Social‐psychological principles of community‐based conservation and conservancy motivation: attaining goals within an autonomy‐supportive environment
D DeCaro, M Stokes - Conservation biology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Community‐based natural resource conservation programs in developing nations face
many implementation challenges underpinned by social‐psychological mechanisms. One
challenge is garnering local support in an economically and socially sustainable fashion
despite economic hardship and historical alienation from local resources. Unfortunately,
conservationists' limited understanding of the social‐psychological mechanisms underlying
participatory conservation impedes the search for appropriate solutions. We address this …
many implementation challenges underpinned by social‐psychological mechanisms. One
challenge is garnering local support in an economically and socially sustainable fashion
despite economic hardship and historical alienation from local resources. Unfortunately,
conservationists' limited understanding of the social‐psychological mechanisms underlying
participatory conservation impedes the search for appropriate solutions. We address this …
