What are the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of integrated conservation and development practices?
Posted on August 12th, 2009 Submitted by Parastu Categorized as Biodiversity, Interdisciplinary, Social Science, Social-Ecological Systems Tagged as assessment & evaluation, conservation, development, sustainable development 4 How to Vote: You need to log in or register in order to vote. The paradigm shift in conservation and the commitment of international organizations to the goals of sustainable development gave birth to integrated conservation and development practices (ICDP). Naughton-treves et al. (2005) in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources concludes that ICDPs have had limited success in improvement of social welfare and biodiversity conservation. There is confusion in operationalising the multiple objectives, ambiguous mandates, and assessing the effectiveness of parks and reserves. Contribution of conservation areas to development goals and poverty reduction is a complex endeavor and there is no set of conservation strategies for different regions and sub-regions
