A Simple, Cost-Effective Method for Involving Stakeholders in Spatial Assessments of Threats to Biodiversity

摘要: Human–nature interactions shape biodiversity and natural resources. Planning conservation engaging stakeholders in dialogues about require an understanding of indirect threats arising from socioeconomic political conditions, plus participatory methods to build consensus for action. We present a method spatial assessment threats, which involves decision-making planning conservation. developed tested the wildlife projects Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Central America. The follows five-step process: each participant lists human activities that are most damaging resources their region (direct threats) role users, managers, policymakers play promote or facilitate these (indirect threats); all participants vote rank worst direct map locations at site. output maps amenable use GIS analysis...