Transformative scenarios for biodiversity conservation and sustainability

Lundquist, Carolyn J.; Hashimoto, Shizuka; Schoolenberg, Machteld

doi:10.1111/conl.12772

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“…This includes especially those who live and work where conservation occurs (Fougeres, et al, 2022). A transformative framework which recognizes the diversity of human values and relationships with nature, and how nature contributes both directly and indirectly to good quality of life is fundamental (Lundquist, 2021).Transformative conservation should therefore be understood as a long-term process, requiring both individual agency and collective action by societies and should combine both food production and biodiversity conservation strengthening the socio ecological systems and address adaptation by communities to global change. Conservation actions most often occur in peopled seascapes and landscapes (Colloff, et al, 2017;Bennett, and Roth, 2019;Mupepele, 2021).…”

Section: 11transformative Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: a case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

Dhliwayo¹,

Muboko²,

Matseketsa³

et al. 2023

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In southern Africa, human and wildlife interactions have significantly increased over the past decade resulting in complex conservation conflicts. For instance, conservation conflicts in the Save Valley Conservancy (SVC) in the southeast lowveld of Zimbabwe have grown to a level of drawing the concerns of various players, both within and outside the protected area. However, these players are of diverse opinions and interests calling for an inclusive, effective and multi-integrated stakeholder engagement strategy that addresses these needs and opinions in a transformative conservation framework. As humans and wildlife share space, stakeholder engagement becomes a critical component of wildlife management and transformative conservation. In this study, we analysed the conservation conflicts in the SVC. Data were collected between April and May 2020 through focus group discussions and interviews with 20 key purposively sampled informants. The results revealed a lack of an effective, inclusive, integrated multi-cross-sectional stakeholder engagement plan as one of the major contributing factors to the existence of conservation conflicts in the SVC. It is concluded that, there is limited participation by community members and generally no shared views among the community members on viable land use options in the SVC. This study proposes an integrated cross-sectional stakeholder working framework that not only informs conservation practitioners but also fully addresses the prevailing conservation conflict scenarios emanating from the exclusion of humans from protected areas and the encroachment of wildlife in human settlements.

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Section: 11transformative Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: a case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

Dhliwayo¹,

Muboko²,

Matseketsa³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…Engaging local stakeholders is a central feature of many biodiversity conservation and natural resource management projects globally (Fougères et al, 2020; Sterling et al, 2017). This framework is very important, as it acknowledges the diversity of human values and relationships with nature, and defines how nature contributes both directly and indirectly to the livelihoods of local communities (Lundquist et al, 2021). Contemporary wildlife conservation necessitates a shift in both perceptions of and approaches to conflict, coupled with enhanced capacities, to achieve long‐lasting success.…”

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An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: A case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

Dhliwayo,

Muboko,

Matseketsa

et al. 2023

Integrative Conservation

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In southern Africa, human and wildlife interactions have significantly increased over the past decade, resulting in complex conservation conflicts. As humans and wildlife share space, stakeholder engagement becomes a critical component of wildlife management and transformative conservation. We analysed the conservation conflicts in the Save Valley Conservancy (SVC) in south‐eastern Zimbabwe. Data were collected between April and May 2020 through focus group discussions and interviews with purposively sampled informants. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were adopted in this study. The results revealed that the absence of an effective, inclusive, integrated multi‐cross‐sectional stakeholder engagement plan is a primary contributing factor to conservation conflicts in the SVC. In conclusion, our study found that community participation in land use decision‐making is limited within the SVC, and this is a general lack of consensus among the community members on viable land use options. This study proposes an integrated, cross‐sectional stakeholder working framework that not only informs conservation practitioners but also fully addresses the prevailing conservation conflict scenarios. These conflicts emanate from the exclusion of humans from protected areas and the encroachment of wildlife in human settlements.

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“…Otero et al. (2020) propose a nongrowth scenario to support this transition and “recommend that in the negotiations of the next CBD Conference of the Parties and in future assessments of the IPBES, endorsement of economic growth is replaced by at least a precautionary recognition that it can be problematic for biodiversity.” In turn, IPBES states that the focus of their work is not on a single scenario but on a diversity of human–nature relationships and positive visions of the future post‐2020 framework that ultimately enables transformative change (Lundquist et al., 2021).…”

Section: Toward Sustainable Degrowthmentioning

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Transcending capitalism growth strategies for biodiversity conservation

Moranta

Figuerola

Murray

et al. 2021

Conservation Biology

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The unlimited economic growth that fuels capitalism's metabolism has profoundly transformed a large portion of Earth. The resulting environmental destruction has led to an unprecedented rate of biodiversity loss. Following large-scale losses of habitats and species, it was recognized that biodiversity is crucial to maintaining functional ecosystems. We sought to continue the debate on the contradictions between economic growth and biodiversity in the conservation science literature and thus invite scholars to engage in reversing the biodiversity crisis through acknowledging the impacts of economic growth. In the 1970s, a global agenda was set to develop different milestones related to sustainable development, including green-blue economic growth, which despite not specifically addressing biodiversity reinforced the idea that economic development based on profit is compatible with the planet's ecology. Only after biodiversity loss captured the attention of environmental sciences researchers in the early 2000s was a global biodiversity agenda implemented. The agenda highlights biodiversity conservation as a major international challenge and recognizes that the main drivers of biodiversity loss derive from economic activities. The post-2000 biodiversity agendas, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the post-2020 Convention on Biological Diversity Global Strategy Framework, do not consider the negative impacts of growth-oriented strategies on biodiversity. As a result, global biodiversity conservation priorities are governed by the economic value of biodiversity and its assumed contribution to people's welfare. A large body of empirical evidence shows that unlimited economic growth is the main driver of biodiversity loss in the Anthropocene; thus, we strongly argue for sustainable degrowth and a fundamental shift in societal values. An equitable downscaling of the physical economy can improve ecological conditions, thus reducing biodiversity loss and consequently enhancing human well-being.

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Transformative scenarios for biodiversity conservation and sustainability

Cited by 16 publications

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An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: a case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: a case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

An assessment of local community engagement in wildlife conservation: A case study of the Save Valley Conservancy, South Eastern Zimbabwe

Transcending capitalism growth strategies for biodiversity conservation

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