Conservation social science
Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation
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It has long been claimed that a better understanding of human or social dimensions of environmental issues will improve conservation. The social sciences are one important means through which researchers and practitioners can attain that better understanding. Yet, a lack of awareness of the scope and uncertainty about the purpose of the conservation social sciences impedes the conservation community's effective engagement with the human dimensions. This paper examines the scope and purpose of eighteen subfields of classic, interdisciplinary and applied conservation social sciences and articulates ten distinct contributions that the social sciences can make to understanding and improving conservation. In brief, the conservation social sciences can be valuable to conservation for descriptive, diagnostic, disruptive, reflexive, generative, innovative, or instrumental reasons. This review and supporting materials provides a succinct yet comprehensive reference for conservation scientists and practitioners. We contend that the social sciences can help facilitate conservation policies, actions and outcomes that are more legitimate, salient, robust and effective.
Behavioural sciences · Conservation psychology · Conservation science · Reflexivity · Scope (computer science) · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Education and Sustainability
Beyond Coordination
Expert Grief
Changing the culture of ecology from the ground up
Ecopolitical Mapping
People should also look after the people
Elegant conservation
Mangroves, fishers, and the struggle for adaptive comanagement
The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation
Biocultural indicators to support locally led environmental management and monitoring
What is sacred in sacred natural sites? A literature review from a conservation lens
Shade coffee and amphibian conservation, a sustainable way forward? Understanding the perceptions and management strategies of coffee growers in Colombia
Expanding the contribution of the social sciences to social-ecological resilience research
Environmental change and resource access in aquatic food systems
Dinámica relacional de las actividades recreativas en el Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Nevado de Toluca, México
As pessoas mentem
Pengaruh Ideologi Gerakan Konservasi Global di Indonesia dari Abad ke-19 hingga ke-21
“They're All Really Important, But…”
Exclusion and non-participation in Marine Spatial Planning
Transparency in fisheries conservation and management measures
Concepciones del espacio y ordenamiento territorial. Hacia una renovación de las estrategias de conservación en áreas protegidas
Governing for Transformative Change across the Biodiversity–Climate–Society Nexus
Why people matter in ocean governance
Social media data for conservation science
The use of focus group discussion methodology
Why we must question the militarisation of conservation
Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans
How just and just how? A systematic review of social equity in conservation research
How Social Considerations Improve the Equity and Effectiveness of Ecosystem Restoration
Rethinking the study of human–wildlife coexistence
From monoculture pine forests to multifunctional landscapes
Influence of Animal Ambassadors on Viewership, Engagement, Willingness to Pay, and Learning Outcomes of Conservation Education on the Live-Streaming Platform Twitch
Contract design under conflict and tenure informality
Mainstreaming social sciences expertise in UK environment policy and practice organisations
Posting nature
Balancing risk and reward—Perceptions of bats and their ecological role in Reunion island
A “war” over lobster and whales
Communicating ocean and human health connections
Pathwalker
Bioindication as a value articulating institution
Environmental justice, well-being and sustainable tourism in protected area management
Performing Coexistence
Fisheries governance in the socio-ecological system of the Corumbau Resex - Bahia, Brazil
Animal welfare concern and perception of nature shape nature users’ support for large herbivore rewilding in Denmark
Conservation impact scores identify shortfalls in demonstrating the benefits of threatened wildlife displays in zoos and aquaria
A conceptual framework and research method for understanding protected area governance
Alternative perspectives of the angling community on Eurasian beaver ( Castor fiber ) reintroduction in the River Otter Beaver Trial
Understanding students’ environmental perceptions and some of their determinants in Gauteng province
Integrating research and fishing extension approaches to engage small-scale fishers in the participatory evaluation and voluntary use of bycatch reduction devices
Better understanding ocean awareness
Investigating artisanal fishers’ support for MPAs
Shifting fish consumption preferences can impact coral reef resilience in the Maldives
Future-proofing the global system of marine protected areas
Centering community values in marine planning
Recreational fishers’ attitudes to fisheries management and compliance
Bycatch-neutral fisheries through a sequential mitigation hierarchy
Human dimensions of marine protected areas and small-scale fisheries management
Institutionalising science and knowledge under the agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
Using perceptions to examine human responses to blanket bans
Benefits of measurable population connectivity metrics for area-based marine management
The human dimension dilemma in marine spatial planning
Shark and ray trade in and out of Indonesia
How can we sea change? Audience subgroups and psychological cognitions to target in action-oriented ocean change communication
Toward an integrated framework of ocean literacy
Analysing the epistemic consensus of fisheries co-management systems as a formula for democratic innovation and open government
Leveraging social science research to advance contemporary rangeland management
Where money grows on trees
Envisioning future landscapes
Funding and productivity
Cross-Cultural Applications of the New Ecological Paradigm in Protected Area Contexts
The Biodiversity Moonshot
Perceptions of how occupants adopt water conservation behaviors under psychosocial processes
Water woes
Integrating Food Culture with Socio-Environmental Recovery
What Are Conservation Humanities? Preliminary Reflections on an Emerging Paradigm
An examination of opportunities and risks to private forest planning efforts among Connecticut private forest owners
Stakeholder influence and relationships inform engagement strategies in marine conservation
Multidimensional human wellbeing in periodic octopus closures in Zanzibar
Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of governance in red panda conservation programmes in Nepal
Engaging with the future
Local peoples’ knowledge and perceptions of Australian wattle ( Acacia ) species invasion, ecosystem services and disservices in grassland landscapes, South Africa
Moving towards public policy-ready science
Immersive citizen science experiences and their role in changing perceptions of coastal wetlands
Birds as sacred ‘children of god’, beholders of spirit and symbols of twinhood
Towards fairer conservation
Integrating biodiversity conservation and local community perspectives in China through human dimensions research
Understanding local knowledge and attitudes toward potential reintroduction of a former British wetland bird
Turning things around
Sensemaking and abductive reasoning for transformative biodiversity conservation
Confronting forest‐dweller local ecological knowledge and environmental DNA measurements of biodiversity
Improving governance outcomes for water quality
Who must adapt to whom? Contested discourses on human–wolf coexistence and their impact on policy in Spain
What factors affect the ‘flocking’ of birdwatchers during bird rarity observations
Perceptions of nature's contributions to people across an elevational gradient in eastern Nepal
To tell a different story
Social network analysis among German farmers reveals potentials to overcome the production–conservation dichotomy in land use
From dirty to delicacy? Changing exploitation in China threatens the world's largest amphibians
Bridging the gap
A conflict of visions
Public opinion about management strategies for a low‐profile species across multiple jurisdictions
Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains
Crimes against Nature
An invitation to environmental sociology
Parks and Peoples
Ethics and the Environment
Nested and teleconnected vulnerabilities to environmental change
The legacy of cultural landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon
A Guide to Understanding Social Science Research for Natural Scientists
Insights on linking forests, trees, and people from the air, on the ground, and in the laboratory
Crafting usable knowledge for sustainable development
Toward effective nature conservation on farmland
Water Security
Protected areas and poverty
Protected areas reduced poverty in Costa Rica and Thailand
Environmental governance and its implications for conservation practice
Social Taboos
A social–ecological approach to conservation planning
Hard choices
Why local people do not support conservation
Using perceptions as evidence to improve conservation and environmental management
A global assessment of the social and conservation outcomes of protected areas
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation
Achieving Conservation Science that Bridges the Knowledge–Action Boundary
Engage key social concepts for sustainability
Understanding the Diversity of Public Interests in Wildlife Conservation
Overcoming Obstacles to Interdisciplinary Research
What Is Conservation Science?
An ecosystem services framework to support both practical conservation and economic development
Changing Learner Behavior Through Environmental Education
Collaboration and nested environmental governance
Conservation and the Social Sciences
Conservation Means Behavior
Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature
Environmental Governance
The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital
Knowledge systems for sustainable development
Stakeholder participation for environmental management
Social Research Methods
Sacred Ecology
Governing the Commons
Seeking excellence for the land of paradise
Humanities for the Environment—A Manifesto for Research and Action
Governance for the Conservation of Nature
Historical GIS Research in Canada
Evaluating for long‐term impact of an environmental education program at the Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Uganda
Conservation Refugees
Engaging Communities and Climate Change Futures with Multi-Scale, Iterative Scenario Building (Misb) in the Western United States
Polar Bear Conservation in Canada
A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural Resource Management
The Potential for Conflict Index
Towards a Reflexive Turn in the Governance of Global Environmental Expertise. The Cases of the IPCC and the Ipbes
Theatre of rural empowerment
Sea change
Everyone′s Solution? Defining and Redefining Protected Areas at the Convention on Biological Diversity
Impacts of reintroduced bison on first nations people in Yukon, Canada
The cost of useful knowledge and collective action in three fisheries
How to be an ecological economist
Navigating coastal values
Poverty and biodiversity
Discourse-based valuation of ecosystem services
Measuring the total economic value of restoring ecosystem services in an impaired river basin
A review of the social impacts of neoliberal conservation
Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, and Protected Areas
Institutional fit and the sustainability of social–ecological systems
Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Research
Traditions and Trends in the Study of the Commons
Governing large-scale social-ecological systems
Multi-level governance for large marine commons
Collaboration between the natural, social and human sciences in Global Change Research
Multi-level governance for large marine commons
Getting Redd to work locally
Free‐choice environmental learning
Resilience, vulnerability, and adaptation
Carbon forestry in West Africa
The Coral Triangle Initiative and regional exchanges
Co-productive governance
Beyond the Square Wheel
Governance Principles for Natural Resource Management
Unnatural Law
Decentralization and Participation
Institutional factors affecting biophysical outcomes in forest management
Conserving Conservation
A capital assets framework for appraising and building capacity for tourism development in aboriginal protected area gateway communities
The Sociological Imagination
Introduction
Science and Decision Making
Interdisciplinary problem solving workshops for grizzly bear conservation in Banff National Park, Canada
Against Extinction. The Story of Conservation
Moving From Research On, to Research With and for Indigenous Communities
Changing paradigms in marine and coastal conservation
An exploration of Hul’qumi’num Coast Salish peoples’ attitudes towards the establishment of no‐take zones within marine protected areas in the Salish Sea, Canada
Political Ecology
The Reworking of Conservation Geographies
Green Militarization
Fixing” the Forest
Fisheries policy, research and the social sciences in Europe
Background on the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework
Reconceptualizing the 'Anthropos' in the Anthropocene
Cultural Coproduction of Four States of Knowledge
A Portfolio Approach to Analyzing Complex Human-Environment Interactions
A basic guide for empirical environmental social science
| Unique citing works | 257 |
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| Citations per year | 28,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 237 |