Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach

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dc.contributor.authorCumming, Graeme S
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Craig R
dc.contributor.authorBan, Natalie C
dc.contributor.authorBiggs, Duan
dc.contributor.authorBiggs, Harry C
dc.contributor.authorCumming, David H M
dc.contributor.authorDe Vos, Alta
dc.contributor.authorEpstein, Graham
dc.contributor.authorEtienne, Michel
dc.contributor.authorMaciejewski, Kristine
dc.contributor.authorMathevet, Raphaël
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Christine
dc.contributor.authorNenadovic, Mateja
dc.contributor.authorSchoon, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:04:02Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:04:02Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractProtected areas (PAs) remain central to the conservation of biodiversity. Classical PAs were conceived as areas that would be set aside to maintain a natural state with minimal human influence. However, global environmental change and growing cross-scale anthropogenic influences mean that PAs can no longer be thought of as ecological islands that function independently of the broader social-ecological system in which they are located. For PAs to be resilient (and to contribute to broader social-ecological resilience), they must be able to adapt to changing social and ecological conditions over time in a way that supports the long-term persistence of populations, communities, and ecosystems of conservation concern. We extend Ostrom's social-ecological systems framework to consider the long-term persistence of PAs, as a form of land use embedded in social-ecological systems, with important cross-scale feedbacks. Most notably, we highlight the cross-scale influences and feedbacks on PAs that exist from the local to the global scale, contextualizing PAs within multi-scale social-ecological functional landscapes. Such functional landscapes are integral to understand and manage individual PAs for long-term sustainability. We illustrate our conceptual contribution with three case studies that highlight cross-scale feedbacks and social-ecological interactions in the functioning of PAs and in relation to regional resilience. Our analysis suggests that while ecologi
dc.identifier.apacitationCumming, G. S., Allen, C. R., Ban, N. C., Biggs, D., Biggs, H. C., Cumming, D. H. M., ... Schoon, M. (2015). Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach. <i>Ecological Applications</i>, 25(2), 299 - 319. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34412en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCumming, Graeme S, Craig R Allen, Natalie C Ban, Duan Biggs, Harry C Biggs, David H M Cumming, Alta De Vos, et al "Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach." <i>Ecological Applications</i> 25, 2. (2015): 299 - 319. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34412en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCumming, G.S., Allen, C.R., Ban, N.C., Biggs, D., Biggs, H.C., Cumming, D.H.M., De Vos, A. & Epstein, G. et al. 2015. Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach. <i>Ecological Applications.</i> 25(2):299 - 319. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34412en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1051-0761
dc.identifier.issn1939-5582
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Cumming, Graeme S AU - Allen, Craig R AU - Ban, Natalie C AU - Biggs, Duan AU - Biggs, Harry C AU - Cumming, David H M AU - De Vos, Alta AU - Epstein, Graham AU - Etienne, Michel AU - Maciejewski, Kristine AU - Mathevet, Raphaël AU - Moore, Christine AU - Nenadovic, Mateja AU - Schoon, Michael AB - Protected areas (PAs) remain central to the conservation of biodiversity. Classical PAs were conceived as areas that would be set aside to maintain a natural state with minimal human influence. However, global environmental change and growing cross-scale anthropogenic influences mean that PAs can no longer be thought of as ecological islands that function independently of the broader social-ecological system in which they are located. For PAs to be resilient (and to contribute to broader social-ecological resilience), they must be able to adapt to changing social and ecological conditions over time in a way that supports the long-term persistence of populations, communities, and ecosystems of conservation concern. We extend Ostrom's social-ecological systems framework to consider the long-term persistence of PAs, as a form of land use embedded in social-ecological systems, with important cross-scale feedbacks. Most notably, we highlight the cross-scale influences and feedbacks on PAs that exist from the local to the global scale, contextualizing PAs within multi-scale social-ecological functional landscapes. Such functional landscapes are integral to understand and manage individual PAs for long-term sustainability. We illustrate our conceptual contribution with three case studies that highlight cross-scale feedbacks and social-ecological interactions in the functioning of PAs and in relation to regional resilience. Our analysis suggests that while ecologi DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 2 J1 - Ecological Applications LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2015 SM - 1051-0761 SM - 1939-5582 T1 - Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach TI - Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34412 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34412
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCumming GS, Allen CR, Ban NC, Biggs D, Biggs HC, Cumming DHM, et al. Understanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach. Ecological Applications. 2015;25(2):299 - 319. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34412.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.sourceEcological Applications
dc.source.journalissue2
dc.source.journalvolume25
dc.source.pagination299 - 319
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-2113.1
dc.subject.otherrésilience
dc.subject.othermozambique
dc.subject.otherspatial resilience
dc.subject.othersocioecological system
dc.subject.othersocial-ecological system
dc.subject.otherresilience
dc.subject.otherprotected areas
dc.subject.othernature reserve
dc.subject.othernational park
dc.subject.othercross-scale
dc.subject.otherconservation
dc.subject.otherbiosphere reserve NO RIGHT PDF
dc.titleUnderstanding protected area resilience: a multi-scale, social-ecological approach
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
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