Monitoring does not always count

The gross under-resourcing of conservation endeavours has placed an increasing emphasis on spending accountability. Increased accountability has led to monitoring forming a central element of conservation programs. Although there is little doubt that information obtained from monitoring can improve...

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Published in:Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) 2010-10, Vol.25 (10), p.547-550
Main Authors: McDonald-Madden, Eve, Baxter, Peter W.J., Fuller, Richard A., Martin, Tara G., Game, Edward T., Montambault, Jensen, Possingham, Hugh P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Conservation of Natural Resources - economics
Decision Trees
Environmental Monitoring - economics
Marsupialia
Songbirds
Whale, Killer
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Summary:The gross under-resourcing of conservation endeavours has placed an increasing emphasis on spending accountability. Increased accountability has led to monitoring forming a central element of conservation programs. Although there is little doubt that information obtained from monitoring can improve management of biodiversity, the cost (in time and/or money) of gaining this knowledge is rarely considered when making decisions about allocation of resources to monitoring. We present a simple framework allowing managers and policy advisors to make decisions about when to invest in monitoring to improve management.
ISSN:0169-5347
1872-8383
DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.002