Conservation’s blind spot: The case for conflict transformation in wildlife conservation

摘要: Abstract Unaddressed or poorly addressed conflicts present increasingly difficult obstacles to effective conservation and management of many wildlife species around the world. The material, visible manifestations such are often rooted in less visible, more complex social between people groups. Current efforts incorporate stakeholder engagement typically do not fully acknowledge address that lie beneath surface issues, nor they consistently create necessary conditions for productive transformation root causes conflict. Yet, ultimate level carrying capacity will depend on extent which can reconcile these conflicts, thereby increasing receptivity goals. To this end, conflict (CCT) offers a new perspective on, approach to, how conservationists identify, understand, prevent, Principles processes from peacebuilding field inform CCT offer useful guidance revealing addressing improve effectiveness efforts. Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration (HWCC) has adapted demonstrated principles application through building interventions, transforming practitioners In article, we discuss current limitations practice when conservation, define transformation, illustrate two analytical models orient reader benefits CCT, case studies where was applied usefully conservation-related