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Research outside the box: novel approaches to wicked conservation problems and wildlife protection 
Convenors:
Samantha Hurn (University of Exeter)
Kate Marx (WWF)
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Format:
Panel
Sessions:
Friday 29 October, -
Time zone: Europe/London

Short Abstract:

Wildlife conservation challenges are notoriously difficult to solve. There are many established strategies including collaborating with social scientists and local stakeholders. However, increasingly more innovative theoretical and methodological approaches are required to achieve lasting success.

Long Abstract:

Wildlife conservation projects and initiatives aimed at the protection of endangered species frequently present managers and researchers with what are termed ‘wicked problems’ (DeFries and Nagendra 2017; Game et al. 2014; Haubold 2012; Mason et al. 2018). Wicked problems are difficult to solve because of the complexity and shifting nature of the contributing factors (Mason et al. 2018). These include competing interests of stakeholders, and in the case of wildlife conservation and endangered species protection, being embedded within complex ecosystems and entangled social, political and economic trade networks. There are many ways in which conservationists have attempted to solve wicked problems, including collaborating with social scientists and local stakeholders. However, increasingly more innovative theoretical and methodological approaches are required to achieve lasting success. This panel welcomes contributions from researchers and other stakeholders outlining proposals for theoretically and/or methodologically novel solitions or collaborations.

References cited:

DeFries, R. and Nagendra, H., 2017. Ecosystem management as a wicked problem. Science, 356(6335), pp.265-270.

Haubold, E.M., 2012. Using adaptive leadership principles in collaborative conservation with stakeholders to tackle a wicked problem: Imperiled species management in Florida. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 17(5), pp.344-356.

Game, E.T., Meijaard, E., Sheil, D. and McDonald‐Madden, E., 2014. Conservation in a wicked complex world; challenges and solutions. Conservation Letters, 7(3), pp.271-277.

Mason, T.H., Pollard, C.R., Chimalakonda, D., Guerrero, A.M., Kerr‐Smith, C., Milheiras, S.A., Roberts, M., R. Ngafack, P. and Bunnefeld, N., 2018. Wicked conflict: Using wicked problem thinking for holistic management of conservation conflict. Conservation letters, 11(6), p.e12460.

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Session 1 Friday 29 October, 2021, -
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