WILDMEAT

Central Africa's wild meat dilemma: Why outright bans threaten food security for millions

Central Africa's wild meat dilemma: Why outright bans threaten food security for millions Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Millions of people in central Africa rely on wild meat for their nutrition, especially in rural areas around the Congo rainforest, the second largest tropical rainforest in the world. Here, meat from domestic animals is scarce due to poor national transport infrastructure, livestock diseases, and lack of forage. As a result, wild meat and freshwater...