Challenges in assessing the effects of environmental governance systems on conservation outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Effective governance is crucial for the success of conservation projects aimed at protecting wildlife populations and supporting human well-being. However, few large-scale, comprehensive syntheses have been conducted on the effects of different environmental governance types on conservation outcomes (i.e., biological and ecological effectiveness or effects of conservation on human well-being), and clarity on the quantity and quality of evidence remains dispersed and ambiguous. We attempted a systematic map of the evidence on the effectiveness of different governance types to meet desired conservation outcomes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. However, early in this effort, we observed a general lack of empirical research on the links between governance and conservation outcomes. To fill

SUBMITTER: Ayambire RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780196 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature