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Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation

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Haruna, A; Pfaff, A; Van Den Ende, S; Joppa, L
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
January 1, 2014

Protected areas (PAs) are the leading forest conservation policy, so accurate evaluation of future PA impact is critical in conservation planning. Yet by necessity impact evaluations use past data. Here we argue that forward-looking plans should blend such evaluations with anticipation of shifts in threats. Applying improved methods to evaluate past impact, we provide rigorous support for that conceptual approach by showing that PAs' impacts on deforestation shifted with land use. We study the Republic of Panama, where species-dense tropical forest faces real pressure. Facing variation in deforestation pressure, the PAs' impacts varied across space and time. Thus, if shifts in pressure levels and patterns could be anticipated, that could raise impact. © 2014 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Environmental Research Letters

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1748-9326

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

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9

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3

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  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
 

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Haruna, A., Pfaff, A., Van Den Ende, S., & Joppa, L. (2014). Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation. Environmental Research Letters, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/035007
Haruna, A., A. Pfaff, S. Van Den Ende, and L. Joppa. “Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation.” Environmental Research Letters 9, no. 3 (January 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/035007.
Haruna A, Pfaff A, Van Den Ende S, Joppa L. Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation. Environmental Research Letters. 2014 Jan 1;9(3).
Haruna, A., et al. “Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 9, no. 3, Jan. 2014. Scopus, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/9/3/035007.
Haruna A, Pfaff A, Van Den Ende S, Joppa L. Evolving protected-area impacts in Panama: Impact shifts show that plans require anticipation. Environmental Research Letters. 2014 Jan 1;9(3).
Journal cover image

Published In

Environmental Research Letters

DOI

EISSN

1748-9326

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Volume

9

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences