Achieving Cross-Scale Collaboration for Large Scale Conservation Initiatives
Large‐scale conservation requires the involvement of numerous stakeholders to plan for and implement a range of activities across multiple scales. Establishing and sustaining the effective collaborations necessary to achieve this is a key challenge. Utilizing data from a large‐scale conservation ini...
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Published in | Conservation letters Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 107 - 117 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Washington
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.03.2015
John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Large‐scale conservation requires the involvement of numerous stakeholders to plan for and implement a range of activities across multiple scales. Establishing and sustaining the effective collaborations necessary to achieve this is a key challenge. Utilizing data from a large‐scale conservation initiative in the south west of Australia we characterize the interactions between stakeholders as a social network. We employ a novel network theoretical approach to assess the different forms of collaboration, including cross‐scale collaboration. We find that the social network predisposes cross‐scale collaboration for invasive animal control, an action where coordination of activities is necessary. We find that for revegetation activities there is little evidence of collaboration across scales, but this could be fostered by a subset of stakeholders acting in a “scale‐bridging” role. Addressing this will likely improve the effectiveness of revegetation efforts and the outcomes of the broader conservation initiative. |
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Bibliography: | CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship Australian Government's National Environmental Research Program ArticleID:CONL12112 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions ark:/67375/WNG-NZFWR6G0-J Australian Research Council Future Fellowship istex:BC1C662950CF14E5BD4E7A63CD3D8FE3765C43DF Editor Reed Noss |
ISSN: | 1755-263X 1755-263X |
DOI: | 10.1111/conl.12112 |