Soil quality is in decline in many parts of the world, in part due to the intensification of
agricultural practices. Whilst economic instruments and regulations can help incentivise …

Humans have lived alongside and interacted with wild animals throughout evolutionary
history. Even though wild animals can damage property, or injure humans and domesticated …

Qualitative methods are important to gain a deep understanding of complex problems and
poorly researched areas. They can be particularly useful to help explain underlying …

This study examines how transformations of a regional rural economy have produced new
geographies of encounter between agricultural communities, their livestock, and carnivores …

Despite legal protection, deliberate killing by local people is one of the major threats to the
conservation of lions and other large carnivores in Africa. Addressing this problem poses …

One of the main challenges when integrating biological and social perspectives in
primatology is overcoming interdisciplinary barriers. Unfamiliarity with subject-specific theory …

Social enterprises can profit by creating social value at the base of the pyramid (BOP),
thereby simultaneously helping the poor and enhancing financial performance. We submit …

Education and community outreach are fundamental to raising conservation awareness in
rural communities for alleviating human–wildlife conflict (HWC). Evaluating the impacts of …

Effective nature conservation in human-dominated landscapes requires a deep
understanding of human behaviors, perceptions and values. Human-wildlife conflicts …

How do foresters in India understand the foundational and proximate causes of negative
interactions between humans and wildlife? In this article we identify five distinct …