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Four propositions about how valuation intervenes in local environmental politics.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Tadaki, M. & Sinner, J. & Šunde, C. & Giorgetti, A. & Glavovic, B. & Awatere, S. & Lewis, N. & Stephenson, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Environmental valuation provides a way of soliciting and organising information about how people relate to their environments. By canvassing a broad s...

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How to make socio-environmental modelling more useful to support policy and management?

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Will, M. & Dressler, G. & Kreuer, D. & Thulke, H. H. & Grêt-Regamey, A. & Müller, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Dynamic process-based modelling is often proposed as a powerful tool to understand complex socio-environmental problems and to provide sustainable sol...

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Use of evidence for decision-making by conservation practitioners in the illegal wildlife trade.

Published online: 13 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Arias, M. & Hinsley, A. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Blog

There are calls to ground policies aimed at addressing the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), and biodiversity conservation more generally, on the best ava...

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Using a multi-lens framework for landscape decisions.

Published online: 22 Sep 2023

Authors: Cole, B. & Bradley, A. V. & Willcock, S. & Gardner, E. & Allinson, E. & Hagen-Zanker, A. & Calo, A. J. & Touza, J. & Petrovskii, S. & Yu JingYan & Whelan, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Landscape decisions are multi-faceted. Framing landscape decision-making as a governance process that requires a collective approach can encourage key...

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Robust decisions for declaring eradication of invasive species.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Rout, T. M. & Thompson, C. J. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive species threaten biodiversity, and their eradication is desirable whenever possible. Deciding whether an invasive species has been successful...

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Introduction: The Evidence Crisis and the Evidence Revolution.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Sutherland, W. J.

Content type: Book chapter

This chapter describes how conservation efforts are often far less effective than they could be, outlining the problems with how conservation decision...

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Environmental valuation involves political choices that must be justified.

Published online: 13 Nov 2020

Authors: Tadaki, M. & Sinner, J. & Šunde, C. & Giorgetti, A. & Glavovic, B. & Awatere, S. & Lewis, N. & Stephenson, J.

Content type: Blog

To know what do stakeholders and decision makers want in a valuation process, and what would 'best practice' valuation look like, indigenous Māori cus...

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An introduction to evidence-based conservation (content tailored for decision-makers).

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Published by: Evidence in Conservation Teaching Initiative

Authors: Walsh, J. & Downey, H.

Content type: Educational material

This paper highlights the importance of integrating scientific evidence into environmental policy and practice, such as evidence-based decision-making...

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Improving the Reliability of Judgements.

Published online: 22 Feb 2023

Published by: UK, Conservation Evidence

Authors: Wintle, B. C. & Mukherjee, N. & Hemming, V. & Canessa, S. & McBride, M.

Content type: Book chapter

Judgements underpin all aspects of decision making in conservation, whether assessing the nature of the problem, interpreting evidence, or deciding up...

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Using sighting records to declare eradication of an invasive species.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Rout, T. M. & Salomon, Y. & McCarthy, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A major challenge for eradication managers is deciding when a programme can be deemed successful. Regan et al. (2006) were the first to pose this prob...

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