A commonly held belief is that if people can benefit financially from enterprises that depend
on nearby forests, reefs, and other natural habitats, then they will take action to conserve …

Within conservation science and practice, community‐based conservation (CBC) includes
policy and management interventions incorporating engagement or participation of local …

Over decades, biodiversity conservation researchers and practitioners have developed
theories and conceptual frameworks to inform the planning, implementation, and evaluation …

One of the key determinants of success in biodiversity conservation is how well conservation
planning decisions account for the social system in which actions are to be implemented …

Biodiversity conservation in developing countries has been a challenge because of the
combination of rising human populations, rapid technological advances, severe social …

Community-based conservation (CBC) promotes the idea that conservation success
requires engaging with, and providing benefits for, local communities. However, CBC …

Organizations seeking better methods for conservation have attempted to use participatory
processes to fulfill human and ecological/environmental goals. As a result, the academic …

Priority maps for biodiversity conservation are increasingly aimed at their implementation by
local governments in their land use decision making. However, these biodiversity planning …

Communities have a strong role in protecting biodiversity. In addition to participation in
restoration, a range of actions in the public or private sphere may support biodiversity …

In conservation projects in and around protected areas (PAs), a suite of policy instruments
are used to promote conservation behavior in local people. Few studies have related …