Michael 't Sas-Rolfes

Conflicting framings in global conservation governance: Consequences for African megafauna

My background includes an undergraduate degree in commerce and two Masters degrees in environmental resource economics and biodiversity conservation and management. My doctoral research examines the causes and consequences of contested international wildlife trade policy, with a focus on charismatic species (elephants, rhinos, and lions) in Africa.

• Challender, D.W.S., Brockington, D., Hinsley, A., Hoffmann, M., Kolby, J.E., Massé, F., Natusch, D.J.D., Oldfield, T.E.E., Outhwaite, W., 't Sas-Rolfes, M. and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2021) Mischaracterizing wildlife trade and its impacts may mislead policy processes. Conservation Letters. e12832.
• Chen, F. and 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2021) Theoretical analysis of a simple permit system for selling synthetic wildlife goods. Ecological Economics, 180. 106873.
• 't Sas-Rolfes, M. and Challender, D.W.S. (2020) Evaluating the impact of pangolin farming on conservation. In, Challender, D.W.S., Nash, H.C. and Waterman, C. (eds.) Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, London. pp. 517-527.
• Esmail, N., Wintle, B.C., 't Sas-Rolfes, M., Athanas, A., Beale, C.M., Bending, Z., Dai, R., Fabinyi, M., Gluszek, S., Haenlein, C., Harrington, L.A., Hinsley, A., Kariuki, K., Lam, J., Markus, M., Paudel, K., Shukhova, S., Sutherland, W.J., Verissimo, D., Wang, Y., Waugh, J., Wetton, J.H., Workman, C., Wright, J. and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2020) Emerging illegal wildlife trade issues: A global horizon scan. Conservation Letters, 13(4). e12715.
• Hinsley, A. and 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2020) Wild assumptions? Questioning simplistic narratives about consumer preferences for wildlife products. People and Nature, 2: 972-979.
• Roe, D., Dickman, A., Kock, R., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Rihoy, E. and 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2020) Beyond banning wildlife trade: COVID-19, conservation and development. World Development, 136. 105121.
• Veríssimo, D., 't Sas-Rolfes, M. and Glikman, J.A. (2020) Influencing consumer demand is vital for tackling the illegal wildlife trade. People and Nature, 2: 872-876.
• 't Sas-Rolfes, M., Challender, D.W.S., Hinsley, A., Veríssimo, D. and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2019) Illegal Wildlife Trade: Scale, Processes, and Governance. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 44: 201-228.
• Coals, P., Burnham, D., Loveridge, A., Macdonald, D.W., 't Sas-Rolfes, M., Williams, V.L. and Vucetich, J.A. (2019) The Ethics of Human–Animal Relationships and Public Discourse: A Case Study of Lions Bred for Their Bones. Animals, 9(2).
• Gooden, J. and 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2019) A review of critical perspectives on private land conservation in academic literature. Ambio.
• Williams, V.L. and 't Sas-Rolfes, M.J. (2019) Born captive: A survey of the lion breeding, keeping and hunting industries in South Africa. PLOS ONE, 14. e0217409.
• 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2017) African wildlife conservation and the evolution of hunting institutions. Environmental Research Letters, 12(11). 115007.
• Taylor, A., Balfour, D., Brebner, D.K., Coetzee, R., Davies-Mostert, H., Lindsey, P.A., Shaw, J. and 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2017) Sustainable rhino horn production at the pointy end of the rhino horn trade debate. Biological Conservation, 216: 60-68.
• 't Sas-Rolfes, M. (2016) A Rebuttal to Harvey, R. (2016). 'Risks and Fallacies Associated with Promoting a Legalized Trade in Ivory' in Politikon, 43(2): 215-229. Politikon, 43(3): 1-8.