Improving social impact assessment of protected areas: A review of the literature and directions for future research
N Jones, J McGinlay, PG Dimitrakopoulos - … Impact Assessment Review, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas are the most widely applied policy tool for biodiversity conservation.
However, effective management of protected areas is often obstructed by conflicts mainly …
However, effective management of protected areas is often obstructed by conflicts mainly …
Reviewing the evidence on the roles of forests and tree-based systems in poverty dynamics
OH Razafindratsima, JFM Kamoto, EO Sills… - Forest Policy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The alleviation of global poverty is a major objective of the 2030 UN Sustainable
Development Goals (notably SDG1 “to end poverty in all its forms everywhere”). Many rural …
Development Goals (notably SDG1 “to end poverty in all its forms everywhere”). Many rural …
Evaluating the impacts of protected areas on human well-being across the developing world
Protected areas (PAs) are fundamental for biodiversity conservation, yet their impacts on
nearby residents are contested. We synthesized environmental and socioeconomic …
nearby residents are contested. We synthesized environmental and socioeconomic …
Statistical matching for conservation science
The awareness of the need for robust impact evaluations in conservation is growing and
statistical matching techniques are increasingly being used to assess the impacts of …
statistical matching techniques are increasingly being used to assess the impacts of …
[HTML][HTML] Local communities' perceptions about the impact of protected areas on livelihoods and community development
H Abukari, RB Mwalyosi - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Perceptions provide an important means of assessing the performance of conservation
projects so that better policies may be developed for effective biodiversity protection and the …
projects so that better policies may be developed for effective biodiversity protection and the …
[HTML][HTML] Forests, livelihoods, and conservation: broadening the empirical base
More than 10,000 years after the Agricultural Revolution started, millions of rural
smallholders across the developing world may still derive as much income from foraging …
smallholders across the developing world may still derive as much income from foraging …
Parks versus PES: Evaluating direct and incentive-based land conservation in Mexico
KRE Sims, JM Alix-Garcia - Journal of Environmental Economics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) and payments for ecosystem services (PES) are the top two
mechanisms available for countries to achieve international REDD agreements, yet there …
mechanisms available for countries to achieve international REDD agreements, yet there …
Conservation, ecotourism, poverty, and income inequality–A case study of nature reserves in Qinling, China
B Ma, Z Cai, J Zheng, Y Wen - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
The impacts of nature reserves (NRs) and ecotourism on local economies are considered
controversial. By surveying households residing inside and outside of six giant panda NRs …
controversial. By surveying households residing inside and outside of six giant panda NRs …
Guiding principles for evaluating the impacts of conservation interventions on human well-being
E Woodhouse, KM Homewood… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Measures of socio-economic impacts of conservation interventions have largely been
restricted to externally defined indicators focused on income, which do not reflect people's …
restricted to externally defined indicators focused on income, which do not reflect people's …
An outcome-oriented, social–ecological framework for assessing protected area effectiveness
Both the number and the extent of protected areas have grown considerably in recent years,
but evaluations of their effectiveness remain partial and are hard to compare across cases …
but evaluations of their effectiveness remain partial and are hard to compare across cases …