Initiatives that aim to regulate the international wildlife trade must take into account its multiple and often complex dimensions in order to be effective. To do this, it is essential to understand the interactions between three of the key dimensions of the wildlife trade: (1) taxonomic unit, (2) geographic origin, and (3) product form and transformation. We propose a framework to provide a structured approach to defining the complexities of the wildlife trade, based on Rabinowitz’s seven forms of rarity. We demonstrate the complexities and how they apply to our framework using two contrasting examples: the trade in elephant ivory, and the horticultural orchid trade. Further we use the framework to map different traceability solutions. To be as efficient as possible, efforts to tackle the illegal and unsustainable utilisation of wildlife should take a more structured approach. This framework identifies challenges that current initiatives may face, how they may interact and provides a structure for designing future interventions.

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野生动物贸易中的七种挑战

旨在规范国际野生动物贸易的举措必须考虑到其多方面且往往很复杂的方面才能有效。为此，必须了解野生动物贸易的三个关键维度之间的相互作用：(1) 分类单位，(2) 地理起源，以及 (3) 产品形式和转化。我们提出了一个框架，以提供一种结构化的方法来定义野生动物贸易的复杂性，基于 Rabinowitz 的七种稀有性。我们使用两个对比鲜明的例子展示了复杂性以及它们如何应用于我们的框架：象牙贸易和园艺兰花贸易。此外，我们使用该框架来映射不同的可追溯性解决方案。为了尽可能高效，应对野生动植物非法和不可持续利用的努力应采取更有条理的方法。该框架确定了当前举措可能面临的挑战，它们如何相互作用，并为设计未来的干预措施提供了一个结构。