The report, published by the secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, says that enforcing a blanket ban on exotic meat would not only be met with failure but also deprive poor families of a source of income and nutrition.
But supporters of a wider ban say regulating sales of some animals and not others would be too complicated.
Bushmeat sales are valued at roughly US$200 million in west and central Africa and US$175 million in South America’s Amazon basin.
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