Conservation science and practice must engage with the realities of complex tropical landscapes
Boedhihartono, Agni K., Bongers, Frans, Boot, Rene G.A., van Dijk, Jerry, Jeans, Helen, van Kuijk, Marijke, Koster, Harko, Reed, James, Sayer, Jeffrey, Sunderland, Terry, Turnhout, Esther, van Vianen, Josh, and Zuidema, Pieter A. (2018) Conservation science and practice must engage with the realities of complex tropical landscapes. Tropical Conservation Science, 11.
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Abstract
There is a growing disconnect between the international conferences where grand solutions for tropical conservation are designed and the complex local realities in tropical landscapes where plans need to be implemented. Every tropical landscape is different and no "one size will fit all." There is a tendency for global processes to prescribe simple generalized solutions that provide good sound bites that can be communicated with political actors and the media. Sustainable outcomes in tropical landscapes require locally adapted, unique approaches supported by long-term processes of learning and adaptation. Tropical biologists and conservationists can play a key role by establishing effective local-global links and by directly engaging in local policy discourses while remaining connected to evolving political imperatives.
| Item ID: | 54730 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1940-0829 |
| Keywords: | conservation impact, forest science-policy disconnects, integrated landscape conservation, applied conservation science, international conservation policies, tropical landscapes |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2018. Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jul 2018 07:34 |
| FoR Codes: | 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410401 Conservation and biodiversity @ 100% |
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