The effectiveness and evaluation of conservation planning

Bottrill, Madeleine C.; Pressey, Robert L.

doi:10.1111/j.1755-263x.2012.00268.x

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“…the deep sea). Systematic conservation planning was first applied successfully for terrestrial conservation [24] and has since been applied in the coastal environment [23,25]. Recently, a systematic conservation planning framework was outlined for the high seas [26], and several examples exist in which this approach has been applied in practice [27,28].…”

Section: Systematic Conservation Planning In the Deep Sea: A Collabormentioning

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From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea

Wedding¹,

Friedlander²,

et al. 2013

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Increases in the demand and price for industrial metals, combined with advances in technological capabilities have now made deep-sea mining more feasible and economically viable. In order to balance economic interests with the conservation of abyssal plain ecosystems, it is becoming increasingly important to develop a systematic approach to spatial management and zoning of the deep sea. Here, we describe an expert-driven systematic conservation planning process applied to inform science-based recommendations to the International Seabed Authority for a system of deep-sea marine protected areas (MPAs) to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem function in an abyssal Pacific region targeted for nodule mining (e.g. the Clarion-Clipperton fracture zone, CCZ). Our use of geospatial analysis and expert opinion in forming the recommendations allowed us to stratify the proposed network by biophysical gradients, maximize the number of biologically unique seamounts within each subregion, and minimize socioeconomic impacts. The resulting proposal for an MPA network (nine replicate 400 Â 400 km MPAs) covers 24% (1 440 000 km 2 ) of the total CCZ planning region and serves as example of swift and pre-emptive conservation planning across an unprecedented area in the deep sea. As pressure from resource extraction increases in the future, the scientific guiding principles outlined in this research can serve as a basis for collaborative international approaches to ocean management.

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Section: Systematic Conservation Planning In the Deep Sea: A Collabormentioning

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From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea

Wedding¹,

Friedlander²,

et al. 2013

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“…The majority of national governments are fervent supporters of international agreements in banning the traffic of timber and other forest products illegally logged, but as yet, they have not followed up on that agreement and have not produced efficient initiatives [35]. Planning could, for instance, positively change the attitudes of policy makers towards biodiversity and conservation [37].…”

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Deforestation across the World: Causes and Alternatives for Mitigating

Silva¹,

Rodgers²

2018

IJESD

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Abstract-We underline the main causes of deforestation and present a framework for mitigating the continual loss of forest habitat around the world. The causes of deforestation are complex and they operate at multiple spatial and temporal scales, yet they are related to societal and political factors. Societal factors consist of human migration within rural settings and poverty. Political factors include ineffective land management and negligence of monitoring and protecting forest commodities. Combined, these factors present arduous challenges to protecting forest habitats. In turn, there are at least three strategies to reduce further forest loss. The first strategy involves the cessation of timber cutting and extraction of other forest products. But just as important is the second strategy of creating and maintaining more Environmental Protected Areas. The third strategy is perhaps the greatest challenge, and it involves the adoption of the "green nudge principle", whereby individuals are educated to modify individual behaviors related to patterns of consumption and to the conservation of remaining forests. This is especially true for the increasingly endangered primary forests. An adoption of these mitigation strategies will help reduce deforestation and will help improve global environments.

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“…For example, at a five-day music festival in the UK with 135,000 attendees, the waste produced and use of natural resources are excessive. Event attendees' waste can reach approximately 1,488 tonnes, a million litres of drinking water can be consumed (Glastonbury Festival, 2012;Jones, 2010), and attendees travelling to the event are responsible for two-thirds of that country's festival sector's greenhouse gas emissions (Bottrill, 2012). However, if these impacts are minimised, such events can provide a satisfying experience to attendees without attracting criticisms that the events are part of a polluted industry.…”

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Factors that influence engagement in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at music festivals

Alonso-Vazquez¹

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The study of on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at outdoor events is important because of the negative environmental degradation that may be caused when hosting these events. Studying these behaviours is especially important at music festivals that are held in protected areas, and/or for festival managers who have an interest in controlling the events' negative environmental impacts. Despite recent interest by event managers in developing strategies to encourage attendees' environmentally responsible behaviours, this task is still a challenge because attendees may be disinterested in behaving pro-environmentally in the music festival context. Given this, event managers need to find novel ways to encourage attendees to participate more in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours.To contribute toward finding alternative ways to encourage more participation, this research investigated the major psychographic factors that influence attendees' engagement in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at music festivals. To identify these factors, the following research activities were carried out: phone interviews with music festival managers (10 participants); two online questionnaires (pre-visit and post-visit to festivals) across multiple music festivals (1,313 and 420 participants, respectively); and on-site interviews with attendees at a three-day music festival located near an Australian national park (81 participants).The findings of this study reveal that event managers consider it important to build a proenvironmental culture into their event communities in order to capitalise on attendees' sense of community that may support environmentally responsible behaviours. The analysis also provides evidence of discrepancies between attendees' intentions to behave in an environmentally responsible way at the music festivals and their actual behaviours.Psychographic factors such as pro-environmental predisposition, self-identity as eco-friendly, festival attachment, place attachment, on-site management strategies, perceived benefits and barriers are all important contributors to attendees' on-site behaviours. Further, the study finds that some attendees exceed their intentions to behave responsibly towards the environment and that this is linked with their perceptions of the music festival's green status.Attendees also consider it important to behave in an environmentally responsible way on-site because of the benefits they perceive for the well-being of both the festival community and the environment. In terms of barriers to engaging in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours, the findings reveal that the main obstacle for attendees is the belief that their actions will not make a difference.These results are of great significance to event management settings and can contribute to the design of management strategies to encourage attendees' on-site eco-friendly behaviours.

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The effectiveness and evaluation of conservation planning

Cited by 112 publications

References 70 publications

From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea

From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea

Deforestation across the World: Causes and Alternatives for Mitigating

Factors that influence engagement in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at music festivals

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