Protected areas are considered key to conserving ecosystems and safeguarding biodiversity
worldwide. Local stakeholders' involvement in decision-making in area-based conservation …

Conservation conflicts represent complex multilayered problems that are challenging to
study. We explore the utility of theoretical, experimental, and constructivist approaches to …

Local residents' changing perceptions of benefits and problems from living next to a
protected area in western Uganda are assessed by comparing household survey data from …

Abstract Human-wildlife-conflicts (HWCs) threaten wildlife conservation and livelihoods,
particularly around biodiversity hotspots, such as Ghana's Bia Biosphere Reserve (BBR) …

Large-scale area-based conservation measures affect millions of people globally.
Understanding their social impacts is necessary to improve effectiveness and minimize …

Interactions between humans and wildlife resulting in negative impacts are among the most
pressing conservation challenges globally. In regions of smallholder livestock and crop …

Myanmar is an ideal location for Asian elephant (Elephas maximus L.) conservation
because it still contains large expanses of elephant habitat. However, increasing human …

In Tanzania, community‐based natural resource management (CBNRM) of wildlife occurs
through wildlife management areas (WMAs). The WMAs consist of multiple villages …

Context Cultural landscapes provide essential ecosystem services to local communities,
especially in poor rural settings. However, potentially negative impacts of ecosystems—or …

Facilitating long-term coexistence between people and large carnivores is a persistent,
global conservation challenge. Evidence-based decisions to help design and implement …