학술논문

Ethical and mental health considerations for research into trade and trafficking of natural resources.
Document Type
Article
Source
Conservation Letters. Mar2023, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p1-2. 2p.
Subject
*NATURAL resources
*MENTAL health services
*WILDLIFE crimes
*ENVIRONMENTAL crimes
*HUMAN-animal relationships
PSYCHIATRIC research
Language
ISSN
1755-263X
Abstract
Keywords: conservation; criminology; environmental crime; ethics; harm; illegal wildlife trade; mental health; sensitive topics; wildlife crime; wildlife markets EN conservation criminology environmental crime ethics harm illegal wildlife trade mental health sensitive topics wildlife crime wildlife markets 1 2 2 05/02/23 20230301 NES 230301 As part of a project on the trafficking of parrots and antiquities in Indonesia, we organized a conference titled "Ethics of online research into illicit trade of cultural and natural resources" in August 2021. When confronted with the harms and crimes involved in the trade and trafficking of natural resources, most researchers are unprepared for the mental toll this takes and are not supported to ensure their mental (and physical) well-being is safeguarded. Arguably, researching the trade and trafficking of natural resources, such as wildlife crime, environmental crime, trafficking of natural commodities, unregulated and unreported fishing, factory farming, human-wildlife conflict, to name a few examples, involves all four areas of threat. [Extracted from the article]