An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation
In recent decades, interest in and application of behavioral insights to conservation theory and practice have expanded significantly. Yet the growth of integrated strategies to adapt and guide human behavior in service of conservation outcomes has included limited engagement with questions of equit...
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2022
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| author | Crosman, Katherine Jurcevic, Ines Holmes, Carlin Hall, Crystal Allison, Edward H. |
| author_browse | Allison, Edward H. Crosman, Katherine Hall, Crystal Holmes, Carlin Jurcevic, Ines |
| author_facet | Crosman, Katherine Jurcevic, Ines Holmes, Carlin Hall, Crystal Allison, Edward H. |
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| description | In recent decades, interest in and application of behavioral insights to conservation theory and practice have expanded significantly. Yet the growth of integrated strategies to adapt and guide human behavior in service of conservation outcomes has included limited engagement with questions of equity and power. Here we examine the use of behavioral approaches in conservation efforts, emphasizing potential misapplications that may result from omitting equity and power considerations. Such omission may lead to an overemphasis on the role of individual behaviors relative to system-level drivers of biodiversity loss, result in misalignment between behavioral interventions and the actual drivers of behavior in situ, and incur unanticipated negative social welfare and distributional costs, all of which may undermine conservation success. We offer recommendations for centering equity when applying behavioral insights to conservation, including strategies for high-level agenda setters (scholars, advocates, funders and programmatic leaders) as well as conservation practitioners. The urgent need for biodiversity conservation is insufficient reason to side-step equity and power considerations; we contend that centering equity is consistent with this urgency and key for developing sustainable conservation theory and practice. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1257442025-10-26T12:51:18Z An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation Crosman, Katherine Jurcevic, Ines Holmes, Carlin Hall, Crystal Allison, Edward H. equity conservation behavioral science behavioral insights social psychology In recent decades, interest in and application of behavioral insights to conservation theory and practice have expanded significantly. Yet the growth of integrated strategies to adapt and guide human behavior in service of conservation outcomes has included limited engagement with questions of equity and power. Here we examine the use of behavioral approaches in conservation efforts, emphasizing potential misapplications that may result from omitting equity and power considerations. Such omission may lead to an overemphasis on the role of individual behaviors relative to system-level drivers of biodiversity loss, result in misalignment between behavioral interventions and the actual drivers of behavior in situ, and incur unanticipated negative social welfare and distributional costs, all of which may undermine conservation success. We offer recommendations for centering equity when applying behavioral insights to conservation, including strategies for high-level agenda setters (scholars, advocates, funders and programmatic leaders) as well as conservation practitioners. The urgent need for biodiversity conservation is insufficient reason to side-step equity and power considerations; we contend that centering equity is consistent with this urgency and key for developing sustainable conservation theory and practice. 2022-09 2022-12-01T02:23:19Z 2022-12-01T02:23:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125744 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Katherine Crosman, Ines Jurcevic, Carlin Holmes, Crystal Hall, Edward (Eddie) Allison. (28/4/2022). An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation. Conservation Letters. |
| spellingShingle | equity conservation behavioral science behavioral insights social psychology Crosman, Katherine Jurcevic, Ines Holmes, Carlin Hall, Crystal Allison, Edward H. An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| title | An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| title_full | An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| title_fullStr | An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| title_short | An equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| title_sort | equity lens on behavioral science for conservation |
| topic | equity conservation behavioral science behavioral insights social psychology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125744 |
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