Economic Analysis and Species at Risk: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges

Adamowicz, Wiktor L.

doi:10.1111/cjag.12098

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“…Delays in the application of law perpetuates population declines and hinders recovery efforts. Adamowicz [57] underscored frequent delays in the response of industry or responsible agencies to species recovery. Boreal caribou were already considered as threatened in 2000 [9], and 15 years later, the critical habitat necessary for their recovery has been identified, but the national and most provincial recovery plans are late [58].…”

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When the protection of a threatened species depends on the economy of a foreign nation

2020

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A significant challenge of conservation biology is to preserve species in places where their critical habitat also attracts significant economic interest. The problem is compounded when species distributions occur across large spatial extents. Threatened boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) epitomize this problem: their critical habitat encompasses a vast expanse of forest that also supplies much of Canada's merchantable timber. Boreal caribou were protected under the Canada Species at Risk Act in 2003. We investigated putative drivers of reduced disturbance for caribou habitat since then. Where the cumulative logging footprint slowed within caribou habitat, this has resulted neither from decreases in annual allowable cut of timber nor the creation or expansion of protected areas. Rather, it has fluctuated with the American economy relative to that of Canada. For each $0.05 US lost over the $CAD, 129 km 2 of caribou habitat was not disturbed by logging in a given year. Recent population declines have been occurring even though logging typically remained at <70% of allowed levels. Our study raises concerns about how caribou are functionally being conserved under the current application of existing legislation. In this globalized world, the economy of foreign nations is increasingly likely to govern national conservation objectives.

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When the protection of a threatened species depends on the economy of a foreign nation

2020

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“…Assessments of trade‐offs between social, economic and environmental values and attributes underpin decision‐making in biodiversity conservation (Burgman & Yemshanov, 2013). While risk assessments play a vital role in preventing negative side effects of conservation actions (Kilpatrick, Gillin & Daszak, 2009), they rarely take into account potential conflict between different conservation programmes (Adamowicz, 2016). Here, we illustrate that, by integrating the identified ecological mechanisms of conflict into spatially explicit models, we can delineate areas at high risk of negative impacts from conflicting conservation programmes.…”

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“…In Canada, species listed as endangered, threatened or extirpated under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) require recovery strategies outlining the steps needed to halt or reverse their decline. SARA and most threatened species policies focus on critical habitat as the mechanism for recovery and tend to place less emphasis on other important influences such as invasive species or multispecies interactions (Adamowicz, 2016). Our study shows that the anticipated effects (positive or negative) of proposed recovery plans on non‐target species, natural communities or ecological processes should also be identified, as also suggested by the National Recovery Working Group (2005).…”

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Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community

Sigaud

Mason

Barnier

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Animal Conservation

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As an ever-increasing variety of conservation programmes are applied in human-altered environments, there is a growing risk that different conservation actions with conflicting objectives may impede one another. Preventing and resolving the negative impacts of such conflicting conservation programmes could become a key challenge for conservationists. To date, however, the issue of conflicting conservation programmes has been largely overlooked. We explored a potential conflict between the preservation of threatened free-ranging plains bison Bison bison bison and the conservation in a National Park of a rare plant communitynative rough fescue Festuca hallii grasslands. We investigated the dispersal of exotic seeds by examining 283 samples of bison faeces and the spatial distribution of exotic plant species in relation to bison behaviour. We showed that bison facilitated the longdistance dispersal of exotic plant species into the park by transporting seeds. Our analysis indicated there was a high probability (>75%) of occurrence of clover Trifolium spp. and timothy Phleum pratense on bison trails across 38% and 27%, respectively, of fescue grassland area. There was also a high probability of occurrence of timothy on bison wallows across 20% of fescue grasslands area. Furthermore, we demonstrated that exotic plant species were most likely to occur within 3 km of potential introduction points, and identified specific grassland patches most at risk of exotic plant species introduction by bison. By revealing the ecological mechanism underlying the emergence of a potential conflict, we were able to delineate spatial variation in the relative threat that bison might pose to the integrity of native fescue plant communities, allowing managers to optimize the allocation of conservation effort. Our study highlights the value of understanding the ecological mechanisms driving conflict between conservation programmes in order to set evidence-based priorities for guiding future conservation decision-making.

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“…In practice, however, the economic analyses undertaken to support SARA may be limited in scope. In particular, these analyses focus on estimation of local economic impacts 2 and the benefits of species recovery may be ignored (Adamowicz, 2016). In addition, it is not clear that the socioeconomic analyses undertaken to support SARA appropriately weigh the societal costs of listing.…”

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Economic analysis for marine protected resources management: Challenges, tools, and opportunities

Fonner

Bellanger

Warlick

2020

Ocean & Coastal Management

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Economic analysis is well suited to inform protected resources management in marine and coastal environments. The purpose of this review is to provide a connection between the challenges facing managers of marine protected resources and specific forms of economic analysis that can help address them. We identify and illustrate several common protected resources management challenges including scarcity in conservation resources, scientific uncertainty, and designing policies to promote species conservation and recovery. We then survey relevant economic tools and identify opportunities for informing marine protected resources management. We conclude by discussing important considerations for applying economic analysis to inform marine protected resources management. Highlights► Several challenges to protected resources management in marine and coastal environments are reviewed and illustrated. ► The current role of economic analysis in marine protected resources management is reviewed. ► Tools for informing marine protected resources management are surveyed and aligned with identified management challenges.

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Economic Analysis and Species at Risk: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges

Cited by 12 publications

References 32 publications

When the protection of a threatened species depends on the economy of a foreign nation

When the protection of a threatened species depends on the economy of a foreign nation

Emerging conflict between conservation programmes: when a threatened vertebrate facilitates the dispersal of exotic species in a rare plant community

Economic analysis for marine protected resources management: Challenges, tools, and opportunities

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