To Ban Or Not To Ban? Reviewing An Ongoing Dilemma On Sea Turtle Egg Trade In Terengganu, Malaysia
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This is a lengthy article, but it takes into consideration the factors that contribute to changes to our existing legislation. It isn’t—unfortunately— as easy as snapping our fingers.
“It is therefore important to emphasize that this paper is not against imposing a law to ban the trade of sea turtle eggs, which should indisputably be the ultimate outcome in sea turtle conservation in Terengganu. However, legislative reviews take time, much more than administrative amendments [...].
It may therefore be more productive and realistic to now concentrate on optimizing what are already in place instead of asking for even more law that may only create new enforcement challenges in addition to those already discussed above.”
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00762/full
Thank you for this review Dr. Jarina, Allim and Seh Ling!
Legal trade in sea turtles and their eggs remains a reality in many countries where conservation of this marine endangered species does exist. This duality is a conflict to some who appeal for a total trade ban, which may have implications on local livelihoods. Using the Sustainable Livelihoods Appr…
Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.0076..
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