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Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation

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Baylis, K; Honey-Rosés, J; Börner, J; Corbera, E; Ezzine-de-Blas, D; Ferraro, PJ; Lapeyre, R; Persson, UM; Pfaff, A; Wunder, S
Published in: Conservation Letters
January 1, 2016

An important part of conservation practice is the empirical evaluation of program and policy impacts. Understanding why conservation programs succeed or fail is essential for designing cost-effective initiatives and for improving the livelihoods of natural resource users. The evidence we seek can be generated with modern impact evaluation designs. Such designs measure causal effects of specific interventions by comparing outcomes with the interventions to outcomes in credible counterfactual scenarios. Good designs also identify the conditions under which the causal effect arises. Despite a critical need for empirical evidence, conservation science has been slow to adopt these impact evaluation designs. We identify reasons for the slow rate of adoption and provide suggestions for mainstreaming impact evaluation in nature conservation.

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Conservation Letters

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1755-263X

Publication Date

January 1, 2016

Volume

9

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1

Start / End Page

58 / 64

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  • Ecology
 

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Baylis, K., Honey-Rosés, J., Börner, J., Corbera, E., Ezzine-de-Blas, D., Ferraro, P. J., … Wunder, S. (2016). Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation. Conservation Letters, 9(1), 58–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12180
Baylis, K., J. Honey-Rosés, J. Börner, E. Corbera, D. Ezzine-de-Blas, P. J. Ferraro, R. Lapeyre, U. M. Persson, A. Pfaff, and S. Wunder. “Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation.” Conservation Letters 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 58–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12180.
Baylis K, Honey-Rosés J, Börner J, Corbera E, Ezzine-de-Blas D, Ferraro PJ, et al. Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation. Conservation Letters. 2016 Jan 1;9(1):58–64.
Baylis, K., et al. “Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation.” Conservation Letters, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp. 58–64. Scopus, doi:10.1111/conl.12180.
Baylis K, Honey-Rosés J, Börner J, Corbera E, Ezzine-de-Blas D, Ferraro PJ, Lapeyre R, Persson UM, Pfaff A, Wunder S. Mainstreaming Impact Evaluation in Nature Conservation. Conservation Letters. 2016 Jan 1;9(1):58–64.
Journal cover image

Published In

Conservation Letters

DOI

EISSN

1755-263X

Publication Date

January 1, 2016

Volume

9

Issue

1

Start / End Page

58 / 64

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology