@article{fdi:010088847,
  title = {{V}endors' perceptions on the bushmeat trade dynamics across {W}est and central {A}frica during the {COVID}-19 pandemic: {L}essons learned on sanitary measures and awareness campaigns},
  author = {{G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {D}jagoun, {C}. {A}. {M}. {S}. and {M}issoup, {A}. {D}. and {A}les, {N}. and {A}mougou, {C}. {V}. and {D}ipita, {A}. {D}. and {D}jagoun, {J}. and {G}oss{\'e}, {K}. {J}. and {K}offi, {C}. {E}. and {N}'{G}oran, {E}. {M}. and {N}oma, {Y}. {N}. and {Z}anvo, {S}. and {T}indo, {M}. and {A}ntunes, {A}. and {G}onedel{\'e}-{B}i, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {W}est and central {A}frica, the bushmeat trade is a major societal issue with contrasting implications on biodiversity, health and economy. {W}ith the advent of the {COVID}-19 pandemic, bushmeat trade markets were hit by national bans of various amplitude and poorly apprehended socio-economic consequences. {W}e studied perceptions on the impact of the {COVID}-19 pandemic and related governmental measures on the bushmeat trade dynamics through questionnaires addressed to 377 vendors across three {W}est and central {A}frican countries. {W}e showed that bushmeat vendors constitute a professional category engaged in profitable, long-term careers. {V}endors generally agreed that the pandemic had a negative impact on their activities and the number of clients. {H}owever, we observed large discrepancies among national trade dynamics. {C}ote d'{I}voire was hardly hit by the bushmeat ban and perceived governmental measures as rather negative, whereas {C}ameroon generally did not report a temporary stop of bushmeat activities and engaged in the stockpiling of pangolin meat (the most trafficked wild mammals in the world), and {B}enin suffered from a weakened supply chain. {B}ecause such differences are rooted in the geography and political agenda of each country, predicting the impact of mitigation measures on the global dynamics of bushmeat markets might be an unrealistic task if national specificities are not considered. {W}est and central {A}frican vendors generally did not believe that pangolins were involved in the pandemic, for the reason that people have always been eating pangolins and have never been sick. {G}iven that genomic mechanisms can quickly turn a harmless viral strain into an emerging infectious disease, we recommend that future awareness campaigns through television and social networks -the main media consulted by vendors- also include education on microbial evolution and host shift.},
  keywords = {{B}ushmeat vendors ; {T}ropical {A}frica ; {P}erceptions ; {COVID}-19 ; {P}angolins ; {S}tate policy ; {CAMEROUN} ; {BENIN} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}olicy},
  volume = {152},
  numero = {},
  pages = {103649 [9 p.]},
  ISSN = {1462-9011},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103649},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088847},
}