Evolving Our Understanding and Practice in Addressing Social Conflict and Stakeholder Engagement Around Conservation Translocations

The conservation field has evolved to include an understanding of human values and attitudes toward wildlife; however, there is still too little emphasis on, and prioritization of, building understanding of the complex and context-specific social conflicts among people and groups involved with or im...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Frontiers in conservation science Vol. 3
Main Authors:	Glikman, Jenny Anne, Frank, Beatrice, Bogardus, Michelle, Meysohn, Samantha, Sandström, Camilla, Zimmermann, Alexandra, Madden, Francine
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A 10-03-2022
Subjects:	conflict analysis conservation conflict transformation decision-making process engagement process human dimension levels of conflict political science statskunskap
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	The conservation field has evolved to include an understanding of human values and attitudes toward wildlife; however, there is still too little emphasis on, and prioritization of, building understanding of the complex and context-specific social conflicts among people and groups involved with or impacted by conservation actions, including translocation. Both foci add value, but the latter is critical for building receptivity for conservation efforts and more thoughtfully designing appropriate context-specific processes for stakeholder engagement and shared decision-making. A deeper analysis of the social conflict dynamics involving the human relationships among individuals and groups engaged in a conservation conflict is needed as a first step in paving the way for the long-term success of conservation projects. Using a “Levels of Conflict” model offers a starting place for the analysis of social conflict often underpinning conservation translocation efforts. Further, we recommend employing a Conservation Conflict Transformation approach when considering conservation translocations to ensure that stakeholder engagement processes sufficiently engage the system, reconcile deep-rooted conflict among those involved and offer the best chance for shared progress and conservation success.
ISSN:	2673-611X 2673-611X
DOI:	10.3389/fcosc.2022.783709