Achieving conservation impact by shifting focus from human attitudes to behaviors
Attitudes have been a commonly used psychological measure of program effectiveness in
conservation social science research. The major limitation of this approach is that attitudes …
conservation social science research. The major limitation of this approach is that attitudes …
Community-based conservation in a globalized world
F Berkes - Proceedings of the National academy of …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Communities have an important role to play in biodiversity conservation. However,
community-based conservation as a panacea, like government-based conservation as a …
community-based conservation as a panacea, like government-based conservation as a …
Effect of local cultural context on the success of community‐based conservation interventions
Conservation interventions require evaluation to understand what factors predict success or
failure. To date, there has been little systematic investigation of the effect of social and …
failure. To date, there has been little systematic investigation of the effect of social and …
Advancing conservation by understanding and influencing human behavior
Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by systematically identifying behavioral
barriers to conservation and how to best overcome them. Behavioral sciences have …
barriers to conservation and how to best overcome them. Behavioral sciences have …
Conflicting social norms and community conservation compliance
Though the success of conservation initiatives relies on changing behaviour, little social
psychological research has examined factors such as attitudes and social norms in the …
psychological research has examined factors such as attitudes and social norms in the …
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 …
difficult to realize. Trade-offs and the hard choices they entail are the norm. Since 2008, the …
Efficacy‐based and normative interventions for facilitating the diffusion of conservation behavior through social networks
Research suggests that encouraging motivated residents to reach out to others in their
social network is an effective strategy for increasing the scale and speed of conservation …
social network is an effective strategy for increasing the scale and speed of conservation …
A theory‐based framework for understanding the establishment, persistence, and diffusion of community‐based conservation
Over decades, biodiversity conservation researchers and practitioners have developed
theories and conceptual frameworks to inform the planning, implementation, and evaluation …
theories and conceptual frameworks to inform the planning, implementation, and evaluation …
Personal circumstances and social characteristics as determinants of landholder participation in biodiversity conservation programs
Adequate conservation of biodiversity on private land remains elusive due, in part, to a
failure to understand the personal circumstances and social characteristics of private …
failure to understand the personal circumstances and social characteristics of private …
Payments for ecosystem services did not crowd out pro-environmental behavior: Long-term experimental evidence from Uganda
T Vorlaufer, S Engel, J de Laat… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are increasingly being implemented worldwide as
conservation instruments that provide conditional economic incentives to landowners for a …
conservation instruments that provide conditional economic incentives to landowners for a …