Strengthen causal models for better conservation outcomes for human well-being.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Understanding how the conservation of nature can lead to improvement in human conditions is a research area with significant growth and attention. Progress towards effective conservation requires understanding mechanisms for achieving impact within complex social-ecological systems. Causal models are useful tools for defining plausible pathways from conservation actions to impacts on nature and people. Evaluating the potential of different strategies for delivering co-benefits for nature and people will require the use and testing of clear causal models that explicitly define the logic and assumptions behind cause and effect relationships. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS:In this study, we outline criteria for credible causal models and systematically evaluated their use in a broad base o

SUBMITTER: Cheng SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7083336 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature