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A novel framework for analyzing conservation impacts: evaluation, theory, and marine protected areas.

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2017-07
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Mascia, Michael B
Fox, Helen E
Glew, Louise
Ahmadia, Gabby N
Agrawal, Arun
Barnes, Megan
Basurto, Xavier
Craigie, Ian
Darling, Emily
Geldmann, Jonas
Gill, David
Holst Rice, Susie
Jensen, Olaf P
Lester, Sarah E
McConney, Patrick
Mumby, Peter J
Nenadovic, Mateja
Parks, John E
Pomeroy, Robert S
White, Alan T
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Environmental conservation initiatives, including marine protected areas (MPAs), have proliferated in recent decades. Designed to conserve marine biodiversity, many MPAs also seek to foster sustainable development. As is the case for many other environmental policies and programs, the impacts of MPAs are poorly understood. Social-ecological systems, impact evaluation, and common-pool resource governance are three complementary scientific frameworks for documenting and explaining the ecological and social impacts of conservation interventions. We review key components of these three frameworks and their implications for the study of conservation policy, program, and project outcomes. Using MPAs as an illustrative example, we then draw upon these three frameworks to describe an integrated approach for rigorous empirical documentation and causal explanation of conservation impacts. This integrated three-framework approach for impact evaluation of governance in social-ecological systems (3FIGS) accounts for alternative explanations, builds upon and advances social theory, and provides novel policy insights in ways that no single approach affords. Despite the inherent complexity of social-ecological systems and the difficulty of causal inference, the 3FIGS approach can dramatically advance our understanding of, and the evidentiary basis for, effective MPAs and other conservation initiatives.
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Journal article
Subject
biodiversity conservation
common-pool resources
ecological integrity
governance
human well-being
impact evaluation
protected areas
social-ecological systems
Animals
Aquatic Organisms
Biodiversity
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem
Environmental Policy
Humans
Marine Biology
Models, Theoretical
Socioeconomic Factors
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15410
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10.1111/nyas.13428
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Mascia, Michael B; Fox, Helen E; Glew, Louise; Ahmadia, Gabby N; Agrawal, Arun; Barnes, Megan; ... White, Alan T (2017). A novel framework for analyzing conservation impacts: evaluation, theory, and marine protected areas. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1399(1). pp. 93-115. 10.1111/nyas.13428. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/15410.
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Basurto

Xavier Basurto

Associate Professor of Sustainability Science
I am interested in the fundamental question of how groups (human and non-human) can find ways to self-organize, cooperate, and engage in successful collective action for the benefit of the common good. To do this I strive to understand how the institutions (formal and informal rules and norms) that govern social behavior, interplay with biophysical variables to shape social-ecological systems. What kind of institutions are better able to govern complex-adaptive systems? and how can societies (la
Gill

David Antonio Gill

Assistant Professor in the Division of Marine Science and Conservation
David’s research centers on marine coupled human-natural systems, focusing predominantly on marine management and tropical coral reef systems. Overall, his research aims to provide evidence-based insights into how marine management and conservation can lead to equitable and sustainable outcomes. This work is by nature both interdisciplinary and collaborative, drawing on key theories and analytical approaches from disciplines such as economics, community ecology, and political science, a
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