Governance principles for community‐centered conservation in the post‐2020 global biodiversity framework

D Armitage, P Mbatha, EK Muhl, W Rice… - … Science and Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies to protect biodiversity in the face of a global crisis must be place‐based and
sensitive to context. A failure to consider the socioeconomic and political circumstances, as …

Relational values about nature in protected area research

A De Vos, CB Joana, R Dirk - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Relational values research in protected areas relates to their societal
support.•Place-focused theories can elucidate relational values in protected areas.•Few …

Non-material costs of wildlife conservation to local people and their implications for conservation interventions

G Thondhlana, SM Redpath, PO Vedeld… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
In assessment of costs (and benefits) of wildlife conservation, conventional economic
valuation frameworks may inadequately address various non-tangible values and neglect …

Beyond benefit sharing: Place attachment and the importance of access to protected areas for surrounding communities

G Cundill, JC Bezerra, A De Vos, N Ntingana - Ecosystem Services, 2017 - Elsevier
The concept of place attachment can assist to integrate relational values into ecosystem
service research, and assist us to rethink the notion of benefits in contemporary protected …

Social-ecological change: insights from the Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society

R Biggs, HS Clements, GS Cumming… - Ecosystems and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as an important area of
sustainability science, informing and supporting pressing issues of transformation towards …

Local people and conservation officials' perceptions on relationships and conflicts in South African protected areas

G Thondhlana, G Cundill - International Journal of Biodiversity …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Protected areas (PAs) are often conflict-ridden, but conflict resolution mechanisms are often
constrained by little appreciation of the perceptions of the principal agents (PA managers …

The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes

SP Kirkman, P Kowalski, BQ Mann… - African Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on their governance and
management. We review their history in South Africa and recognise four periods. Period 1 …

Fight or flight? Understanding different stakeholder responses to conservation conflicts

ID Hodgson, A Fischer, SM Redpath… - Society & Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Efforts to manage conservation conflicts are typically focused on reconciling disputes
between opposing stakeholders over conservation objectives. However, this is an …

Local communities' attitudes and support towards the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Southwest Botswana

N Moswete, B Thapa, W K. Darley - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Protected areas are of national importance and have developed into sources of benefits
while in other situations have sparked conflicts among stakeholders, including residents …

A scoping review of environmental governance challenges in southern Africa from 2010 to 2020

M Falayi, J Gambiza, M Schoon - Environmental Conservation, 2021 - cambridge.org
Throughout southern Africa, there have been growing concerns about the rates of
ecosystem degradation. This issue and natural resource governance concerns in general …