There has been increasing attention to and investment in local environmental stewardship in
conservation and environmental management policies and programs globally. Yet …

Urgent environmental issues are testing the limits of current management approaches and
pushing demand for innovative approaches that integrate across traditional disciplinary …

Over the past few decades, a new form of governance has emerged to replace adversarial
and managerial modes of policy making and implementation. Collaborative governance, as …

The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector–commonly described as low-tech, labor-
intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly …

How can the governance of environment and resources be devolved in a way that
incorporates effective user participation and feedback learning? Approaches that use the …

Addressing the environmental challenges of the 21st century requires substantial changes
to the way modern society views and manages ecosystems. In particular, many authors …

Adaptive co-management brings together collaborative and adaptive approaches in pursuit
of sustainable resource use and social–ecological resilience. Enthusiasm for this …

Multi-level governance may facilitate learning and adaptation in complex social-ecological
circumstances. Such arrangements should connect community-based management with …

Decades of tourism research have allowed researchers to understand the myriad social,
ecological, and economic impacts that are derived from tourism. We know the results of …

This paper looks at the challenging enterprise of managing protected areas for sustainable
tourism. It notes that during the past 25 years multistakeholder conflicts, complexity and …