"Conservation through sustainable use of wildlife" Conference Report

Abstract

Sustainable use of wildlife was the topic of a resolution adopted unanimously by the 18th Congress of the IUCN in Perth in December 1990. The Congress resolved that " ... ethical, wise and sustainable use of some wildlife can provide an alternative or supplementary means of productive land use, and can be consistent with and encourage conservation, where such use is in accordance with adequate safeguards, namely: a. sound, scientifically-based monitoring mechanisms to ensure that such use is maintained at levels which can be sustained by the wild populations ... ; b. compliance with national and international legal obligations and policies; c. provision for the protection of wild animals from avoidable cruelty and suffering; d. conformity with the IUCN guidelines based on scientific, socioeconomic and traditional knowledge, the principle of equitable allocation of resources and distribution of benefits ... ".