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Doing social science with conservation: co-reflexivity on the project model in conservation

Oryx
The conservation sector increasingly values reflexivity, in which professionals critically reflect on the social, institutional and political aspects of their work.
Viola Schreer, Paul Thung, Scott Freeman, Namrata Biligeri Anirudh, Gail Campbell-Smith, Cristina Eghenter, Stephanie Spehar   +6 more
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Navigating scale and interdisciplinary dynamics in conservation social science. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract To better understand and address global human–environment crises, interdisciplinary collaborations across the natural and social sciences have become increasingly common in conservation. Within such collaborations, the question of scale can cause tensions: how to agree on the unit of measurement and analysis? We contend there
DePuy W, Thung P, Schreer V, Erb WM.
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Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation [PDF]

Conservation Biology, 2016
Despite broad recognition of the value of social sciences and increasingly vocal calls for better engagement with the human element of conservation, the conservation social sciences remain misunderstood and underutilized in practice. The conservation social sciences can provide unique and important contributions to society's understanding of the ...
Epstein, Graham, Curran, Deborah, Stedman, Richard, Teel, Tara, Wyborn, Carina, Sandlos, John, Thomas, Rebecca, Cullman, Georgina, Greenberg, Alison, Clark, Douglas, Nelson, Michael, Bennett, Nathan, Chan, Kai, Klain, Sarah, Veríssimo, Diogo, Roth, Robin   +15 more
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Integrating Social Justice into Higher Education Conservation Science

BioScience, 2022
Abstract Because biodiversity loss has largely been attributed to human actions, people, particularly those in the Global South, are regularly depicted as threats to conservation. This context has facilitated rapid growth in green militarization, with fierce crackdowns against real or perceived environmental offenders.
Robert A. Montgomery, Abigail M. Pointer, Sophia Jingo, Herbert Kasozi, Mordecai Ogada, Tutilo Mudumba   +5 more
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The benefits of big-team science for conservation: Lessons learned from trinational monarch butterfly collaborations

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Many pressing conservation issues are complex problems caused by multiple social and environmental drivers; their resolution is aided by interdisciplinary teams of scientists, decision makers, and stakeholders working together.
Jay E. Diffendorfer, Ryan G. Drum, Greg W. Mitchell, Eduardo Rendón-Salinas, Victor Sánchez-Cordero, Darius J. Semmens, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Ignacio J. March   +7 more
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Implementation resistance and the human dimensions of connectivity planning

People and Nature, 2023
1. Conserving species' ability to traverse the landscape is vital for maintaining biodiversity in the face of global change. Connectivity conservation requires identifying important pathways for species' movements and aligning societal support for ...
Matthew A. Williamson, Lael Parrott, Neil H. Carter, Adam T. Ford   +3 more
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Conservation frontiers: understanding the geographic expansion of conservation

Journal of Land Use Science, 2022
Land-use frontiers, such as agriculture expanding into forests, remain a major driver of biodiversity loss, and often lead to conservation responses. To better understand the geographies of conservation, connecting conservation with tools used widely in ...
Ana Buchadas, Siyu Qin, Patrick Meyfroidt, Tobias Kuemmerle   +3 more
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An optimistic outlook on the use of evidence syntheses to inform environmental decision‐making

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Practitioners and policymakers working in environmental arenas make decisions that can have large impacts on ecosystems. Basing such decisions on high‐quality evidence about the effectiveness of different interventions can often maximize the success of ...
Laura Thomas‐Walters, Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Jessica J. Taylor, Trina Rytwinski, John F. Lane, Nathan Young, Joseph R. Bennett, Vivian M. Nguyen, Nathan Harron, Susan M. Aitken, Graeme Auld, David Browne, Aerin L. Jacob, Kent Prior, Paul A. Smith, Karen E. Smokorowski, Steven M. Alexander, Steven J. Cooke   +17 more
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From Power and Privilege to Dignity and Respect: Developing a Theory of Species Stratification and Interspecies Dominance

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Traditional conservation scientists approach conservation conflict from a resource-management perspective, in which both wildlife and non-living natural resources are managed to balance the interests of competing human stakeholders.
Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, Paul Oder, Paul Oder   +2 more
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Creativity, conservativeness & the social epistemology of science [PDF]

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 2019
The special issue Creativity, Conservatism & the Social Epistemology of Science collects six papers which, in different ways, tackle 'promotion questions' concerning scientific communities: which features shape those communities, and which might be changed to promote the kinds of epistemic features we desire.
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