Equitable governance underpins effective conservation
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) recognises the importance of equity in conservation. Yet there remains a lack of evidence directly addressing the relationship between equity and conservation.
This briefing considers 40 papers that describe conservation interventions involving changes in governance quality and associated ecological outcomes. It highlights that equitable governance is important to effective conservation and is associated with positive ecological outcomes. Equitable governance is therefore a critical means to achieve GBF targets and should receive more political, financial and technical support, including being mainstreamed in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.
Publisher: International Institute for Environment and Development
Author: Ruth Pinto
Other authors: Neil M Dawson
Organization: International Institute for Environment and Development
Year: 2023
ISBN: 9781837590452
Type: Policy brief/paper
Full text available at: https://www.iied.org/21596iied
Content language: English