Conservation
conflicts are increasing and need to be managed to minimise
negative impacts on biodiversity, human livelihoods, and human
well-being. Here, we explore strategies and case studies that
highlight the long-term, dynamic nature of conflicts and the
challenges to their management. Conflict management requires
parties to recognise problems as shared ones, and engage with clear
goals, a transparent evidence base, and an awareness of trade-offs.
We hypothesise that conservation outcomes will be less durable when
conservationists assert their interests to the detriment of others.
Effective conflict management and long-term conservation benefit
will be enhanced by better integration of the underpinning social
context with the material impacts and evaluation of the efficacy of
alternative conflict management approaches.
