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Intersecting Social Science and Conservation

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
There is a growing consensus that current conservation strategies are unable to cope with the acceleration of human-caused environmental degradation. The philosophies that underpin and shape traditional conservation initiatives have begun to shift toward
Thomas Sanborn, Julia Jung
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Social science for conservation in working landscapes and seascapes

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2022
Biodiversity is in precipitous decline globally across both terrestrial and marine environments. Therefore, conservation actions are needed everywhere on Earth, including in the biodiversity rich landscapes and seascapes where people live and work that ...
Nathan J. Bennett   +21 more
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Conservation and the social sciences: Beyond critique and co‐optation. A case study from orangutan conservation

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2020
Interactions between conservation and the social sciences are frequently characterized by either critique (of conservation by social scientists) or co‐optation (of social scientific methods and insights by conservationists).
Liana Chua   +13 more
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Social Licence for Marine Conservation Science

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Marine environments are complex and dynamic social-ecological systems, where social perceptions of ocean stewardship are diverse, resource use is potentially unsustainable, and conservation efforts rely strongly on public support or acceptance ...
Rachel Kelly   +5 more
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Prospects and challenges for social media data in conservation science

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2015
Social media data have been extensively used in numerous fields of science, but examples of their use in conservation science are still very limited. In this paper, we propose a framework on how social media data could be useful for conservation science ...
Enrico eDi Minin   +4 more
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Conducting conservation social science surveys online. [PDF]

open access: yesConserv Biol, 2021
Wardropper CB   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

On the Multiple Identities of Stakeholders in Wolf Management in Minnesota, United States

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Social identity theory offers a means to understand attitudes about wolves, with consequences for management support. Using data from a mail survey about wolves, we explored relationships among seven identities (i.e., wolf advocate, hunter ...
Susan A. Schroeder   +3 more
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Characteristics of immersive citizen science experiences that drive conservation engagement

open access: yesPeople and Nature, 2022
The biodiversity crisis poses a real and present global threat to humanity. The acceleration of species and ecosystem decline coupled with climate change suggests that as it stands, nature cannot absorb the pressure humanity is placing on the planet ...
Georgia Day   +3 more
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Understanding Social Dimensions in Wildlife Conservation: Multiple Stakeholder Views

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Numerous studies show the importance of social understanding in addressing multifaceted conservation issues. Building on a conservation planning framework, this study examines the social dimensions of wildlife conservation in Kinabatangan, Sabah ...
Marcela Pimid   +5 more
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