Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
No
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Yes – use is negatively affecting the status (e.g., population is declining; extraction effort is increasing)
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Unknown/not reported
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Details of assessment carried out
The production of white nests from natural caves has been greatly decreased and many caves have not produced nest anymore due to overharvesting. Thus - in general - the harvest management of cave swiftlets is considered unsustainable. Globally, there is a trend of the increase production of the swiftlet nests, following the booming of swiftlet houses in several other countries in Southeast Asia. There has been some concern that the price of the swiftlet nests could be decreasing in the international market.
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
Indonesia has been known to be the biggest producer of the swiftlet nests (50-60% of the world’s market share); As the price of the swiftlet nests in the international market remains high, the business of swiftlet nests in houses is still promising. However, the expenditure of having business in swiftlet houses is high due to the cost of building, security system, and periodic maintenance. There is no guarantee that the high-cost swiftlet house will produce nests, and thus the business in swiftlet houses is considered risky.
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Medium risk: closely related to a species known to harbour/transmit zoonotic pathogens
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
one concern is related to the possibility of emerging zoonotic disease, although so far there has been no proof on the incidence of such disease.