Does recovery planning improve the status of threatened species

摘要: Abstract Recovery planning is a key component of government-funded initiatives to address declining populations threatened species. To date, there has been limited retrospective evaluation on the impact recovery plans, despite an increasing interest in evaluating motivated by demands for greater accountability and shift away from single-species focused strategies multi-species, landscape ecosystem-based plans. In context species management Australia, we aimed investigate whether listed with plans are more likely have improved their status compared without Since 1999, over 600 draft approved developed than 850 1663 currently Australia. We applied novel econometric matching analysis reduce biases associated non-random selection listing planning. found that presence or absence plan did not statistically significant effect species’ was improving, stable declining. The result suggests may be useful short term uncertainty persists about they make long contribution recovery. One major contributing factor lack basic accounting efforts. This limits our ability refute confirm status, potential public confidence government expenditures. Better systems reporting therefore required promote transparency, improve existing knowledge facilitate efficient investments future actions.