Faculty Information - CHEUNG Hubert

■ Education

1.	2016/10～2020/10	〔Doctorial Course〕 Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Completed, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2.	2013/09～2014/08	〔Master Course〕 Ecological Consultancy, School of Biology, Newcastle University, Completed, Master of Science (MSc)
3.	2008/09～2013/04	Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Graduated, Honours Bachelor of Science (Hons BSc)

■ Academic and professional experience

1.	2023/12～2024/09	Sapienza University of Rome Department of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin' Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
2.	2023/08～2025/03	The University of Tokyo Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences Visiting Researcher
3.	2022/06～2023/08	The University of Tokyo Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
4.	2022/05～	Northern Arizona University School of Earth and Sustainability Adjunct Faculty

■ Current specialized field

Biodiversity conservation; Human dimensions of conservation, Wildlife trade governance, Conservation geopolitics (Key Word：biodiversity conservation; human dimensions of conservation; wildlife trade governance; conservation geopolitics; inclusion in science and conservation)

■ Books and theses

1.	2025/12/18	Book	Regulatory compliance and the illegal wildlife trade: A case study on the factors affecting rhino horn prescription by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Guangdong province, China Routledge Handbook on Wildlife Crime (eds. Gutiérrez, L., Hubschle, A., Masse, F., Wong, R.W.Y. and Wyatt, T.) (Collaboration)
2.	2025/09/11	Article	Substitutability of CITES-listed species in traditional Chinese medicine amongst the general public in Hong Kong Journal for Nature Conservation 89,pp.127070 (Collaboration)
3.	2025/04/22	Article	Protect the integrity of CITES: Lessons from Japan’s IWC withdrawal to keep polarization from tearing CITES apart Conservation Letters 18,pp.e13099 (Collaboration)
4.	2024/08/28	Article	Policy diffusion in global biodiversity conservation: Learning, competition, coercion, and emulation amidst US-China great-power politics Conservation Letters 17(4),pp.e13026 (Collaboration)
5.	2024/08/24	Article	Seizing a venue linking opportunity: China's strategy to advance its sea cucumber interests in global environmental governance Marine Policy 169,pp.106345 (Collaboration)
6.	2024/08/08	Article	Substitutability for CITES-Listed Species Products in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Results from a General Public Survey in Hong Kong Report by WWF Hong Kong (Collaboration)
7.	2023/05/31	Article	Governance principles for the wildlife trade to reduce spillover and pandemic risk CABI One Health 2(1),pp.1-11 (Collaboration)
8.	2023/05/27	Article	Spread the word: Sharing information on social media can stabilize conservation funding and improve ecological outcomes Conservation Science and Practice 5(5),pp.e12857 (Collaboration)
9.	2023/02/05	Article	Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains People and Nature 5,pp.57-68 (Collaboration)
10.	2022/07/06	Article	Options for Managing and Tracing Wild Animal Trade Chains to Reduce Zoonotic Risk Report by TRAFFIC (Collaboration)
11.	2021/11/02	Article	Challenges and perspectives on tackling global illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade Biological Conservation 263,pp.109342 (Collaboration)
12.	2021/11/02	Article	Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade Biological Conservation 263,pp.109341 (Collaboration)
13.	2021/11/01	Article	A survey of Traditional Chinese Medicine consumers to investigate the impact of China's legalization of rhino horn trade on stigmatization and likelihood of use Conservation Science and Practice 3(11),pp.e536 (Collaboration)
14.	2021/05/25	Article	Rhino horn use by consumers of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China Conservation Science and Practice 3(5),pp.e365 (Collaboration)
15.	2021/04/21	Article	China's legalization of domestic rhino horn trade: Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner perspectives and the likelihood of prescription Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9,pp.607660 (Collaboration)
16.	2021/02/03	Article	Understanding traditional Chinese medicine to deliver conservation outcomes People and Nature 3(1),pp.115-128 (Collaboration)
17.	2020/12/01	Article	Targeted values: The relevance of classical Chinese philosophy for illegal wildlife demand reduction campaigns People and Nature 2(4),pp.964-971 (Collaboration)
18.	2020/11/02	Article	A methodological guide for translating study instruments in cross-cultural research: Adapting the connectedness to nature scale into Chinese Methods in Ecology and Evolution 11(11),pp.1379-1387 (Collaboration)
19.	2020/06/17	Article	A case study of the online trade of CITES-listed chelonians in Hong Kong Chelonian Conservation and Biology 19(1),pp.95-100 (Collaboration)
20.	2018/12/21	Article	China's reopened rhino horn trade Science 362(6421),pp.1369 (Collaboration)
21.	2018/07/23	Article	Medicinal use and legalized trade of rhinoceros horn from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong Tropical Conservation Science 11,pp.1-8 (Collaboration)
22.	2017/04/06	Article	Ivory ban: Close Hong Kong's ivory trade window Nature 544(7648),pp.35 (Collaboration)
23.	2016/12/14	Article	Trump: time to seize environmental gains Nature 540(7633),pp.341 (Collaboration)
24.	2015/02/12	Article	Ecotourism as a multidisciplinary conservation approach in Africa Therya 6(1),pp.31-41 (Single)
25.	2012/12/21	Article	Tourism in Kenya's national parks: A cost-benefit analysis Studies by Undergraduate Researchers at Guelph 6(1),pp.31-41 (Single)
26.	2010/10/18	Article	Behavioural change: Changing climate change Conference Handbook of the 2010 Conference on Climate Change – Hong Kong Engineers' Perspective (Collaboration)
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■ Conference presentations

1.	2026/03/13	Polarization as an impediment to wildlife trade governance (The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan)
2.	2025/06/15	Lessons from Japan’s IWC withdrawal to keep polarization from tearing CITES apart (International Congress for Conservation Biology 2025)
3.	2024/06/19	Improving wildlife trade governance and reducing spillover risk go hand-in-hand (European Congress for Conservation Biology 2024)
4.	2024/05/14	Does CITES need to be reformed to be more collaborative and inclusive? Food for thought from Japan's IWC exit (Interdisciplinary Conversations on Wildlife Trade)
5.	2024/03/16	Policy diffusion in global biodiversity conservation: Learning, competition, coercion, and emulation amidst US-China great-power politics (The 71st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan)
6.	2021/12/13	Demand-side voices in the illegal wildlife trade: Listening to and engaging with TCM stakeholders to improve biodiversity outcomes (International Congress for Conservation Biology 2021)
7.	2021/11/13	The intersection of Traditional Chinese Medicine and biodiversity conservation (FAUNA International Conference 2021)
8.	2021/01/19	Pluralism and inclusion in conservation: Understanding TCM to improve biodiversity outcomes (Symposium on Neglected Groups in Wildlife Trade)
9.	2020/03/05	Rhinoceros Horn and Traditional Chinese Medicine – Demand in China (The 67th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan)
10.	2019/07/23	Medicinal Demand for Rhinoceros Horn in China – Interviews with TCM Practitioners in Guangdong Province (International Congress for Conservation Biology 2019)
11.	2019/07/03	Medicinal Demand for Rhinoceros Horn in China – Interviews with TCM Practitioners in Guangdong Province (Student Conference on Conservation Science Australia 2019)
12.	2017/07/29	Rhino Horn – Perspectives in Traditional Chinese Medicine (International Congress for Conservation Biology 2017)
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■ Works

1.	2025/10/17	r/AMA Ask Me Anything – A conversation about academic careers and how I got here (Wonju)
2.	2025/10/16	Rhinos in the wildlife trade: A collision of culture, crime and polarization (Wonju)
3.	2025/10/16	Rhinos in the wildlife trade: A collision of culture, crime and polarization (Wonju)
4.	2025/05/29	Human dimensions of conservation: Wildlife trade governance and conservation geopolitics (Kashiwa)
5.	2024/05/30	Improving wildlife trade governance and reducing spillover risk go hand-in-hand (Tsukuba)
6.	2024/02/28	One Health and wildlife trade (Rome (Online))
7.	2023/12/06	Telecoupling & wildlife trade (Rome)
8.	2023/05/15	Conservation polarization: Sustainable use of charismatic megafauna (Beppu)
9.	2022/04/20	Human dimensions of wildlife trade in a post-COVID multipolar world (Flagstaff)
10.	2021/06/09	Abating the great heat with xiniu (rhino horn) powder: Biodiversity costs and conservation solutions (Oxford (Online))
11.	2021/03/24	Biodiversity conservation and environmental crime (Hong Kong (Online))
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■ E-Mail address

■ Homepage

http://www.hcxconservation.org

■ JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number

71013869

■ Researchmap researcher code

R000077645

■ External Researcher ID

orcID

0000-0002-5918-9907

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