Cisse, Abdoulaye, Englander, Gabriel, Ingram, Daniel J. (2025) Conserving wildlife through demand reduction and supply alternatives: Two experiments in restaurants in Kinshasa. People and Nature, . ISSN 2575-8314. (doi:10.1002/pan3.70023) (KAR id:108127)
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Abstract
High aggregate levels of wildlife consumption in cities in Central Africa highlight the need for solutions that balance wildlife protection, local livelihoods and the relational values between people and nature.
This study explores the impacts of demand- and supply-side interventions on wild meat consumption through two randomized control trials in restaurants in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a demand-side experiment and a supply-side experiment.
In the demand-side experiment, 544 subjects were given a coupon to their restaurant of choice and randomly assigned to view either a treatment video discouraging wild meat consumption or a control video unrelated to wild meat. Treatment group subjects are 31% less likely to order wild meat than control group subjects, though this difference is not statistically significant and may be affected by social desirability bias.
In the supply-side experiment, we assessed the effect of randomly reducing the price of Moambe Chicken, a potential alternative to wild meat, on restaurants' total wild meat sales. We estimate that a 1% reduction in the price of Moambe Chicken reduces total wild meat sales by 0.91%. Although this relationship is not statistically significant, it suggests that interventions increasing the availability and affordability of alternatives to wild meat may reduce wild meat consumption.
Our experiments advance previous research by utilizing actual consumption data rather than self-reported data, assessing social desirability bias and pre-registering all statistical specifications to enhance research integrity.
Policy implications. We provide preliminary evidence suggesting that both wild meat demand reduction through social marketing campaigns and supply expansion via affordable alternatives could contribute to effective wildlife conservation in Central Africa.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1002/pan3.70023 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | wild meat consumption; randomized control trials; Central Africa |
Subjects: |
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology) |
Funders: | UK Research and Innovation (https://ror.org/001aqnf71) |
Depositing User: | Daniel Ingram |
Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2024 09:43 UTC |
Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2025 03:46 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/108127 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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