“Grey” literature (e.g., NGO reports, case studies, non-detriment studies; project documents etc. (not necessarily peer-reviewed))
In Peru, Taricaya (Yellow-spotted River Turtle in Peru) is harvested through a pioneering sustainable use ranching programme aimed at promoting conservation of the wild population while also delivering social benefits and conservation incentives for local communities
Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
International private sector
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Yes
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Yes – use is improving the status (e.g., population is increasing or stabilising, extraction effort OR catch per unit effort is decreasing or stable)
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?
Yes, positive (use is helping combat poaching or illegal wildlife trade)
The ranching programme has driven progressive increases in the yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle population, as indicated by nest counts. In one of the managed basins, Reserva Pacaya Samiria, for example, there were five times as many nests in 2017 as in the first year of monitoring (2012)
The ranching programme has reduced poaching and illegal trade, due to the management groups formed by the communities and their surveillance and monitoring of the nesting beaches.
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Yes, it is having a positive effect (e.g., reduced competition, reduced risk of hybridization)
Unknown/not recorded
Yes, considered sustainable
Additional Details (if available)
surveillance and monitoring not only supports the conservation not only of Taricaya, but also other species subject to illegal harvest and trafficking.
Details of assessment carried out
non detriment findings were carried out in order to make sure that the management of the species was sustainable.
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
The Amazonian indigenous communities have also gained technical assistance to strengthen the management and sustainable management of the Taricaya, building their management capacities.
Finally, as part of the communities’ monitoring and care of the beaches, the security threat posed by intrusions by poachers and traffickers has been reduced.
Has any assessment of socio-economic sustainability been recorded
No assessment recorded
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?
Unknown/not recorded
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
Unknown/not recorded
Strong community governance/institutions/rights for wildlife management
Present
Supportive policy and legislative framework
Present
Adequate capacity to implement and enforce governance arrangements
Present
Good alignment of legal protections with local cultural values and traditional
Present
Support from NGOs
Absent
Support from Government
Present
High financial returns from use
Present
Abundant population of target species
Present
Biological characteristics of target species
Present
Capacity building of community
Present
Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan
Absent
Effective private sector approach engagement through certification
CITES (2019) CITES & Livelihoods Case Study 2019: Harvest and ranching of Yellow-spotted River Turtle in Peru.
In Peru, Taricaya is harvested through a pioneering sustainable use ranching programme aimed at promoting conservation of the wild population while also delivering social benefits and conservation incentives for local communities.
How many people or households are involved in the use?
Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles
Yes
The activities of egg harvesting, re-nesting and turtle care fall mainly on the women of the communities, who play a key role in the management of the species and the success of the ranching programme.
How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?
How many people outside the local area are employed
Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs