[HTML][HTML] Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

NJ Bennett, R Roth, SC Klain, K Chan, P Christie… - Biological …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
It has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of
environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are one important …

[HTML][HTML] Clean, low-carbon but corrupt? Examining corruption risks and solutions for the renewable energy sector in Mexico, Malaysia, Kenya and South Africa

BK Sovacool - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2021‏ - Elsevier
A decarbonized global energy sector is expected to need cumulative investments in the tens
to hundreds of trillions of dollars between now and 2050. Due to its size, the current climate …

[HTML][HTML] The political ecology playbook for ecosystem restoration: Principles for effective, equitable, and transformative landscapes

T Osborne, S Brock, R Chazdon, S Chomba… - Global Environmental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The urgency of restoring ecosystems to improve human wellbeing and mitigate climate and
biodiversity crises is attracting global attention. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration …

Mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation

K Baylis, J Honey‐Rosés, J Börner… - Conservation …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
An important part of conservation practice is the empirical evaluation of program and policy
impacts. Understanding why conservation programs succeed or fail is essential for …

Ten years of REDD+: A critical review of the impact of REDD+ on forest-dependent communities

MM Bayrak, LM Marafa - Sustainability, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program, or REDD+,
has been the international community's first real attempt to create a global forest governance …

Evaluation of biodiversity policy instruments: what works and what doesn't?

DA Miteva, SK Pattanayak… - Oxford Review of …, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
We review and confirm the claim that credible evaluations of common conservation
instruments continue to be rare. The limited set of rigorous studies suggests that protected …

Tropical forest and peatland conservation in Indonesia: Challenges and directions

ME Harrison, JB Ottay, LJ D'Arcy, SM Cheyne… - People and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests and peatlands provide important ecological, climate and socio‐economic
benefits from the local to the global scale. However, these ecosystems and their associated …

[HTML][HTML] Have integrated landscape approaches reconciled societal and environmental issues in the tropics?

J Reed, J van Vianen, J Barlow, T Sunderland - Land use policy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Landscape approaches to integrated land management have recently gained considerable
attention in the scientific literature and international fora. The approach is gaining increasing …

Poverty and protected areas: an evaluation of a marine integrated conservation and development project in Indonesia

GG Gurney, J Cinner, NC Ban, RL Pressey… - Global Environmental …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Protected areas are currently the primary strategy employed worldwide to maintain
ecosystem services and mitigate biodiversity loss. Despite the prevalence and planned …

Agricultural intensification escalates future conservation costs

J Phelps, LR Carrasco, EL Webb, LP Koh… - Proceedings of the …, 2013‏ - pnas.org
The supposition that agricultural intensification results in land sparing for conservation has
become central to policy formulations across the tropics. However, underlying assumptions …