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- Title
Systematic conservation planning and adaptive management.
- Authors
Holness, Stephen D.; Biggs, Harry C.
- Abstract
This article argues that systematic conservation planning (SCP) is an intrinsic part of the adaptive management approach within SANParks and should not be seen as a separate or different initiative. SCP operates within a complex environment that requires a deliberately adaptive approach. The similarities in philosophy, structure and functional elements of the planning process and approach between adaptive management and SCP, as applied within SANParks, are highlighted. The article distils requirements for ensuring that SCP remains strategically adaptive in its approach. Conservation implication: A deliberately adaptive approach to SCP improves its effectiveness in guiding the implementation of conservation actions and is a requirement for effective conservation planning in a complex environment.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; WILDLIFE conservation; ENVIRONMENTAL protection planning; ADAPTIVE natural resource management; SOUTH African National Parks; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation & Science, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0075-6458
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/koedoe.v53i2.1029