Defining biocultural approaches to conservation

MC Gavin, J McCarter, A Mead, F Berkes… - Trends in ecology & …, 2015 - cell.com
We contend that biocultural approaches to conservation can achieve effective and just
conservation outcomes while addressing erosion of both cultural and biological diversity …

Does secure land tenure save forests? A meta-analysis of the relationship between land tenure and tropical deforestation

BE Robinson, MB Holland… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political
factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of …

Hard choices: Making trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human well-being

TO McShane, PD Hirsch, TC Trung, AN Songorwa… - Biological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Win–win solutions that both conserve biodiversity and promote human well-being are
difficult to realize. Trade-offs and the hard choices they entail are the norm. Since 2008, the …

Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly

J Coria, E Calfucura - Ecological Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and
community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous …

Acknowledging indigenous and local knowledge to facilitate collaboration in landscape approaches—Lessons from a systematic review

P Adade Williams, L Sikutshwa, S Shackleton - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
The need to recognize diverse actors, their knowledge and values is being widely promoted
as critical for sustainability in contemporary land use, natural resource management and …

Assessing community-based conservation projects: A systematic review and multilevel analysis of attitudinal, behavioral, ecological, and economic outcomes

J Brooks, KA Waylen, MB Mulder - Environmental evidence, 2013 - Springer
Background Community-based conservation (CBC) promotes the idea that long-term
conservation success requires engaging with, and providing benefits for local communities …

Developing a theory of change for a community‐based response to illegal wildlife trade

D Biggs, R Cooney, D Roe, HT Dublin… - Conservation …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The escalating illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the most high‐profile conservation
challenges today. The crisis has attracted over US $350 million in donor and government …

Effective biodiversity conservation requires dynamic, pluralistic, partnership-based approaches

MC Gavin, J McCarter, F Berkes, ATP Mead… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity loss undermines the long-term maintenance of ecosystem functions and the well-
being of human populations. Global-scale policy initiatives, including the Convention on …

How national context, project design, and local community characteristics influence success in community-based conservation projects

JS Brooks, KA Waylen… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Community-based conservation (CBC) promotes the idea that conservation success
requires engaging with, and providing benefits for, local communities. However, CBC …

Getting REDD to work locally: lessons learned from integrated conservation and development projects

B Blom, T Sunderland, D Murdiyarso - Environmental science & policy, 2010 - Elsevier
Integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) have been a pervasive, although
widely criticized, approach to tropical conservation for more than 20 years. More recently …