Designing coastal conservation to deliver ecosystem and human well-being benefits.

ABSTRACT: Conservation scientists increasingly recognize that incorporating human values into conservation planning increases the chances for success by garnering broader project acceptance. However, methods for defining quantitative targets for the spatial representation of human well-being priorities are less developed. In this study we employ an approach for identifying regionally important human values and establishing specific spatial targets for their representation based on stakeholder outreach. Our primary objective was to develop a spatially-explicit conservation plan that identifies the most efficient locations for conservation actions to meet ecological goals while sustaining or enhancing human well-being values within the coastal and nearshore areas of the western Lake Erie basin (WLEB).

SUBMITTER: Annis GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5328270 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature