What's on the horizon for community-based conservation? Emerging threats and opportunities

Nafeesa Esmail, Jana M. Mcpherson, Latoya Abulu, Thora Amend, Ronit Amit, Saloni Bhatia, Dominique Bikaba, Typhenn A. Brichieri-Colombi, Jessica Brown, Victoria Buschman, Michael Fabinyi, Mohammad Farhadinia, Razieh Ghayoumi, Terence Hay-Edie, Vera Horigue, Vainuupo Jungblut, Stacy Jupiter, Aidan Keane, David W. Macdonald, Shauna L. MahajanAndrew Mcvey, Axel Moehrenschlager, Fred Nelson, Meher Noshirwani, Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, Jose Luis Postigo, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Madhu Rao, Dilys Roe, José Antonio Sierra huelsz, Sue Stolton, Alifereti Tawake, Bonnie Wintle

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Abstract / Description of output

Community-based conservation can support livelihoods and biodiversity, while reinforcing local and Indigenous values, cultures, and institutions. Its delivery can help address cross-cutting global challenges, such as climate change, conservation, poverty, and food security. Therefore, understanding trends in community-based conservation is pertinent to setting and implementing global goals. We undertook a horizon scan to prioritize 15 emerging threats and opportunities expected to impact the future effectiveness of community-based conservation. Topics relate to global biodiversity policy; human rights; shifting human geography; inclusion, diversity, equity, and access; conservation finance and income; and economic reforms. Our findings offer guidance on strengthening community-based conservation to achieve global environmental and development goals.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)666-680
JournalTrends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume38
Issue number7
Early online date17 Mar 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • biodiversity
  • community-led conservation
  • horizon scan
  • livelihoods
  • rights
  • threatened species

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