Why socio-political borders and boundaries matter in conservation

Martin Dallimer; Niels Strange

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.004

Why socio-political borders and boundaries matter in conservation

Martin Dallimer, Niels Strange

Sektion for Miljø og Naturressourcer

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Abstract

Acting to demarcate the spatial limits of decision-making processes, socio-political boundaries are an inevitable part of a human-dominated world. Rarely coincident with ecological boundaries, and thus having no ecological functional role by themselves, they nevertheless impose substantial costs on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation by fragmenting ownership, governance, and management. Where boundaries are in place, a lack of coordination on either side of a boundary affects the efficiency and efficacy of ecosystem management. We suggest four research pathways which will enhance our ability to address the adverse effects of socio-political borders on conservation: (i) scale-matching, (ii) quantification of the mutual economic benefits of conservation across boundaries, (iii) determining transboundary societal values, and (iv) acknowledging the importance of stakeholder behaviour and incentives.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Vol/bind	30
Udgave nummer	3
Sider (fra-til)	132-139
Antal sider	8
ISSN	0169-5347
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.12.004
Status	Udgivet - 1 mar. 2015

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