Wildlife crimes and weak governance

What is it about?

This article explains how wildlife crime cases have weak success which was contributed by weak governance. Weak governance resulted to poor conviction rates of the wildlife criminals which was caused by weak evidence, failure of the prosecution to prove cases beyond reasonable doubt, lack of cooperation between the zonal game office and the director of public prosecution, and in some cases, the accused jumped their bails. All of these are indicators of weak governance.

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Why is it important?

This article show that understanding the factors which allow individuals to continue to engage in poaching and the factors that promote the practice of good governance is vital in trying to stop wildlife crimes.

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