Practitioner and scientist perceptions of successful amphibian conservation

Meredith, Helen; John, Freya A. V. St.; Collen, Ben; Black, Simon A.; Griffiths, Richard A.

doi:10.1111/cobi.13005

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“…Margoluis et al, 2013), perhaps because success is both subjective and pluralistic. Definitions vary in different contexts and for different stakeholders (Meredith et al, 2018). Here we define success as the agreement by all relevant stakeholders that outcomes have had positive benefits on species, habitats and/or ecosystems, that barriers have been successfully overcome or managed, and that the intervention or action was good value for money.…”

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Conservation conversations: a typology of barriers to conservation success

Sanders

Miller

Bhagwat

et al. 2019

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Despite considerable achievements in the field of conservation, biodiversity continues to decline and conservation initiatives face numerous barriers. Although many of these barriers are well known, for example insufficient funding and capacity, there has been no systematic attempt to catalogue and categorize them into a typology. Because risks compromise the conservation mission, any barrier to success is a risk. Here we present the first attempt at identifying key barriers. We analyse extensive interviews with 74 conservationists, primarily from Africa but with international experience, to identify potential risks to their projects and use that information to create a typology of barriers to conservation success. We draw on the literature to explain the prevalence of some of the barriers identified. We suggest that this typology could form the basis of heuristic tools that conservationists can use to identify and manage potential risks to their projects, thereby improving decision-making, strategic planning and, ultimately, overall impact. The typology is also useful for the conservation community (comprising conservationists and funders) to help implement better practices and improve the likelihood of success. We present examples of such work already underway and suggest more can be done to continue to improve.

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Conservation conversations: a typology of barriers to conservation success

Sanders

Miller

Bhagwat

et al. 2019

Oryx

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“…However, these recommendations are often not implemented, creating a typical knowing–doing gap (Pfeffer & Sutton, 1999; Knight et al, 2006, 2008). This is probably enhanced by the perceived urgency in the face of rapid rates of amphibian declines, which is at odds with the time required for planning and implementing effective programmes (Meredith et al, 2017). Operational models are conceptualizations that guide the implementation of conservation, translating knowledge into action.…”

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“…Skilled, experienced staff were important at all stages, and lack of staff knowledge and expertise presented a major barrier for zoos in Western countries (Brady et al, 2017). Capacity building for amphibian conservation, however, is generally not highly prioritized by amphibian conservationists and practitioners (Meredith et al, 2017). The value of leadership, open-mindedness, innovation and initiative were all identified in this study.…”

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“…There are numerous benefits to operating programmes within species’ range countries (Tapley et al, 2015; Pessier & Mendelson, 2017), but this often necessitates supporting programmes in less developed countries (Zippel et al, 2011), sometimes in politically and economically complex situations. To be effective, programmes must be designed to overcome a number common of issues by developing strategic partnerships to build capacity within range states (Meredith et al, 2017).…”

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Lessons from practitioners for designing and implementing effective amphibian captive breeding programmes

Karlsdóttir

Knight

Johnson³

et al. 2021

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With 40% of global amphibian species threatened with extinction, captive breeding programmes are an increasingly important conservation tool. The highest priority species occur in tropical countries, which presents a number of challenges. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 practitioners in Latin America, Africa and Asia to investigate how the effectiveness of amphibian captive breeding programmes could be improved. A thematic analysis identified 94 barriers and enablers across 13 themes. We found that existing programmes commonly followed a reactive and often ineffective four-stage operational model. Subsequently, we developed a proactive operational model, using the barriers and enablers identified by this study, to support programme managers in the implementation of effective programmes. Our findings suggest human dimensions are often critical barriers or enablers across all stages of captive breeding programmes. We recommend the development of strategic partnerships between institutions, including zoos, NGOs, governments and captive breeding programmes, to help overcome these critical barriers and improve the effectiveness of global amphibian conservation. This operational model could be translated to captive breeding programmes for other taxa.

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“…Given that the key to progress in the conservation of threatened taxa is threat reduction (Meredith et al. ), measuring progress in alleviating each threat (Salafsky & Margoluis ) can illuminate the components of such progress.…”

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Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds

Garnett

Butchart

Baker

et al. 2018

Conservation Biology

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Although evidence-based approaches have become commonplace for determining the success of conservation measures for the management of threatened taxa, there are no standard metrics for assessing progress in research or management. We developed 5 metrics to meet this need for threatened taxa and to quantify the need for further action and effective alleviation of threats. These metrics (research need,

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Practitioner and scientist perceptions of successful amphibian conservation

Cited by 7 publications

References 65 publications

Conservation conversations: a typology of barriers to conservation success

Conservation conversations: a typology of barriers to conservation success

Lessons from practitioners for designing and implementing effective amphibian captive breeding programmes

Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds

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