Abstract:Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) target at biodiversity conservation and human well-being, but often reflect low levels of effectiveness. Understanding PCAs social-ecological systems in which people and nature interact in socalled social-ecological interactions is key to understanding the roots of (in) effectiveness, and to leverage change toward resilient and sustainable systems.Despite this potential, social-ecological interactions in PCAs are commonly neglected in effectiveness evaluations. To address t… Show more
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