Climate & Environment

Wildlife Protection

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Definition

Wildlife protection encompasses legal and practical measures to conserve wild species, including protected-area designation, species protection laws, anti-poaching enforcement, trade controls under CITES and recovery programmes for threatened species.

References

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Overview

How it is used

Governments enforce hunting and trade rules and manage protected areas; businesses apply biodiversity policies and no-go commitments in supply chains; TNFD and biodiversity disclosure frameworks ask companies to report impacts and dependencies on wildlife.

Why it matters

Species extinction rates are far above background levels; protecting wildlife maintains ecosystem functions on which food, water and climate regulation depend.