Evaluating adaptive co-management as conservation conflict resolution: Learning from seals and salmon

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 212-225

  Butler, J R A ^a   Young, J C ^b   McMyn, I A G ^c   Leyshon, B ^d   Graham, I M ^e   Walker, I ^f   Baxter, J M ^d   Dodd, J ^d   Warburton, C ^g  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^g Wild Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Governance; Indicators; Livelihoods; Monitoring; Resilience; Wildlife conflict

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

CO-MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT RESOLUTION; EVALUATION; GOVERNANCE; ITERATIVE LEARNING; KNOWLEDGE GENERATIONS; LIVELIHOOD; POWER; RESILIENCE; WILDLIFE CONFLICT;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; LEGAL SYSTEM; LIVING RESOURCE; PINNIPED; SALMONID; STAKEHOLDER; VALUATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE CO MANAGEMENT; ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; APATHY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PINNIPEDIA; SALMON; TOURISM; ANIMAL; FISHERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHOCIDAE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SALMONINE; SCOTLAND;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SALMON; SCOTLAND; SEALS, EARLESS;

EID: 84937974406     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.019     Document Type: Article

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