus.Tierkd. Dresden 20(17): 311–319.
Recent threats to a wild Banteng (Bos javanicus) population in Cikepuh Wildlife Reserve, West Java, Indonesia (1995) by Melisch, R. IUCN/SSC Veterinary Specialist Group Newsletter 10: 11.
Observation of swimming babirusa Babyrousa babyrussa in Lake Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia (1994) by Melisch, R. Malayan Nature Journal, 47, 431–432.
Small carnivore conservation assessment and management plan. Final review draft report, 10 May 1994, [Eds]. Wirth, R., Glatston, A., Byers, O., Ellis, S., Foster, Turley P., Robinson, P., Van Rompaey, H., Moore, D., Kumar, A., Melisch, R. & Seal, U. IUCN/SSC Mustelid, Viverrid and Procyonid Specialist Group, IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group & IUCN/SSC Captive Breeding Specialist Group. 1–229.
Lifting China's Tiger Trade Ban Would Be a Catastrophe for Conservation (2007) by K. Nowell and Xu Ling. Cat News 46: 28-29
SPECIES - birds
Declaration of the Javan hawk eagle Spizaetus bartelsi as Indonesia's National Rare Animal impedes conservation of the species by Vincent Nijman, Chris R. Shepherd, S. van Balen. (2009). Oryx, 43(1), 122–128. (PDF, 150 KB)
An emerging Asian taste for owls? by Chris R Shepherd & Loretta Ann Shepherd. (2009). BirdingASIA 11: 85-86 (PDF, 200 KB)
Observations on trade in laughingthrushes (Garrulax spp.) in North Sumatra, Indonesia (PDF, 85 KB) Bird Conservation International (2010)
Trade of Galliformes in Indonesia by Chris R. Shepherd and Vincent Nijman. World Pheasant Association E-News no.82:82.
The bird trade in Medan, north Sumatra: an overview by Chris R. Shepherd. BirdingASIA 5 (2006): 16–24.
First description of male Hoogerwerf ’s Pheasant Lophura (inornata) hoogerwerfi (Chasen, 1939), with notes on distribution by Resit Sözer, Chris R. Shepherd & Darjono. Bull. B.O.C. (2006) 126(3): 207–211.
Trade in the Black-and-white Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor and White-crested Laughingthrush G. leucolophus in Indonesia by Chris R. Shepherd. BirdingASIA 8 (2007): 49–52.
SPECIES - reptiles
International Trade in Crocodilian Skins: Review and analysis of the trade and industry dynamics for market-based conservation (December 2002) by James MacGregor. A study into the change in price of crocodile skins in relation to changes in consumer confidence in the Japanese economy.
Trade in non-native, CITES-listed, wildlife in Asia, as exemplified by the trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises (Chelonidae) in Thailand by Vincent Nijman and Chris R. Shepherd. Contributions to Zoology, 76(3): 207–212.
The role of Asia in the global trade in CITES II-listed poison arrow frogs: hopping from Kazakhstan to Lebanon to Thailand and beyond by Vincent Nijman Chris R. Shepherd. Biodivers Conserv (2010) 19:1963–1970
SPECIES - plants
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation and Private Sector Engagement (2010) by Britta Paetzold and Anastasiya Timoshyna. [square brackets] Issue 3:8. CBD Newsletter for Civil Society, issued by the CDB Secretariat and the CBD Alliance. (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Procedings 12th international cOnference and exhibition: recent trends in medicinal and aromatic plants production, manufacture & marketing, Giza Egypt, 21-23 November 2006 Egyptian Society for the Producers, Manufacturers and Exporters of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ESMAP). (PDF, 840 KB).
Progress on the International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) (2006) by Susanne Honnef, Danna Leaman, Britta Pätzold & Uwe Schippmann. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 12, p. 8-11.
Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica): Utilisation in Mexico and international trade (2004) by Frank Barsch. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 9/10, p. 46-50.
Revision of the "WHO/IUCN/WWF Guidelines on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants" (2004) by Wolfgang Kathe & Alan Pierce. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 9/10, p. 54-56.
WHO releases Guidelines on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) for medicinal plants (2004) by Alan Pierce & Wolfgang Kathe. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 9/10, p. 56.
Sustainable use of medicinal and aromatic plants for financial support of protected areas in southeast Europe (2004) by Wolfgang Kathe & Susanne Honnef. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 9/10, p. 57-62.
Medicinal Plants: BMZ-funded workshop held in Hong Kong (2000) by Samuel Lee. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 7, p. 29.
Workshop on Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Korea (2000) by Samuel Lee & Sue Kang. Medicinal Plant Conservation, Vol 6, p. 30-31.
The Revision of the “WHO/IUCN/WWF Guidelines on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants” (2005) by Wolfgang Kathe. HerbalGram, 66:60-61.
Susanne F. Schmitt and Susanne Honnef (2002). Sustainable use of medicinal and aromatic plants in Europe, page 19-20. In: D. Baricevic, J. Bernáth, L. Maggioni and E. Lipman (comp.) - Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. First Meeting, 12–14 September 2002, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia. The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and The European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks (ECP/GR).
New industry standard for collection of wild plants. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter 149: 45-46
WHO (2003). WHO guidelines on good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) for medicinal plants. Geneva, WHO, 72 pp. In French.
Politische ökologie (2007), No. 108, features articles on the value, exploitation, threats, and conservation of aromatic and medicinal plants, several by TRAFFIC staff and consultants Britta Pätzold, Susanne Honnef, Wolfgang Kathe and Roland Melisch.
Uttarakhand - a celebration (2007) by Digvijay Singh Kathi and Samir Sinha. Forest Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, India, 167 pp. Hardback with beautiful colour photographs.
The Status of Panax ginseng in the Russian Far East and Adjacent Areas: A Matter for Conservation Action. (1997) by Melisch, R., Fomenko, F. & Hejda, B. Medicinal Plant Conservation 4:11-13.
Panax quinquefolius Popularity Prompts Probe. (1997) by Chris Robbins. Medicinal Plant Conservation 4:13-15.
TRAFFIC Europe Project on the Exploitation of Indigenous European Medicinal Plants. (1997) by Anne Vanden Bloock. Medicinal Plant Conservation 3:8-9.
Hydrastis canadensis – a Candidate for Appendix II. (1997) by Chris Robbins. Medicinal Plant Conservation 3:20-21.
TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa starts Medicinal Plants Project. (1996) by Nina Marshall. Medicinal Plant Conservation 2:6-7.
SPECIES - fish
Regulating the Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) Trade in Sabah, Malaysia by Julia Ng Su Chen and Spencer Ryan Justin. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, Vol. 38, issue 2 (March 2009): 123–125.
Pascal Deynat & Stéphane Ringuet (2009) «Comment sauver les requins?» L'ecologiste, n°29-Vol.10N°2, Juillet-Septembre 2009, page 49-52.
MISCELLANEOUS
Biodiversity: My hotel in action (3.2 MB) A guide aimed at hotel managers and owners of small and large hotels. (October 2008). IUCN
Ringuet, Stéphane (2004). « Les ONG et le commerce international des espèces sauvages : L'exemple de TRAFFIC // NGOS and the international trade in wild species: the case of TRAFFIC», In : I. Ineich (ed.). Le commerce et l'exploitation des animaux sauvages. Comptes rendus du colloque organisé les 17 et 18 mai 2001 à la Grande Galerie de l'Evolution du MNHN par la Société zoologique de France et le MNHN. Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France 129 (1-2)(265pp): 163-185.
Transport Infrastructure and Wildlife Trade Conduits in the GMS: Regulating Illegal and Unsustainable Wildlife Trade by Chris R. Shepherd, James Compton and Sulma Warne. (2006) Paper presented at Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) International Symposium, 27-28 April 2006, Bangkok, Thailand. (PDF, 100 KB)
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