Uncertainty and adaptive management for biodiversity conservation

Adaptive management of natural resources is widely supported, but in biodiversity conservation there have been few practical applications of the approach in its entirety. Some of the contributions to this special publication examine progress in the implementation of adaptive approaches into conserva...

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Published in:Biological conservation 2011-04, Vol.144 (4), p.1175-1178
Main Authors: Keith, David A., Martin, Tara G., McDonald-Madden, Eve, Walters, Carl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conflict resolution
Conservation policy
Decision making
Ecosystem management
Experimental management
Learning by doing
Management goals
Monitoring
Process model
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Summary:Adaptive management of natural resources is widely supported, but in biodiversity conservation there have been few practical applications of the approach in its entirety. Some of the contributions to this special publication examine progress in the implementation of adaptive approaches into conservation policy, while others explore novel theoretical and modeling approaches that seek to accommodate the complexities of real-world applications. Several of the papers address the treatment of uncertainty in adaptive management through innovative approaches to experimentation and monitoring, use and characterisation of expert knowledge and reconciliation of differences of opinion about parameters or systems. Drawing on these contributions, we discuss the major impediments to implementing adaptive management, why adaptive management has been slow to be implemented and how this can be redressed.
ISSN:0006-3207
1873-2917
DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.11.022