A conflict management tool for conservation agencies

摘要: 1. Growing pressure on natural resources is leading to more conservation conflicts. Governments and their statutory agencies devote increasing financial human this subject, but tend adopt reactive, ad hoc approaches management. 2. We combined theory empirical data about five conflicts in a transdisciplinary collaboration co-develop novel decision-making tool. 3. This tool uses systematic stepwise approach with six distinct decision stages: (i) establishing whether there conflict or an impact; (ii) understanding the context of conflict, including stakeholders affected; (iii) developing shared goals; (iv) building consensus how reach (v) implementing measures; (vi) monitoring outcomes. 4. Policy implications. argue new has wide applicability democratic legitimacy offers exciting practical improve management