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WCC 2012 Rec 139 - Activity Report

Submitted by hoffmannm on Fri, 08/27/2021 - 15:50
General Information
Bear farming in Asia, with particular reference to the conservation of wild populations
IUCN Constituent: 
1F5DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
Period covered: 
2021
Geographic scope: 
South and East Asia
Country/Territory: 
China
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Commissions: 
1F5DC7B3-D2A1-E611-B6EC-005056BA6623
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
University of Oxford; Sun Yat-Sen University; Massey University; Central South University of Forestry & Technology; China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine; National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Scientific/technical activitiesPublished study to understand patterns of bear bile consumption in China, based on a survey from 3,646 members of the public, 80 pharmacy workers and 38 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors in four provincial capital cities. Second complementary study in review using an anonymous online survey of 1421 Traditional Chinese Medicine consumers in China to investigate switching between legal farmed, synthetic, and illegal wild bear bile. Further extensive field work in two provinces (Jilin and Sichuan) and surveying bear farms to understand the supply side.On-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
First major output published mid-2021 (Hinsley et al. 2021); second key output currently in review. Others in preparation.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Scientific/technical activitiesOngoing work to summarize results of field work and supply side studies.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Combining data from consumers and traditional medicine practitioners to provide a more complete picture of Chinese bear bile mar