Laestadius, Lars
- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2018Peer reviewedOpen access
Priorities for protected area research
Dudley, N.; Hockings, M.; Stolton, S.; Amend, T.; Badola, R.; Bianco, M.; Chettri, N.; Cook, C.; Day, J.C.; Dearden, P.; Edwards, M.; Ferraro, P.; Foden, W.; Gambino, R.; Gaston, K.J.; Hayward, N.; Hickey, V.; Irving, J.; Jeffries, B.; Karapetyan, A.;
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Abstract
A hundred research priorities of critical importance to protected area management were identified by a targeted survey of conservation professionals; half researchers and half practitioners. Respondents were selected to represent a range of disciplines, every continent except Antarctica and roughly equal numbers of men and women. The results analysed thematically and grouped as potential research topics as by both practitioners and researchers. Priority research gaps reveal a high interest to demonstrate the role of protected areas within a broader discussion about sustainable futures and if and how protected areas can address a range of conservation and socio-economic challenges effectively. The paper lists the hundred priorities structured under broad headings of management, ecology, governance and social (including political and economic issues) and helps contribute to setting future research agendas.
Keywords
protected areas; research priorities; stakeholder assessment; managers; researchers
Published in
PARKS
2018, volume: 24, number: 1, pages: 35-50
Publisher: IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.PARKS-24-1ND.en
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/130264