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bushmeat hunting

Alternative name(s): wild meat hunting

Definition Source References

A form of subsistence hunting that entails the harvesting of wild animals for food and for non-food purposes, including for medicinal use.

Land degradation and restoration assessment

Bushmeat (or wild meat) hunting is a form of hunting that entails the harvesting of wild animals for food and for non-food purposes, including for medicinal use.

Sustainable use assessment, Africa assessment Adapted from definition of the Bushmeat Liaison Group under the Convention on Biological Diversity. See https://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/cbd-ts-60-en.pdf

Bushmeat (or wild meat) hunting is a form of subsistence hunting that entails the harvesting of wild animals for food and for non-food purposes, including for medicinal use.

Asia-Pacific assessment