A T Knight

Biographic Data

ID	81053
NAME	A T Knight
GIVEN NAMES	A T
FAMILY NAME	Knight
SIGNATURE	KNIGHT A T
AFFILIATIONS	Nelson Mandela University
ORCID	0000-0002-6563-0500
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	18
TOTAL CITATIONS	43
AUTHOR COUNT	18
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2024
H-INDEX	4

Navigating diverse commercial fisher perspectives for effective knowledge exchange in fisheries research and management
Open AccessRob Hoschke, Natasha Pauli et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024Cited by: 1References: 7
Local Ecological Knowledge held by commercial fishers is a valuable but underutilized resource for advancing scientific understanding in fisheries and marine management. To better incorporate this knowledge into management agencies and research departments, a thorough understanding of knowledge exchange between fishers and research scientists is essential. While previous studies have reported successful knowledge exchange, often based on consensu…
Challenges for implementing zero deforestation commitments in a highly forested country
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, Philip A Zodua et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2024Cited by: 2References: 1
Understanding zero deforestation and the High Carbon Stock Approach in a highly forested tropical country
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, Christian Mikolo Yobo et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022References: 30
Rethinking zero deforestation beyond 2020 to more equitably and effectively conserve tropical forests
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, Edward Pollard et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020
A Reflection on the Fair Use of Unpaid Work in Conservation
Open AccessAns Vercammen, Caroline Park et al.ARTICLEConservation and Society2020
With increasing demand for large-scale data and effective, wide-spread action, conservation volunteers can play an important role in tackling the global biodiversity crisis. Cost-cutting pragmatism aside, the recruitment of volunteers into diverse roles within conservation organisations also responds to growing public concern for the environment and demand for 'meaningful' engagement in people's pastime. Here we argue that this auspicious premise…
Lessons from a conservation and tourism cooperative
Open AccessJeff R Muntifering, Susan G Clark et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2020Cited by: 1References: 34
Improving conservation practice with principles and tools from systems thinking and evaluation
Open AccessA T Knight, Carly N Cook et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2019Cited by: 7References: 12
Achieving nature conservation goals require grappling with ‘wicked’ problems. These intractable problems arise from the complexity and dynamism of the social–ecological systems in which they are embedded. To enhance their ability to address these problems, conservation professionals are increasingly looking to the transdisciplines of systems thinking and evaluation, which provide philosophies, theories, methods, tools and approaches that show pro…
Palm oil supply chain complexity impedes implementation of corporate no-deforestation commitments
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, A T KnightARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 11References: 2
Locating financial incentives among diverse motivations for long-term private land conservation
Open AccessMatthew J Selinske, Benjamin Cooke et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2017Cited by: 8
Selinske, M. J., B. Cooke, N. Torabi, M. J. Hardy, A. T. Knight, and S. A. Bekessy. 2016. Locating financial incentives among diverse motivations for long-term private land conservation. Ecology and Society 22(2):7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09148-220207
A wildlife tolerance model and case study for understanding human wildlife conflicts
Open AccessRuth Kansky, Martin Kidd et al.ARTICLEBiological Conservation2016
Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs
Dale R Wright, Les G Underhill et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2015Cited by: 9References: 7
Citizen science is a useful approach for conducting scientific research; however, an understanding of the motivations, satisfactions, and other aspects of volunteers’ psychology is essential for conservation scientists wishing to mobilize this resource. We tested psychometric instruments for assessing the motivations, satisfactions, and advocacy role of volunteers with the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP2). Data were collected t…
Understanding Social Networks to Improve Adaptive Co-Governance with the ≠Khomani Bushmen of the Kalahari, South Africa
Open AccessL M Mannetti, Lelani Mannetti et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2015Cited by: 2References: 36
Connectedness as a Core Conservation Concern
Open AccessMicah Zylstra, Matthew J Zylstra et al.ARTICLESpringer Science Reviews2014
Key factors driving attitudes towards large mammals in conflict with humans
Open AccessRuth Kansky, A T KnightARTICLEBiological Conservation2014
Biodiversity conflicts, and human–wildlife conflicts (HWC) in particular, are predicted to increase. Understanding drivers of these conflicts is a prerequisite for developing strategies to achieve conservation goals. People are a part of all HWC problems meaning social research methods are essential for finding solutions. We conducted a meta-analysis of the variables predicted to drive attitudes of people living in areas with damage causing carni…
The Role of Participatory Modeling in Landscape Approaches to Reconcile Conservation and Development
Open AccessMarieke Sandker, Bruce Campbell et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2010Cited by: 2
Sandker, M., B. M. Campbell, M. Ruiz-Pérez, J. A. Sayer, R. Cowling, H. Kassa, and A. T. Knight. 2010. The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development. Ecology and Society 15(2): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03400-150213
Knowing But Not Doing
Open AccessA T Knight, Richard M Cowling et al.ARTICLEConservation Biology2008
Conservation assessment is a rapidly evolving discipline whose stated goal is the design of networks of protected areas that represent and ensure the persistence of nature (i.e., species, habitats, and environmental processes) by separating priority areas from the activities that degrade or destroy them. Nevertheless, despite a burgeoning scientific literature that ever refines these techniques for allocating conservation resources, it is widely …
An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation
Open AccessRichard M Cowling, Benis N Egoh et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2008
Research on ecosystem services has grown markedly in recent years. However, few studies are embedded in a social process designed to ensure effective management of ecosystem services. Most research has focused only on biophysical and valuation assessments of putative services. As a mission-oriented discipline, ecosystem service research should be user-inspired and user-useful, which will require that researchers respond to stakeholder needs from …
Integrating ecosystem services into conservation assessments
Open AccessBenis N Egoh, Benis Egoh et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2007

Integrating ecosystem services into conservation assessments
Open AccessBenis N Egoh, Benis Egoh et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2007
Knowing But Not Doing
Open AccessA T Knight, Richard M Cowling et al.ARTICLEConservation Biology2008
Conservation assessment is a rapidly evolving discipline whose stated goal is the design of networks of protected areas that represent and ensure the persistence of nature (i.e., species, habitats, and environmental processes) by separating priority areas from the activities that degrade or destroy them. Nevertheless, despite a burgeoning scientific literature that ever refines these techniques for allocating conservation resources, it is widely …
An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation
Open AccessRichard M Cowling, Benis N Egoh et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the National…2008
Research on ecosystem services has grown markedly in recent years. However, few studies are embedded in a social process designed to ensure effective management of ecosystem services. Most research has focused only on biophysical and valuation assessments of putative services. As a mission-oriented discipline, ecosystem service research should be user-inspired and user-useful, which will require that researchers respond to stakeholder needs from …
The Role of Participatory Modeling in Landscape Approaches to Reconcile Conservation and Development
Open AccessMarieke Sandker, Bruce Campbell et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2010Cited by: 2
Sandker, M., B. M. Campbell, M. Ruiz-Pérez, J. A. Sayer, R. Cowling, H. Kassa, and A. T. Knight. 2010. The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development. Ecology and Society 15(2): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-03400-150213
Connectedness as a Core Conservation Concern
Open AccessMicah Zylstra, Matthew J Zylstra et al.ARTICLESpringer Science Reviews2014
Key factors driving attitudes towards large mammals in conflict with humans
Open AccessRuth Kansky, A T KnightARTICLEBiological Conservation2014
Biodiversity conflicts, and human–wildlife conflicts (HWC) in particular, are predicted to increase. Understanding drivers of these conflicts is a prerequisite for developing strategies to achieve conservation goals. People are a part of all HWC problems meaning social research methods are essential for finding solutions. We conducted a meta-analysis of the variables predicted to drive attitudes of people living in areas with damage causing carni…
Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs
Dale R Wright, Les G Underhill et al.ARTICLESociety & Natural Resources2015Cited by: 9References: 7
Citizen science is a useful approach for conducting scientific research; however, an understanding of the motivations, satisfactions, and other aspects of volunteers’ psychology is essential for conservation scientists wishing to mobilize this resource. We tested psychometric instruments for assessing the motivations, satisfactions, and advocacy role of volunteers with the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP2). Data were collected t…
Understanding Social Networks to Improve Adaptive Co-Governance with the ≠Khomani Bushmen of the Kalahari, South Africa
Open AccessL M Mannetti, Lelani Mannetti et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2015Cited by: 2References: 36
A wildlife tolerance model and case study for understanding human wildlife conflicts
Open AccessRuth Kansky, Martin Kidd et al.ARTICLEBiological Conservation2016
Locating financial incentives among diverse motivations for long-term private land conservation
Open AccessMatthew J Selinske, Benjamin Cooke et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2017Cited by: 8
Selinske, M. J., B. Cooke, N. Torabi, M. J. Hardy, A. T. Knight, and S. A. Bekessy. 2016. Locating financial incentives among diverse motivations for long-term private land conservation. Ecology and Society 22(2):7. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09148-220207
Palm oil supply chain complexity impedes implementation of corporate no-deforestation commitments
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, A T KnightARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2018Cited by: 11References: 2
Improving conservation practice with principles and tools from systems thinking and evaluation
Open AccessA T Knight, Carly N Cook et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2019Cited by: 7References: 12
Achieving nature conservation goals require grappling with ‘wicked’ problems. These intractable problems arise from the complexity and dynamism of the social–ecological systems in which they are embedded. To enhance their ability to address these problems, conservation professionals are increasingly looking to the transdisciplines of systems thinking and evaluation, which provide philosophies, theories, methods, tools and approaches that show pro…
Rethinking zero deforestation beyond 2020 to more equitably and effectively conserve tropical forests
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, Edward Pollard et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020
A Reflection on the Fair Use of Unpaid Work in Conservation
Open AccessAns Vercammen, Caroline Park et al.ARTICLEConservation and Society2020
With increasing demand for large-scale data and effective, wide-spread action, conservation volunteers can play an important role in tackling the global biodiversity crisis. Cost-cutting pragmatism aside, the recruitment of volunteers into diverse roles within conservation organisations also responds to growing public concern for the environment and demand for 'meaningful' engagement in people's pastime. Here we argue that this auspicious premise…
Lessons from a conservation and tourism cooperative
Open AccessJeff R Muntifering, Susan G Clark et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2020Cited by: 1References: 34
Understanding zero deforestation and the High Carbon Stock Approach in a highly forested tropical country
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, Christian Mikolo Yobo et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022References: 30
Navigating diverse commercial fisher perspectives for effective knowledge exchange in fisheries research and management
Open AccessRob Hoschke, Natasha Pauli et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2024Cited by: 1References: 7
Local Ecological Knowledge held by commercial fishers is a valuable but underutilized resource for advancing scientific understanding in fisheries and marine management. To better incorporate this knowledge into management agencies and research departments, a thorough understanding of knowledge exchange between fishers and research scientists is essential. While previous studies have reported successful knowledge exchange, often based on consensu…
Challenges for implementing zero deforestation commitments in a highly forested country
Open AccessJoss Lyons‐white, Philip A Zodua et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2024Cited by: 2References: 1